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Kenna Elementary School

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Kenna Elementary School ranks 88 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Kenna Elementary School is a PK-5 public school in the small community of Kenna, WV, serving 225 students as part of the top-ranked Jackson County Schools district. The school has earned a solid 4-star rating and currently ranks 88th out of 355 elementary schools statewide, a strong rebound from last year's 142nd place showing.

What truly sets Kenna Elementary apart is its exceptional work with students from low-income backgrounds. The school ranks in the top 16% statewide for this group—a remarkable achievement that shows the school is closing achievement gaps effectively. Boys also thrive here, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide, which is notably stronger than many schools manage. The school achieves these results while spending less per student ($12,380) than several nearby schools, including Hometown Elementary School ($21,610) and Confidence Elementary School ($14,098), making it an efficient choice for families.

There are two areas parents should know about. First, 3rd grade reading scores (33.7% proficient) are well below the state average, though the same students jump to 68.6% proficiency by 4th grade—suggesting either effective interventions or a challenging current cohort. Second, 5th grade math (48.5% proficient) drops sharply from earlier grades and trails district peers like Fairplain Elementary School (87%) and Winfield Elementary School (58.8%). Overall, Kenna's math and reading scores both exceed district averages, and its science scores are improving. For families seeking a school that delivers strong results for all students—especially those facing economic challenges—Kenna Elementary is a compelling choice within one of West Virginia's best districts.

225

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,926

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 Business Park Dr
Kenna, WV 25248-1200

(304) 372-2262

District: Jackson County Schools

Students who attend Kenna Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ripley Middle School
High:	Ripley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.3%

African American:

0.9%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (56% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of West Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg53%

West Virginia avg44%

88^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Jackson County Schools

1^st of 55Jackson County Schools among West Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	88 of 355	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.9	142 of 355	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	95 of 368	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	88 of 368	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	137 of 375	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.0	48 of 380	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	98 of 383	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	153 of 392	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.7	229 of 399	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.7	134 of 402	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.0	110 of 408	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	57.2	142 of 422	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.2	74 of 428	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	64.9	103 of 426	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	62.9	117 of 426	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	93 of 427	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	61.6	138 of 420	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	79 of 300	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	48.4	158 of 302	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	115 of 316	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	87 of 317	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	152 of 325	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.8	16 of 322	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	63.4	102 of 339	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	189 of 366	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.4	187 of 381	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	50 of 315	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	51.5	144 of 328	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	96 of 336	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	92 of 333	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	125 of 347	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	57 of 335	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	70 of 368	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	51.2	178 of 382	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	63 of 303	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	79 of 305	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	101 of 325	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	72 of 322	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	98 of 330	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	52 of 333	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	114 of 338	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	105 of 364	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	44.1	219 of 382	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	24.5	192 of 218	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	49.8	91 of 180	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	120 of 185	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	96 of 258	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.4	48 of 377	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	96 of 353	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	55.8	148 of 353	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	99 of 367	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	97 of 366	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	138 of 373	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.6	49 of 376	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	92 of 373	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	149 of 374	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.9	217 of 382	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)49th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)12th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics58%+19 vs state

English Language Arts58%+11 vs state

Science42%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)							WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)							WV Assessment Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Business Park Dr	Kenna	25248	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-2262	225	17	13.0	43.3%	219 (97.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	67	88^th of 355 public elementary schools	75.2%		56.9	142^nd of 355 public elementary schools	60.0%	54	63.2	62.9	48.5				58.2	33.7	68.6	63.6				58.2	42.4			$12,926	$1,954	$10,972
Fairplain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Panther Dr	Ripley	25271	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-7340	152	11	14.4	45.8%	147 (96.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	96.8	3^rd of 355 public elementary schools	99.2%		91.9	12^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.6%	9	94.7	75.0	87.0				86.2	79.0	81.3	87.0				82.8	52.2			$13,713	$2,146	$11,567
Confidence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8786 McLane Pike	Liberty	25124	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 586-2041	102	11	9.7	54.5%	102 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.5	63^rd of 355 public elementary schools	82.3%		79.6	49^th of 355 public elementary schools	86.2%	14	85.7	47.1	66.7				65.2	64.3	52.9	80.0				65.2	33.3			$17,717	$2,441	$15,277
Sissonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8324 Sissonville Dr	Sissonville	25320	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1961	216	15	14.4	60.2%	213 (98.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.9	274^th of 355 public elementary schools	22.8%		44.5	195^th of 355 public elementary schools	45.1%	79	34.2	46.3					40.5	39.5	43.9					41.8				$9,724	$1,093	$8,631
Ripley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 2nd Ave	Ripley	25271	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-7345	570	40	14.0	46.3%	539 (94.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	63.6	106^th of 355 public elementary schools	70.1%		59.2	126^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.5%	20	60.7	50.5	53.6				54.8	53.9	47.3	60.8				54.1	42.3			$12,359	$2,410	$9,948
Flinn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2006 McClure Pkwy	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1960	430	29	15.0	55.2%	420 (97.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	54.4	155^th of 355 public elementary schools	56.3%		58.1	137^th of 355 public elementary schools	61.4%	18	59.7	51.2					55.3	45.5	50.0					47.8				$8,953	$335	$8,619
Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Schoolhouse Dr	Evans	25241	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 372-7333	147	11	13.6	25.2%	143 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	86	33^rd of 355 public elementary schools	90.7%		87.1	25^th of 355 public elementary schools	93.0%	8	90.0	87.0	68.8				83.1	65.0	82.6	87.5				78.0	25.0			$13,726	$1,633	$12,092
Walton Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	90 School Dr	Walton	25286	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 577-6731	228	21	10.8	48.1%	227 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.4	342^nd of 355 public elementary schools	3.7%		42.3	210^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.8%	132	34.8	33.3	25.0	0.0	35.0	20.1	25.9	21.7	14.0	29.2	40.0	55.0	60.2	37.4	33.3	25.1	30.4	$11,036	$2,181	$8,855
Hometown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Route 62 107 School Lane	Hometown	25168	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 586-2395	58	8	7.2	70.1%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	95.7	6^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.3%					(n/a)			66.7				64.0			83.3				64.0	66.7			$23,923	$2,836	$21,087
Poca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2986 Charleston Rd	Poca	25159	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 755-6942	279	22	12.6	53.1%	270 (96.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	64.2	104^th of 355 public elementary schools	70.7%		60.6	119^th of 355 public elementary schools	66.5%	15	65.1	57.5	59.5				60.6	37.2	57.5	62.2				52.0	35.1			$12,062	$2,111	$9,951

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenna Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Kenna Elementary School?

Students at Kenna Elementary School are 97% White.

What schools do graduates of Kenna Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kenna Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ripley Middle School
High : Ripley High School

What district is Kenna Elementary School in?

Jackson County Schools

How many students attend Kenna Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Kenna Elementary School.

Is Kenna Elementary School a good school?

Kenna Elementary School ranks 88^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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