Elementary · West Virginia
Melrose Elementary School
Free meals for allMelrose Elementary School, a public elementary school in Princeton, West Virginia: grades k–5, 239 students, 15.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Mercer County Schools.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 239
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.0
- Students per teacher
- 15.9
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 93% of elementary schools in West Virginia
Median 13.1 · 397 schools compared
More students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 54% of elementary schools in West Virginia
Median 256 · 399 schools compared
Smaller than 83% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on West Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
West Virginia: 46%55%proficient
−5.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 70% of elementary schools in West Virginia
Median 48% · 362 elementary schools compared
137 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
West Virginia: 41%59%proficient
−8.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 76% of elementary schools in West Virginia
Median 49% · 362 elementary schools compared
138 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant town
- Run by
- Mercer County Schools
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mercer County Schools.
Location
- Address
- 2121 Athens Rd, Princeton, WV 24739
- Phone
- (304)425-3757
- County
- Mercer County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Straley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 172 | 12.7 | 51% | 51% |
Mercer ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–5 | 258 | 12.6 | 38% | 28% |
Athens Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 233 | 12.6 | 70% | 75% |
Princeton Primary SchoolFree meals for all | K–2 | 448 | 12.1 | — | — |
SpanishburgFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 159 | 11.0 | 35% | 37% |
Oakvale SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 168 | 10.8 | 35% | 43% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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