Explorer Academy

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Huntington, West Virginia, Explorer Academy works with 373 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Cabell County Schools. That puts it 32% above the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 283 students.

Explorer Academy is one of 25 schools operated by Cabell County Schools, a district that instructs 11,188 students overall.

On demographics, Explorer Academy shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 19% multiracial, 8% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, Explorer Academy logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cabell County indicate median household earnings sit near $55,832, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Cabell County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,188 students), Explorer Academy is one campus in the mix.

Huntington High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Explorer Academy.

Explorer Academy operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 491 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 76% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.