Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 283
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540060000433
Pinch Elementary School
300 S Pinch Rd, Elkview, WV 25071 · (304) 348-1943 · Kanawha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL282 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
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · 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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
47.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
42.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 Pinch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Kanawha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #87 of 350 | #8 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #63 of 348 | #7 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #174 of 417 | #15 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #103 of 285 | #10 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #262 of 286 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #108 of 260 | #9 of 26 |
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
282
-57 (-17%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 282 | 22 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 41% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 22.6 | 15.6:1 | 31% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 29% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 36% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 35% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 24 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (353 to 282); teachers down 3% (22.6 to 22).
About Pinch Elementary School
Pinch Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Elkview, West Virginia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 282 students enrolled.
The district, Kanawha County Schools, operates 65 schools serving 23,485 students.
The student body at Pinch Elementary School is 99% White. The White share of the county population is lower, at 86%. 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 school has about 12.8 students per teacher and 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in West Virginia fairly closely.
Among Kanawha County residents, the median household income is $60,943, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides Pinch Elementary School, Kanawha County has 69 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Elkview Middle School, is about 2.6 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
The school enrolled 282 students in 2024-25, 57 fewer than the 339 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.1:1 to 12.8:1.
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Kanawha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
176,537
Census ACS
Median income
$60,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
25,173 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kanawha County Schools
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,051 students
- Saint Albans High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- South Charleston High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- Nitro High SchoolHigh · 818 students
Other schools in Elkview
- Herbert Hoover High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- Elkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Clendenin Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Elkview Middle School2.6 mi · 621
- Clendenin Elementary School2.9 mi · 335
- Herbert Hoover High School3.5 mi · 782
- Elk Elementary Center4.6 mi · 475
- Mary Ingles Elementary School5.0 mi · 143
- Capital High School5.6 mi · 1,051
Frequently asked questions
About Pinch Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pinch Elementary School?
Pinch Elementary School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pinch Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pinch Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pinch Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Pinch Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Pinch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pinch Elementary School are roughly 99% White, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Pinch Elementary School in?
Pinch Elementary School is part of Kanawha County Schools.
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