Leading Creek Elementary

Located at 15300 US Highway 33 W, in Linn, West Virginia, Leading Creek Elementary is a tight-knit primary school that hosts 116 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Lewis County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

Lewis County Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,226 students; Leading Creek Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Leading Creek Elementary shows that nearly all students (99%) are White. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Leading Creek Elementary has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lewis County indicate median household income runs about $56,477, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Lewis County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,226 students), of which Leading Creek Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Gilmer County Elementary School, roughly 7.5 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 28%: 160 students in 2018 compared to 116 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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