Chamberlain Elementary School

Located at 4901 Venable Ave, in Charleston, West Virginia, Chamberlain Elementary School is a cozy elementary school that teaches 225 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Kanawha County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 20% smaller than the state mean of about 283.

Kanawha County Schools comprises 61 schools with combined enrollment of 23,085 students; Chamberlain Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Chamberlain Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder breaks down as 15% Black, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kanawha County put the typical household earns roughly $60,943 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kanawha County's 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), Chamberlain Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Horace Mann Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 224 students in 2018 compared to 225 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Chamberlain Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.