Kanawha City Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Charleston, West Virginia, Kanawha City Elementary School serves 242 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Kanawha County Schools.

Kanawha County Schools comprises 61 schools with combined enrollment of 23,085 students; Kanawha City Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Kanawha City Elementary School shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Black, 13% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Kanawha City Elementary School records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kanawha County shows median household income runs about $60,943, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Kanawha County's 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), Kanawha City Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

West Virginia Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Kanawha City Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 66% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.