Bridgeview Elementary School

Bridgeview Elementary School is a primary school of mid-tier scale in South Charleston, West Virginia, one of the schools within Kanawha County Schools, serveing 417 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 47% above typical.

Across the 61 schools in Kanawha County Schools (23,085 students total), Bridgeview Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Bridgeview Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% multiracial, 14% Black. By comparison, Kanawha County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kanawha County) logs that median household earnings sit near $60,943, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Kanawha County's 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), Bridgeview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Charleston High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bridgeview Elementary School has edged down 12%, going from 475 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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