St. Marys Elementary School

St. Marys Elementary School is one of the modestly sized elementary schools in Saint Marys, West Virginia, part of Pleasants County Schools, with 232 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Within Pleasants County Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 1,045 students, St. Marys Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, St. Marys Elementary School records that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Pleasants County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $60,932 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Pleasants County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,045 students), of which St. Marys Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Newport Elementary School, around 1.3 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. Marys Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 233 students in 2018 to 232 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.