Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 283
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONONGALIA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540093000750
Mason Dixon Elementary
7041 Mason Dixon Hwy, Blacksville, WV 26521 · (304) 662-6113 · Monongalia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 23% · US 70%
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
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
22.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
27.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 Mason Dixon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Monongalia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #222 of 350 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #324 of 348 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #148 of 417 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #123 of 285 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.6% | #266 of 286 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #218 of 260 | #7 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 2024-25Enrollment
305
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 23.6 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 23.5 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 45% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 57% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 56% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 52% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 53% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mason Dixon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (327 to 305); teachers up 15% (20 to 23).
About Mason Dixon Elementary
Among the schools in Blacksville, West Virginia, is Mason Dixon Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 305 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Mason Dixon Elementary is one school in Monongalia County Schools, a system of 18 schools with 11,193 students.
About 99% of the student body at Mason Dixon Elementary is White. In Monongalia County overall, about 87% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Mason Dixon Elementary is 23 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.3:1. That matches the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in West Virginia fairly closely.
Census estimates describe Monongalia County this way: the median household income is $65,346, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Mason Dixon Elementary, Monongalia County has 20 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Clay-Battelle High School, at about 1.7 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Mason Dixon Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 308 to 305.
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Monongalia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,163
Census ACS
Median income
$65,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
11,438 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monongalia County Schools
- Morgantown High SchoolHigh · 1,754 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,371 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Cheat Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 754 students
- Mountainview Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
Nearby schools
- Clay-Battelle High School1.7 mi · 332
- Fairview Elementary School8.0 mi · 131
- Fairview Middle School8.1 mi · 154
- Hundred High School10.9 mi · 66
- West Greene El Center10.9 mi · 333
- West Greene JSHS11.0 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Mason Dixon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mason Dixon Elementary?
Mason Dixon Elementary enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mason Dixon Elementary serve?
Mason Dixon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mason Dixon Elementary have?
Mason Dixon Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Mason Dixon Elementary?
Mason Dixon Elementary reports a student body of 99% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Mason Dixon Elementary?
Mason Dixon Elementary is overseen by Monongalia County Schools in Monongalia County.
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