Creed Collins Elementary
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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (41).
School pathway
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Where Creed Collins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #146 of 350 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #192 of 348 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #265 of 417 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #59 of 285 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #208 of 286 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #249 of 260 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 211 | 18 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 18 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 194 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 62% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 64% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 49% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 50% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 68% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (215 to 211); teachers unchanged (18 to 18).
About Creed Collins Elementary
Creed Collins Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Pennsboro, West Virginia, (ZIP code 26415). The school counted 211 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 4. That is 25% below the average of about 283 students for elementary schools in West Virginia.
Ritchie County Schools, which runs Creed Collins Elementary, has 5 schools and 1,131 students.
The share of students at Creed Collins Elementary who are White is 96%. Other students are 2% multiracial. Ritchie County residents are about 97% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Creed Collins Elementary is 11.7:1, based on 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in West Virginia average 12.9:1.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ritchie County show that median household income comes to about $50,582, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 1,131 students.
Creed Collins Elementary's nearest public school is Ritchie County Middle (about 5.2 miles). There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
In 2020-21, Creed Collins Elementary enrolled 194 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 211.
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