Elementary · West Virginia

Richmond Elementary School

Free meals for all

Richmond Elementary School, a public elementary school in South Charleston, West Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 213 students, 11.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Kanawha 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: 213
Teachers (FTE): 19.0
Students per teacher: 11.2
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 13.1 · 397 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 85% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 64% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 256 · 399 schools compared

Smaller than 86% 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%

27%proficient

−8.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 97% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 48% · 362 elementary schools compared

98 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%

40%proficient

+11.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 71% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 49% · 362 elementary schools compared

98 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 Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize suburb
Run by: Kanawha County Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Kanawha County Schools.

Location

Address: 4620 Spring Hill Ave, South Charleston, WV 25309
Phone: (304)766-0357
City or town: South Charleston
County: Kanawha County

Website Quality of life in South Charleston Schools in South Charleston

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
Bridgeview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	417	13.5	41%	34%	0.8 mi
Dunbar Intermediate CenterFree meals for all	3–5	232	12.2	42%	41%	1.4 mi
Ruthlawn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	225	13.2	28%	46%	1.6 mi
Dunbar Primary CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	271	11.3	—	—	2.0 mi
Montrose Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	224	14.9	48%	48%	2.3 mi
Kenna Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	180	16.4	67%	78%	2.3 mi

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.

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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