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Confidence Elementary School

8786 McLane Pike, Liberty, WV 25124 · (304) 586-2041 · Putnam County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL102 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
102
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 283
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K1212%
Kindergarten1313%
Grade 11111%
Grade 21717%
Grade 31919%
Grade 41616%
Grade 51414%

This year's kindergarten class (13) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (14).

Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 23% · US 70%
White
102100%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 87% · US 43%
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
Male
4948%
Female
5352%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
44.5%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
24.5%
WV avg 27.8%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 Confidence Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn West VirginiaIn Putnam County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.5%#257 of 350#12 of 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.5%#86 of 348#7 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
102#385 of 417#13 of 14
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 2024-25
Enrollment
102
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 91
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2510210.59.7:1N/A
2023-2410611.19.5:1N/A
2022-23104119.4:1N/A
2020-2199109.9:155% (54)
2017-181821314.0:151% (92)
2015-161741313.4:154% (94)
2010-111871413.4:139% (73)
2000-011441014.4:147% (68)
1990-9191713.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Confidence Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 44% (182 to 102); teachers down 19% (13 to 10.5).

About Confidence Elementary School

Confidence Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Liberty, West Virginia. Total enrollment is 102 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in West Virginia have about 283 students on average; enrollment here is 64% lower.

Putnam County Schools enrolls 8,518 students, and its 23 schools include Confidence Elementary School.

A large majority of enrollment at Confidence Elementary School is White, at 100%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Confidence Elementary School scores 0%.

Confidence Elementary School has 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. The gap from the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in West Virginia is 3.2 students per teacher.

In Putnam County, home to about 57,177 people, the median household earns about $79,527 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Putnam County number 23, with about 8,518 students.

About 5.6 miles separate Confidence Elementary School from the closest public school, Hometown Elementary School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%.

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Putnam County at a glance

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Population
57,177
Census ACS
Median income
$79,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,518 students

Quick facts

School name
Confidence Elementary School
District
Putnam County Schools
Address
8786 McLane Pike, Liberty, WV 25124
Phone
(304) 586-2041
County
Putnam County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
102
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
9.7:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
540120000920
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Confidence Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Confidence Elementary School?
Confidence Elementary School enrolls approximately 102 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Confidence Elementary School serve?
Confidence Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Confidence Elementary School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Confidence Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Confidence Elementary School?
At Confidence Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% White.
What district is Confidence Elementary School in?
Confidence Elementary School is part of Putnam County Schools.
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