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If you could change one rule at ELK ELEMENTARY CENTER, what would it be?
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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 283
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540060000060
Elk Elementary Center
3320 Pennsylvania Ave, Charleston, WV 25302 · (304) 348-7776 · Kanawha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL475 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
13.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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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 | 75 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
9%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
37.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
37.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 Elk Elementary Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Kanawha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #119 of 350 | #11 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #149 of 348 | #9 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #48 of 417 | #1 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #153 of 285 | #17 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #185 of 286 | #26 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #179 of 260 | #18 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
475
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 475 | 34.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 37.5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 33.5 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 54% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 35.5 | 15.2:1 | 54% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 47% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 32 | 19.4:1 | 57% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 47% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Elementary Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (541 to 475); teachers down 3% (35.5 to 34.5).
About Elk Elementary Center
Elk Elementary Center is one of the public schools in Charleston, West Virginia. It is a large elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 475 students. Against the 283-student average for elementary schools in West Virginia, enrollment here is 68% higher.
The district, Kanawha County Schools, has 23,485 students enrolled across 65 schools.
About 95% of the student body at Elk Elementary Center is White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Kanawha County's population at about 86%. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. That is higher than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in West Virginia.
In Kanawha County (population about 176,537), the median household income is $60,943, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Elk Elementary Center is one of 70 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Shoals Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 475, a 7% decrease from 513 in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Charleston
- West Virginia Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,654 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,051 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Sissonville High SchoolHigh · 564 students
- Sissonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Shoals Elementary School1.5 mi · 191
- Capital High School1.6 mi · 1,051
- Ruffner Elementary School3.4 mi · 271
- Edgewood Elementary3.9 mi · 413
- Pinch Elementary School4.6 mi · 282
- West Virginia Virtual Academy4.7 mi · 1,654
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Elementary CenterHow many students attend Elk Elementary Center?
Elk Elementary Center enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
Is Elk Elementary Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elk Elementary Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Elk Elementary Center?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Elk Elementary Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elk Elementary Center?
At Elk Elementary Center, the student body is approximately 95% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Elk Elementary Center public or private?
Elk Elementary Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kanawha County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.