Widmyer Elementary

Set in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, Widmyer Elementary is a well-populated elementary school, part of Morgan County Schools. It teaches 484 students across grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Widmyer Elementary sits 71% bigger than that benchmark.

Morgan County Schools comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,123 students; Widmyer Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Widmyer Elementary lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Morgan County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Widmyer Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Morgan County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,179, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Morgan County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,123 students), of which Widmyer Elementary is one.

Berkeley Springs High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Widmyer Elementary.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Widmyer Elementary has decreased 3%, going from 498 students in 2018 to 484 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Widmyer Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.