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Best Elementary Schools
in KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS

This page covers 42 elementary schools in KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

42
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 42
1
rank
RICHMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05221 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($17,075/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
ALUM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05159 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,075/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
ANDREWS HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05263 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,075/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
BRIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05421 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,075/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
RUTHLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05226 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,075/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
CHESAPEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05115 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.4:1) · above-average investment ($17,075/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
10.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
GEORGE C. WEIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05137 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.8:1) · above-average investment ($17,075/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
9.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
NITRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05364 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,075/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
ANNE BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05217 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.8:1) · above-average investment ($17,075/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
10.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
MARMET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05112 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($17,075/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,075
Above nat'l avg
32 more elementary schools in KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
42
Elementary Schools
64
Total Schools
62
#1 Score
51
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.