Bradshaw Elementary School

Bradshaw Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary-level community in Bradshaw, West Virginia, overseen by McDowell County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 214 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Within McDowell County Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 2,312 students, Bradshaw Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bradshaw Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). By comparison, McDowell County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for McDowell County put the typical household earns roughly $31,559 per year, roughly 7% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McDowell County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,312 students), of which Bradshaw Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is River View High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Bradshaw Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 281 students in 2018 compared to 214 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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