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What's one thing BRIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 283
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540060000063
Bridgeview Elementary School
5100 Ohio St, South Charleston, WV 25309 · (304) 766-0383 · Kanawha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 23% · US 70%
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
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
17.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
22.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 Bridgeview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Kanawha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #277 of 350 | #32 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #336 of 348 | #37 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #81 of 417 | #5 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #143 of 285 | #16 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #33 of 286 | #9 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #180 of 260 | #19 of 26 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
417
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 417 | 31 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 34 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 66% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 69% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 58% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 70% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 63% (294) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridgeview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (475 to 417); teachers up 3% (30 to 31).
About Bridgeview Elementary School
Bridgeview Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in South Charleston, West Virginia. It enrolls 417 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in West Virginia have about 283 students on average; enrollment here is 47% higher.
The 65 schools in Kanawha County Schools enroll 23,485 students altogether, Bridgeview Elementary School among them.
The share of White students at Bridgeview Elementary School is 70%, a majority. The school is also 15% multiracial and 14% Black. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Kanawha County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
With 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in West Virginia.
Looking at the county, Kanawha County, the median household earns about $60,943 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Kanawha County has 70 public schools with about 25,173 students, including Bridgeview Elementary School.
The closest school to Bridgeview Elementary School is South Charleston High School, located about 0.3 miles away. Bridgeview Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Bridgeview Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show 412 students in 2020-21 and 417 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Bridgeview Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Kanawha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
176,537
Census ACS
Median income
$60,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
25,173 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kanawha County Schools
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,051 students
- Saint Albans High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- South Charleston High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- Nitro High SchoolHigh · 818 students
Other schools in South Charleston
- South Charleston High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- South Charleston Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
- Richmond Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Alum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 151 students
- WIN Academy at BVCTCHigh · 34 students
Other Bridgeview Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bridgeview Elementary. Bridgeview Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Bridgeview Elementary SchoolBridgeview, IL · 436 students
- Bridgeview Elementary SchoolLeClaire, IA · 343 students
Nearby schools
- South Charleston High School0.3 mi · 874
- Dunbar Intermediate Center0.6 mi · 232
- Richmond Elementary School0.8 mi · 213
- Dunbar Primary Center1.2 mi · 271
- Dunbar Middle School1.4 mi · 325
- William J Raglin Center1.8 mi · 29
Frequently asked questions
About Bridgeview Elementary SchoolHow large is Bridgeview Elementary School?
Bridgeview Elementary School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bridgeview Elementary School serve?
Bridgeview Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bridgeview Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Bridgeview Elementary School.
How diverse is Bridgeview Elementary School?
Bridgeview Elementary School reports a student body of 70% White, 1% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Bridgeview Elementary School?
Bridgeview Elementary School is overseen by Kanawha County Schools in Kanawha County.
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