Ranson Elementary School

Ranson Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Ranson, West Virginia, operated by Jefferson County Schools, with 256 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 16 schools in Jefferson County Schools (8,386 students total), Ranson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Ranson Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 26% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 14% Black. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Ranson Elementary School records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $98,806 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Jefferson County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,763 students), of which Ranson Elementary School is one.

Virtual Preparatory Academy of West Virginia is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ranson Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 30%: 367 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 43% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.