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Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School

4456 Herndon Road, Bud, WV 24716 · (304) 294-7668 · Wyoming County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
181
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 283
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4525%
Kindergarten2112%
Grade 1158%
Grade 2158%
Grade 31810%
Grade 41810%
Grade 5148%
Grade 6106%
Grade 7169%
Grade 895%
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 23% · US 70%
White
17597%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 87% · US 43%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 15%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
10156%
Female
8044%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
47.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
32.0%
WV avg 27.8%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn West VirginiaIn Wyoming County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#185 of 350#2 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#78 of 348#2 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
181#304 of 417#5 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
181
+30 (+20%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2518118.69.7:1N/A
2023-2417818.89.5:1N/A
2022-2316717.59.5:1N/A
2020-21151169.4:162% (94)
2017-181771611.1:173% (129)
2015-161991711.7:152% (104)
2010-112221812.3:161% (136)
2000-012281812.7:175% (170)
1990-912562112.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (177 to 181); teachers up 16% (16 to 18.6).

About Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School

Bud, West Virginia, is home to Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School, a small elementary school. It reported 181 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in West Virginia enroll about 283 students on average.

Wyoming County Schools oversees Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School and 13 other schools, with 3,346 students in total.

White students are 97% of those enrolled at Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School. That is in line with Wyoming County, where about 97% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 6, compared with 70 nationally.

A staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.7:1. The average for elementary schools in West Virginia, 12.9:1, is higher.

In the surrounding county, Wyoming County, the median household earns about $48,440 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Counting Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School, Wyoming County has 15 public schools.

Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Mullens Middle School, about 4.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school grew from 151 students in 2020-21 to 181 in 2024-25.

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Wyoming County at a glance

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Population
20,629
Census ACS
Median income
$48,440
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,346 students

Quick facts

School name
Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School
District
Wyoming County Schools
Address
4456 Herndon Road, Bud, WV 24716
Phone
(304) 294-7668
County
Wyoming County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
181
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
9.7:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
540165001201
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School
How large is Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School?
Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School enrolls approximately 181 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School serve?
Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School is approximately 9.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School?
At Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School in?
Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School is part of Wyoming County Schools.
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