Sand Hill Elementary School

Sand Hill Elementary School, a minimally staffed primary school in Dallas, West Virginia, one of the schools within Marshall County Schools, educates 58 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Sand Hill Elementary School sits 80% leaner than that benchmark.

Marshall County Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 4,134 students; Sand Hill Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Sand Hill Elementary School shows that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest comes out to 3% Black. Compared to Marshall County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sand Hill Elementary School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Sand Hill Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Marshall County) shows that median household income runs about $59,169, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Marshall County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,134 students), of which Sand Hill Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Middle Creek Elementary School, roughly 4.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 19%: 72 students in 2018 compared to 58 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 10% to 3% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.