Best Public Schools in Miami, WV

Summary:

The city of Miami, West Virginia has only one school, Sharon Dawes Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Kanawha County Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sharon Dawes Elementary School stands out for its strong performance in mathematics, with 3rd-grade students scoring 76.2% proficient or better, significantly higher than the Kanawha County Schools (51.5%) and West Virginia (53%) averages. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts and Science lags behind the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, from 232 out of 355 elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 336 out of 368 in 2022-2023, suggesting the school may be struggling to keep up with its peers across the state.

Other key metrics about Sharon Dawes Elementary School include an enrollment of 151 students, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5 for the 2023-2024 school year, and a spending of $15,642 per student for the 2018-2019 school year. The school's free/reduced lunch rate for the 2023-2024 school year is not provided, which limits the analysis of the school's socioeconomic demographics and potential challenges.

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sharon Dawes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5118 Cabin Creek Rd	Miami	25134	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 595-3323	148	12	12.3		145 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	37.7	232^nd of 355 public elementary schools	34.6%		19.6	332^nd of 368 public elementary schools	9.8%	100	76.2	45.0	26.3	52.4	40.0	36.8	10.5	$15,642	$2,791	$12,850

Cities Near Miami

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Bank	4.47 mi	1	174^th
Cedar Grove	4.75 mi	1	106^th
Pratt	5.13 mi	1	239^th
Belle	5.29 mi	3	154^th
Diamond	5.51 mi	1	132^nd

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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.

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