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Barrackville Elementary/Middle School

509 Pike Street, Barrackville, WV 26559 · (304) 367-2127 · Marion County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 283
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K309%
Kindergarten247%
Grade 1278%
Grade 23110%
Grade 3227%
Grade 43511%
Grade 54313%
Grade 63511%
Grade 73511%
Grade 83912%

This year's kindergarten class (24) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).

Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 23% · US 70%
White
30495%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 87% · US 43%
Hispanic
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 15%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16451%
Female
15749%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
39.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
25.0%
WV avg 27.8%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.

Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Barrackville Elementary/Middle School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn West VirginiaIn Marion County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#245 of 350#9 of 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#127 of 348#6 of 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
321#134 of 417#4 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#135 of 285#4 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
10.1%#173 of 286#7 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.0%#210 of 260#8 of 9
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
321
-28 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253212413.4:1N/A
2023-243462513.8:1N/A
2022-233392513.6:1N/A
2020-213492712.9:141% (144)
2017-183492315.2:144% (155)
2015-163562315.5:145% (159)
2010-113922615.1:151% (198)
2000-013382613.0:146% (155)
1990-914112317.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barrackville Elementary/Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (349 to 321); teachers up 4% (23 to 24).

About Barrackville Elementary/Middle School

Barrackville Elementary/Middle School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Barrackville, West Virginia. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 321 students.

Barrackville Elementary/Middle School is part of a district of 19 schools: Marion County Schools, with 7,112 students.

At Barrackville Elementary/Middle School, 95% of students are White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Marion County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Barrackville Elementary/Middle School scores 10%.

Barrackville Elementary/Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4:1. That is in line with the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in West Virginia.

Marion County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $67,370 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Barrackville Elementary/Middle School shares Marion County with 20 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Fairmont Senior High School is closest at about 1.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.

Enrollment fell 8% over 4 years, reaching 321 in 2024-25.

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Marion County at a glance

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Population
55,909
Census ACS
Median income
$67,370
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,112 students

Quick facts

School name
Barrackville Elementary/Middle School
District
Marion County Schools
Address
509 Pike Street, Barrackville, WV 26559
Phone
(304) 367-2127
County
Marion County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
321
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
540072000542
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Barrackville Elementary/Middle School
How many students attend Barrackville Elementary/Middle School?
Barrackville Elementary/Middle School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-08.
Is Barrackville Elementary/Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barrackville Elementary/Middle School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Barrackville Elementary/Middle School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Barrackville Elementary/Middle School.
How diverse is Barrackville Elementary/Middle School?
Barrackville Elementary/Middle School reports a student body of 95% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Barrackville Elementary/Middle School?
Barrackville Elementary/Middle School is overseen by Marion County Schools in Marion County.
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