Ashford-rumble Elementary

Set in Ashford, West Virginia, Ashford-rumble Elementary is a cozy K-5 school, overseen by Boone County Schools. It instructs 140 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% smaller than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 283 students.

Ashford-rumble Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Boone County Schools, a district that teaches 3,048 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ashford-rumble Elementary lists that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Boone County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Ashford-rumble Elementary reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Ashford-rumble Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Boone County indicate the typical household earns roughly $57,093 per year, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Ashford-rumble Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 3,048 students).

Sherman Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 170 students in 2018 compared to 140 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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