Winchester Avenue Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Winchester Avenue Elementary School enrolls 353 students from grades pre-K through 3, part of Berkeley County Schools. That puts it 25% above the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 283 students.

Across the 32 schools in Berkeley County Schools (20,006 students total), Winchester Avenue Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Winchester Avenue Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest comes out to 16% Black, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Winchester Avenue Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Winchester Avenue Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, census data for Berkeley County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,815 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Berkeley County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,006 students), of which Winchester Avenue Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Martinsburg South Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Winchester Avenue Elementary School.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winchester Avenue Elementary School has rose 9%, going from 323 students in 2018 to 353 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 10% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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