Pugliese West Elementary is a small school located along the West Virginia border in Steubenville, Ohio. Despite the economic hardships and high poverty rates of this once thriving Steel Mill town, Pugliese West Elementary has found the key to academic success! This award winning public school has been recognized over the years by the Ohio Department of Education receiving many of the states accolades and academic awards. In 2018, West was named an ESEA National Distinguished School. The school's success was also highlighted in the second edition of the book "Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools" by William H. Parrett and Kathleen M. Budge.