Hedgesville Elementary School

Hedgesville Elementary School is one of the expansive elementary-level communitys in Hedgesville, West Virginia, operated by Berkeley County Schools, with 649 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 129% larger than typical.

Within Berkeley County Schools, which oversees 32 schools and 20,006 students, Hedgesville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hedgesville Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%); the rest comes out to 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hedgesville Elementary School reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Berkeley County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,815, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Berkeley County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,006 students), of which Hedgesville Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hedgesville Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hedgesville Elementary School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hedgesville Elementary School's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 622 (now 649). The White share of enrollment edged down from 86% to 80% over that span.

On this page, members of the Hedgesville Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.