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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the WILLIAMSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 283
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540162001187
Williamstown Elementary School
430 Caroline Ave, Williamstown, WV 26187 · (304) 375-7675 · Wood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 23% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
61.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
59.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Williamstown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #17 of 350 | #2 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #18 of 348 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #33 of 417 | #1 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #266 of 285 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #170 of 286 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #230 of 260 | #8 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 545 | 33 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 35 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 35.2 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 31% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 34% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 32% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 31% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 23% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williamstown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (573 to 545); teachers up 10% (30 to 33).
About Williamstown Elementary School
Williamstown Elementary School runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in Williamstown, West Virginia. There are 545 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in West Virginia, the average enrollment is about 283.
Wood County Schools counts 11,098 students in its 25 schools, and Williamstown Elementary School is one of them.
White students are 95% of those enrolled at Williamstown Elementary School. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial. That is in line with Wood County, where about 94% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.5 students per teacher. Elementary schools in West Virginia average 12.9:1, 3.6 fewer students per teacher than here.
The school is in Wood County, where the median household earns about $57,810 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Williamstown Elementary School shares Wood County with 26 other public schools.
Williamstown High School is the nearest public school to Williamstown Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Williamstown Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Williamstown Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 545, down from 569 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Williamstown Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,407
Census ACS
Median income
$57,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,098 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wood County Schools
- Parkersburg High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Parkersburg South High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- Williamstown High SchoolHigh · 676 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Blennerhassett Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Blennerhassett Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Other Williamstown Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Williamstown Elementary. Williamstown Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Williamstown ElementaryWilliamstown, MA · 407 students
- Williamstown ElementaryWilliamstown, KY · 397 students
- Williamstown Elementary SchoolWilliamstown, VT · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Williamstown High School0.4 mi · 676
- Marietta Elementary School1.5 mi · 628
- Phillips School1.6 mi · 204
- Washington School1.6 mi · 251
- Marietta High School2.7 mi · 995
- Washington County CC Barrett Bld3.2 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Williamstown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Williamstown Elementary School?
Williamstown Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
Is Williamstown Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williamstown Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williamstown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williamstown Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Williamstown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Williamstown Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Williamstown Elementary School?
Williamstown Elementary School is overseen by Wood County Schools in Wood County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.