Kimball Elementary School

Located at 28631 Coal Heritage Road, in Kimball, West Virginia, Kimball Elementary School is a close-knit primary school that caters to 164 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of McDowell County Schools. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Kimball Elementary School sits 42% below that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in McDowell County Schools (2,312 students total), Kimball Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kimball Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 20% Black, 13% multiracial. By comparison, McDowell County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Kimball Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (McDowell County) records that median household income runs about $31,559, 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 30%. In all, McDowell County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,312 students), of which Kimball Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mount View High School, around 2.7 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kimball Elementary School has shrank 25%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 164 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 31% to 20%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.