Elementary · West Virginia

Southside K-8

Free meals for all

Southside K-8, a public elementary school in War, West Virginia: grades pre-k–8, 266 students, 12.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of McDowell 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: 266
Teachers (FTE): 22.0
Students per teacher: 12.1
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 63% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 13.1 · 397 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 53% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 256 · 399 schools compared

Smaller than 79% 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%

33%proficient

−5.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 48% · 362 elementary schools compared

175 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

West Virginia: 41%

9.7%proficient

−6.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 100% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 49% · 362 elementary schools compared

175 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

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–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote rural area
Run by: McDowell County Schools

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

Location

Address: 13509 Rocket Boy Drive, War, WV 24892
Phone: (304)875-2283
City or town: War
County: McDowell County

Website Quality of life in War Schools in War

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Bradshaw Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	214	11.3	8.0 mi
Fall River Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	112	12.4	10.7 mi
Welch Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	189	13.5	11.7 mi
Kimball Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	164	11.7	12.6 mi
Iaeger Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	201	13.4	13.5 mi
Tazewell IntermediateFree meals for all	3–5	371	17.0	14.3 mi

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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