Sissonville Elementary School

As a low-enrollment K-5 school in Sissonville, West Virginia, Sissonville Elementary School educates 216 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of Kanawha County Schools. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Sissonville Elementary School sits 24% smaller than that benchmark.

Sissonville Elementary School is one of 61 schools operated by Kanawha County Schools, a district that caters to 23,085 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sissonville Elementary School shows that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, Sissonville Elementary School logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Sissonville Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Kanawha County shows median household income runs about $60,943, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kanawha County runs 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,173 students), of which Sissonville Elementary School is one.

Flinn Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 266 students in 2018 compared to 216 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.