Best Public Schools in Elkview, WV

Summary:

The city of Elkview, West Virginia, is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals a range of performance among these schools, with Herbert Hoover High School and Pinch Elementary School standing out as stronger performers, while Elkview Middle School and Clendenin Elementary School show more mixed results.

Herbert Hoover High School is the standout, ranking 13th out of 111 West Virginia high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 92.5% and outperforms the Kanawha County and West Virginia averages in 11th-grade proficiency for English Language Arts and Science. In contrast, Pinch Elementary School ranks 160th out of 355 West Virginia elementary schools, but shows strong performance in Mathematics and English Language Arts, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages.

The data also reveals variations in student-teacher ratios and spending per student across the schools. The elementary schools have lower student-teacher ratios compared to the middle and high school, while Clendenin Elementary School has the highest spending per student at $13,289. These factors may contribute to the differences in school performance, but further analysis would be needed to establish any causal relationships.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)							WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)							WV Assessment Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clendenin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5120 Elk River Rd N	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 965-5501	335	26	12.8		332 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	33	255^th of 355 public elementary schools	28.2%		45.2	203^rd of 368 public elementary schools	44.8%	52	54.8	39.5	24.3					41.9	41.9	48.7					21.6			$13,289	$2,419	$10,870
Elkview Middle School	Public	6-8	5090 Elk River Rd N	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1947	621	37	16.7		597 (96.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	42.8	94^th of 168 public middle schools	44.0%		42.7	93^rd of 169 public middle schools	45.0%	1				32.3	34.4	32.8					43.1	38.0	30.5			25.3		$11,869	$1,297	$10,572
Herbert Hoover High School	Public	9-12	775 Husky Way	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 965-3394	782	40	19.5		752 (96.2%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	85.3	13^th of 111 public high schools	88.3%		65.4	37^th of 112 public high schools	67.0%	24							22.9							65.7			39.7	$10,698	$954	$9,745
Pinch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Pinch Rd	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1943	282	22	12.8		278 (98.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	53.6	160^th of 355 public elementary schools	54.9%		47.5	186^th of 368 public elementary schools	49.5%	26	56.9	71.1	39.5					34.5	60.5	48.8					30.2			$12,123	$1,004	$11,119

Cities Near Elkview

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charleston	6.74 mi	29	111^th
Tad	8.52 mi	1	169^th
Sissonville	10.07 mi	1	143^rd
Walton	12.86 mi	1	131^st
South Charleston	13.51 mi	6	144^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.