Maxwell Hill Elementary

Maxwell Hill Elementary is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in Beckley, West Virginia, run under Raleigh County Schools, with 203 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Maxwell Hill Elementary sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.

Raleigh County Schools runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 10,350 students. Maxwell Hill Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Maxwell Hill Elementary lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Raleigh County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Maxwell Hill Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Maxwell Hill Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Raleigh County put median household earnings sit near $52,150, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Maxwell Hill Elementary is one of 27 public schools in Raleigh County (combined enrollment of about 10,350 students).

Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 23%: 262 students in 2018 compared to 203 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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