Best Public Schools in Tad, WV

Summary:

The city of Tad, West Virginia has one public elementary school, Mary Ingles Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Kanawha County Schools district. The district is ranked 22 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mary Ingles Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade math and English language arts (ELA) proficiency rates generally higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 63.2%, compared to 51.5% for the district and 53% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.8 to 1 and higher spending per student at $14,730 for the 2018-2019 school year.

While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 173 out of 368 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 224 out of 355 in 2024-2025, it appears to be a strong-performing school within the Kanawha County Schools district. The data suggests that Mary Ingles Elementary School's academic performance and resource allocation may contribute to its success, though further analysis would be needed to fully understand the school's performance in a more comprehensive way.

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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
Mary Ingles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Big Bottom Hollow Road	Tad	25201	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1975	143	10	15.0		131 (91.6%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	39.4	224^th of 355 public elementary schools	36.9%		49.7	173^rd of 368 public elementary schools	53.0%	51	63.2	35.0	47.4	36.8	55.0	42.1	11.1	$14,730	$2,689	$12,041

Cities Near Tad

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charleston	4.05 mi	29	111^th
Elkview	5.11 mi	4	115^th
Belle	5.81 mi	3	154^th
Chesapeake	8.24 mi	1	264^th
East Bank	8.43 mi	1	174^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.

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