Straley Elementary School

Located at 810 Straley Ave, in Princeton, West Virginia, Straley Elementary School is a close-knit elementary school that works with 172 students (grades 3 through 5), run under Mercer County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 39% leaner than the state mean of about 283.

Mercer County Schools comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 8,310 students; Straley Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Straley Elementary School records that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 12% multiracial, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, Mercer County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,210, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mercer County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,310 students), Straley Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mercer Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 181 students in 2018 compared to 172 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.