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What's one thing POINT HARMONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 283
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540060000434
Point Harmony Elementary School
5312 Big Tyler Rd, Cross Lanes, WV 25313 · (304) 776-3482 · Kanawha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL440 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
15.7:1
28 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
31%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
32.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
42.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 32 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 Point Harmony Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Kanawha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #88 of 350 | #9 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #219 of 348 | #23 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #68 of 417 | #3 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #255 of 285 | #27 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #78 of 286 | #18 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #74 of 260 | #7 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
440
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
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 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 52% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 46% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 44% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 31 | 18.5:1 | 43% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 34% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 29 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Point Harmony Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (576 to 440); teachers down 20% (35 to 28).
About Point Harmony Elementary School
Point Harmony Elementary School is one of the public schools in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. It is a large elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 440 students. By comparison, elementary schools in West Virginia enroll about 283 students on average.
Point Harmony Elementary School sits within Kanawha County Schools, which has 65 schools and 23,485 students.
By race and ethnicity, Point Harmony Elementary School is 82% White. Next come 11% multiracial and 5% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Point Harmony Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.7:1. Elementary schools in West Virginia average 12.9:1, 2.8 fewer students per teacher than here.
Looking at the county, Kanawha County, median household income comes to about $60,943, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 70, with about 25,173 students.
The closest school to Point Harmony Elementary School is Andrew Jackson Middle School, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment went from 450 in 2020-21 to 440 in 2024-25, a change of 10 students.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- Andrew Jackson Middle School0.7 mi · 488
- Cross Lanes Elementary School1.2 mi · 294
- Rock Branch Elementary School2.8 mi · 187
- Poca High School3.1 mi · 410
- Nitro Elementary School3.8 mi · 377
- Poca Middle School3.8 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Point Harmony Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Point Harmony Elementary School?
Point Harmony Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Point Harmony Elementary School serve?
Point Harmony Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Point Harmony Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Point Harmony Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Point Harmony Elementary School?
Student demographics at Point Harmony Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 0% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Point Harmony Elementary School?
Point Harmony Elementary School is overseen by Kanawha County Schools in Kanawha County.
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