Beckley Elementary

Located at 399 Grey Flats Rd, in Beckley, West Virginia, Beckley Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school that caters to 260 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Raleigh County Schools.

Within Raleigh County Schools, which oversees 26 schools and 10,350 students, Beckley Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Beckley Elementary records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 34% Black, 15% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Raleigh County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Beckley Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Beckley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Raleigh County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,150 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Raleigh County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,350 students), of which Beckley Elementary is one.

Beckley-Stratton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Beckley Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beckley Elementary has contracted 43%, going from 459 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.