George Ward Elementary School

George Ward Elementary School operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in Mill Creek, West Virginia, run under Randolph County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 315 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Randolph County Schools runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 3,494 students. George Ward Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, George Ward Elementary School shows that nearly all students (97%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting George Ward Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Randolph County shows median household earnings sit near $52,757, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Randolph County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,494 students), George Ward Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Tygarts Valley Middle/High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 320 students in 2018 compared to 315 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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