Altizer Elementary School

Altizer Elementary School is a K-5 school of compact scale in Huntington, West Virginia, overseen by Cabell County Schools, hosting 207 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

Cabell County Schools runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 11,188 students. Altizer Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Altizer Elementary School records that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cabell County) reports that median household earnings sit near $55,832, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cabell County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,188 students), of which Altizer Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Huntington East Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Altizer Elementary School has shrank 25%, going from 277 students in 2018 to 207 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 85% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Altizer Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.