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Sissonville Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sissonville Elementary School in Sissonville, WV, serves 216 students from Pre-K through 4th grade in the Kanawha County Schools district, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.

This school has experienced a dramatic decline over the past decade, falling from a 5-star rating and 91st percentile ranking in 2016-2017 to its current 1-star status in the 23rd percentile for 2025-2026. While there was a brief improvement in 2024-2025 when the school jumped to the 45th percentile, it regressed the following year. The most pressing academic concern is 3rd-grade mathematics, where only 34.2% of students meet proficiency standards—about 20 points below both the district (55.2%) and state (54.4%) averages. By 4th grade, math proficiency improves to 46.3%, nearly matching district averages, suggesting students may enter with significant gaps that are partially addressed over time. There is also a persistent gender achievement gap, with female students performing at the 37th percentile while male students rank at the 17th percentile—a 20-point disparity that has remained consistent over several years.

Compared to nearby schools, Sissonville trails most peers in both math and ELA proficiency. Flinn Elementary (4 miles away) achieves 55.3% math proficiency, Cross Lanes Elementary (11 miles) reaches 63.8%, and Clendenin Elementary (10.5 miles) posts 53.6%. The contrast is even starker with Putnam County Schools nearby: Confidence Elementary (8.7 miles) achieves 65.2% proficiency in both subjects, and Poca Elementary (10.5 miles) reaches 60.6% in math. Notably, Sissonville spends $13,111 per student—more than several higher-performing nearby schools—yet outcomes remain below expectations. Support for economically disadvantaged students also appears inconsistent, with their performance swinging from the 61st percentile in 2024-2025 to the 16th percentile in 2025-2026.

216

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,724

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8324 Sissonville Dr
Sissonville, WV 25320-9606

(304) 348-1961

District: Kanawha County Schools

Students who attend Sissonville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sissonville Middle School
High:	Sissonville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.6%

African American:

0.9%

American Indian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 66 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Kanawha County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg45%

West Virginia avg44%

274^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 66 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 38Elementary Schools in the Kanawha County Schools

23^rd of 55Kanawha 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	30.9	274 of 355	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.5	195 of 355	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	297 of 368	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	293 of 368	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	308 of 375	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	283 of 380	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	176 of 383	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	103 of 392	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	84.6	37 of 399	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	80.8	43 of 402	89.3%	★★★★☆
2015	57.2	150 of 408	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.9	100 of 422	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	43.6	252 of 428	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.6	118 of 426	72.3%	★★★★☆
2011	64.3	110 of 426	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	27.3	370 of 427	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.0	318 of 420	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	188 of 300	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.6	54 of 302	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	40.4	205 of 316	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	229 of 317	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	257 of 325	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	218 of 339	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	108 of 366	70.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.5	22 of 381	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	267 of 315	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.7	129 of 328	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	229 of 336	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	292 of 333	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	288 of 347	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	322 of 335	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	57.9	130 of 368	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	88.0	19 of 382	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	250 of 303	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	269 of 305	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	302 of 325	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	281 of 322	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	253 of 330	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	282 of 333	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.4	113 of 338	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	97 of 364	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.4	64 of 382	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	137 of 165	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	172 of 183	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	158 of 185	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.0	38 of 258	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	51.4	140 of 377	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	291 of 353	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.0	197 of 353	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	301 of 367	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	307 of 366	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	328 of 373	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	294 of 376	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	177 of 373	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	110 of 374	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	48 of 382	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)37th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-6 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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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 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 All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Dutch Rd	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1900	191	14	13.6	55.4%	169 (88.5%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.3%)	40	222^nd of 355 public elementary schools	37.5%		54.3	155^th of 355 public elementary schools	56.3%	67	57.1	40.0	33.3	42.7	57.1	46.7	45.8	49.3	20.8	$12,034	$424	$11,610
Elk Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 Pennsylvania Ave	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-7776	475	35	13.7	53.6%	453 (95.4%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	38.4	232^nd of 355 public elementary schools	34.6%		36.1	241^st of 355 public elementary schools	32.1%	9	48.6	43.8	46.0	46.2	38.0	42.2	46.0	41.9	33.3	$9,847	$452	$9,396
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Hawks Rdg	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-6631	413	35	11.8	73.3%	215 (52.1%)	125 (30.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (16.5%)	17.6	328^th of 355 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.9	351^st of 355 public elementary schools	1.1%	23	34.3	24.1	35.2	31.0	29.6	20.7	42.6	30.8	27.8	$9,605	$2,555	$7,050
Point Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5312 Big Tyler Rd	Cross Lanes	25313	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 776-3482	440	28	15.7	52.2%	362 (82.3%)	24 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.7%)	35.4	252^nd of 355 public elementary schools	29.0%		33.7	254^th of 355 public elementary schools	28.5%	2	42.9	50.0	45.1	45.9	31.4	43.9	46.5	40.6	28.6	$8,158	$471	$7,686
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	62.7%	332 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.5	171^st of 355 public elementary schools	51.8%		33	255^th of 355 public elementary schools	28.2%	84	65.7	46.3	52.8	53.6	40.0	38.9	52.8	43.2	38.9	$9,573	$1,973	$7,600
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 Sissonville Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sissonville Elementary School?

Students at Sissonville Elementary School are 99% White.

What schools do graduates of Sissonville Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Sissonville Middle School
High : Sissonville High School

Is Sissonville Elementary School a good school?

Sissonville Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of West Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Sissonville Elementary School in?

Kanawha County Schools

How many students attend Sissonville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Sissonville Elementary School.

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