Montrose Elementary School

Montrose Elementary School, a tight-knit K-5 school in Charleston, West Virginia, operated by Kanawha County Schools, caters to 224 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 283.

Kanawha County Schools runs 61 schools in total, collectively educating 23,085 students. Montrose Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Montrose Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 12% Black. By comparison, Kanawha County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Montrose Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kanawha County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,943, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Kanawha County's 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), Montrose Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Charleston Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Montrose Elementary School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Montrose Elementary School's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 267 (now 224). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 82% to 71%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Montrose Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.