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Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary is a public elementary school in Charleston, West Virginia, serving 341 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Kanawha County Schools district.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $15,331 and relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.0, Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in West Virginia, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science significantly lower than the Kanawha County and state averages. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American students performing better than White students and those from low-income families, who rank in the bottom 15-27 schools in the state.

Compared to nearby schools like Richmond Elementary, Ruffner Elementary, and Holz Elementary, which generally perform better academically, Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary's persistent academic challenges suggest the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and support systems to improve student outcomes.

453

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,331

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Florida St
Charleston, WV 25302-1131

(304) 348-1902

District: Kanawha County Schools

Students who attend Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Side Middle School
High:	Capital High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

African American:

37.3%

Two or more races:

16.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg44%

West Virginia avg46%

345^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Kanawha County Schools

22^nd 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
2025	9.3	345 of 355	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	365 of 368	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	355 of 368	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	374 of 375	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	379 of 380	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	377 of 383	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	387 of 392	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	398 of 399	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	400 of 402	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	401 of 408	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	419 of 422	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.5	427 of 428	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	426 of 426	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.4	421 of 426	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	148 of 187	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	132 of 154	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	110 of 146	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	284 of 302	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	313 of 316	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	307 of 317	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	323 of 325	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	320 of 322	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	359 of 366	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	379 of 381	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	309 of 328	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	319 of 336	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	298 of 333	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	341 of 347	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	317 of 335	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	344 of 368	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	380 of 382	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	295 of 305	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	303 of 325	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	301 of 322	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	327 of 330	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	325 of 333	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	318 of 338	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	357 of 364	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	377 of 382	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	176 of 218	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	156 of 171	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	162 of 183	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	124 of 180	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	109 of 258	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	80 of 377	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	328 of 353	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	363 of 367	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	329 of 366	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	372 of 373	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	376 of 376	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	367 of 373	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	305 of 374	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	373 of 382	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)33rd percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)7th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-20 vs state

English Language Arts22%-26 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

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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 C. Snow West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Florida St	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-1902	453	34	13.3		206 (45.5%)	169 (37.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (16.1%)	9.3	345^th of 355 public elementary schools	2.8%		9.1	365^th of 368 public elementary schools	0.8%	20	28.1	34.8	22.7	12.7	17.8	35.7	14.0	$15,331	$2,653	$12,678
Weberwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	732 Gordon Dr	Charleston	25303	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1924	247	16	15.4		180 (72.9%)	32 (13.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.6%)	51.8	163^rd of 355 public elementary schools	54.1%		70.5	82^nd of 368 public elementary schools	77.7%	81	34.4	57.9	50.0	18.8	63.2	66.7	33.3	$12,490	$1,173	$11,317
Montrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	631 Montrose Dr	Charleston	25303	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1930	224	15	14.9		158 (70.5%)	26 (11.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (16.5%)	44.7	194^th of 355 public elementary schools	45.4%		59.9	127^th of 368 public elementary schools	65.5%	67	46.9	59.5	31.0	40.6	56.8	48.3	27.6	$12,655	$1,229	$11,427
Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Oakwood Road	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6179	375	22	17.0		282 (75.2%)	38 (10.1%)	9 (2.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	35 (9.3%)	86.9	26^th of 355 public elementary schools	92.7%		84.9	35^th of 368 public elementary schools	90.5%	9	76.6	72.6	61.8	59.4	61.3	70.9	50.9	$11,294	$1,064	$10,230
Edgewood Elementary	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		215 (52.1%)	125 (30.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (16.5%)	7.9	351^st of 355 public elementary schools	1.1%		12.4	355^th of 368 public elementary schools	3.5%	4	42.3	22.6	14.3	22.5	24.5	22.5	10.2	$12,065	$2,496	$9,568
Kenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Eureka Rd	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6104	180	11	16.3		140 (77.8%)	12 (6.7%)	4 (2.2%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.0%)	89	21^st of 355 public elementary schools	94.1%		75.5	68^th of 368 public elementary schools	81.5%	47	78.6	82.1	71.4	57.1	67.9	75.0	42.9	$14,311	$1,196	$13,115
Piedmont Year-Round Education	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Bradford St	Charleston	25301	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-1910	279	26	10.7		98 (35.1%)	135 (48.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.6%)	25.7	300^th of 355 public elementary schools	15.5%		20.7	325^th of 368 public elementary schools	11.7%	25	40.0	29.3	33.3	40.0	36.6	36.1	31.4	$12,444	$2,401	$10,043
Holz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Hampton Rd	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1906	304	19	16.4		264 (86.8%)	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	98.1	2^nd of 355 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.4	5^th of 368 public elementary schools	98.6%	3	95.2	93.6	78.6	92.9	78.7	82.1	57.1	$12,755	$1,126	$11,629
Richmond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4620 Spring Hill Ave	South Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 766-0357	213	19	11.2		129 (60.6%)	45 (21.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (17.4%)	20.3	317^th of 355 public elementary schools	10.7%		26.8	298^th of 368 public elementary schools	19.0%	19	50.0	50.0	20.6	26.7	41.7	11.8	5.9	$12,169	$2,002	$10,167
Ruffner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Litz Dr	Charleston	25311	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1130	271	20	13.8		198 (73.1%)	28 (10.3%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	32 (11.8%)	68.8	85^th of 355 public elementary schools	76.1%		47.3	189^th of 368 public elementary schools	48.6%	104	46.0	50.0	54.6	64.9	62.9	63.6	42.4	$12,538	$1,415	$11,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary

How many students attend Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary.

What district is Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary in?

Kanawha County Schools

Is Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary a good school?

Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.8% of West Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary?

Students at Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary are 45% White, 37% African American, 16% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Side Middle School
High : Capital High School

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