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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ELKVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
621
Middle
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540060000390
Elkview Middle School
5090 Elk River Rd N, Elkview, WV 25071 · (304) 348-1947 · Kanawha County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL621 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
16.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 206 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 33% |
Student demographics
8%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
42.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
26.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 Elkview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Kanawha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #36 of 109 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #41 of 109 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #16 of 110 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #95 of 103 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #73 of 103 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #79 of 84 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
621
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 621 | 37 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 39 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 33 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 49% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 51% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 50% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 707 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 46% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 38% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 34 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elkview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (637 to 621); teachers down 5% (39 to 37).
About Elkview Middle School
Elkview Middle School sits in Elkview, West Virginia, and is classified as a middle school. School enrollment was 621 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in West Virginia is roughly 429 students; this school is 45% above that.
Elkview Middle School reports to Kanawha County Schools, which has 65 schools and 23,485 students.
Elkview Middle School enrolls a student body that is 96% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% multiracial. In Kanawha County overall, about 86% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Elkview Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
The school reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.8 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in West Virginia average 13.3:1.
County data help place the school in context: in Kanawha County, median household income is about $60,943, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Kanawha County number 70 and enroll about 25,173.
Of nearby public schools, Clendenin Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Elkview Middle School had 601 students in 2020-21 and 621 in 2024-25, a 3% rise.
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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 Elkview
- Herbert Hoover High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- Clendenin Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Pinch Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Clendenin Elementary School0.6 mi · 335
- Herbert Hoover High School0.9 mi · 782
- Pinch Elementary School2.6 mi · 282
- Elk Elementary Center5.8 mi · 475
- Capital High School7.2 mi · 1,051
- Shoals Elementary School7.2 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Elkview Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elkview Middle School?
Elkview Middle School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades 06-08.
Is Elkview Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elkview Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Elkview Middle School have?
Elkview Middle School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Elkview Middle School?
Student demographics at Elkview Middle School are roughly 96% White, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Elkview Middle School public or private?
Elkview Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kanawha County Schools.
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