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Beale Elementary School

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Beale Elementary School ranks 225 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Beale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 218. The school is part of the Mason County Schools district, which is ranked 50 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beale Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's multi-racial students performing well, but the school's special education and low socioeconomic status students struggling. As a result, Beale Elementary School has a low statewide ranking, typically in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools, and a low SchoolDigger rating of 1 or 2 stars out of 5 in most years.

While Beale Elementary School's performance is generally lower than the state and district averages, some nearby schools, such as Roosevelt Elementary and New Haven Elementary, have performed significantly better, with higher test scores and higher statewide rankings. Beale Elementary School's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools suggest that the school may have access to more resources, but these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes.

218

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,931

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12897 Huntington Rd
Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515-6086

(304) 675-1260

District: Mason County Schools

Students who attend Beale Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Two or more races:

3.2%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

West Virginia avg45%

225^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Mason County Schools

50^th of 55Mason 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	39.1	225 of 355	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	257 of 368	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	190 of 368	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	302 of 375	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	285 of 380	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.5	131 of 383	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.9	298 of 392	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	308 of 399	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.1	318 of 402	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	377 of 408	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	407 of 422	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	358 of 428	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	334 of 426	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	302 of 426	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	346 of 427	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	393 of 420	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	225 of 302	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	177 of 316	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	202 of 317	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	274 of 325	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	253 of 322	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	136 of 339	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.2	280 of 366	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	300 of 381	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	262 of 328	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	226 of 336	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	119 of 333	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	235 of 347	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	176 of 335	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	214 of 368	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	269 of 382	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	172 of 305	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	259 of 325	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	141 of 322	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	198 of 330	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	225 of 333	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	124 of 338	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	289 of 364	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	288 of 382	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	68.9	30 of 218	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	31.4	199 of 258	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	356 of 377	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	226 of 353	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	260 of 367	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	201 of 366	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	300 of 373	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	281 of 376	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	147 of 373	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.5	310 of 374	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	323 of 382	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2017)86th percentile+63 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2018)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-5 vs state

Mathematics41%-4 vs state

Science29%-5 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12897 Huntington Rd	Gallipolis Ferry	25515	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 675-1260	218	18	12.1		207 (95.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	39.1	225^th of 355 public elementary schools	36.6%		34.9	257^th of 368 public elementary schools	30.2%	32	43.5	48.6	46.4	25.0	34.8	31.4	67.9	37.5	28.6	$13,931	$2,170	$11,761
Pt. Pleasant Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2200 Lincoln Ave	Point Pleasant	25550	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 675-1420	320	19	16.8		299 (93.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$12,543	$1,891	$10,652
Pt. Pleasant Intermediate	Public	3-6	1 Walden Roush Way	Point Pleasant	25550	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 675-1430	339	21	16.1		317 (93.5%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	29.7	277^th of 355 public elementary schools	22.0%		29.8	280^th of 368 public elementary schools	23.9%	3	41.2	36.7	29.1	31.2	41.2	48.1	34.2	44.2	13.9	$11,696	$2,042	$9,654
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7953 Ripley Rd	Point Pleasant	25550	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 675-3337	252	17	14.8		241 (95.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	72.1	69^th of 355 public elementary schools	80.6%		63	110^th of 368 public elementary schools	70.1%	41	66.7	52.6	53.9	55.2	41.7	65.0	53.9	75.9	38.5	$12,259	$1,246	$11,013
Ashton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	997 Ashton Upland Rd	Ashton	25503	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 576-9931	270	23	11.7		264 (97.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24.8	304^th of 355 public elementary schools	14.4%		48.1	180^th of 368 public elementary schools	51.1%	124	43.6	32.3	34.8	26.3	30.8	29.0	39.1	39.5	26.1	$12,351	$2,098	$10,254
Leon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1226 Burdette St	Leon	25123	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 458-1710	97	12	8.0		95 (97.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	305^th of 355 public elementary schools	14.1%		37.7	247^th of 368 public elementary schools	32.9%	58	35.7	28.6			35.7	50.0				$14,028	$2,431	$11,596
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19366 Buffalo Rd	Buffalo	25033	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 937-2651	195	16	12.1		189 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	48.2	179^th of 355 public elementary schools	49.6%		61.4	123^rd of 368 public elementary schools	66.6%	56	61.5	70.0	33.3		42.3	50.0	50.0		16.7	$13,908	$1,534	$12,374
New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Mill Street	New Haven	25265	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 882-2025	460	30	15.3		442 (96.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	37	235^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.8%		51.1	168^th of 368 public elementary schools	54.3%	67	44.9	46.3	23.1	53.1	24.5	28.4	38.5	81.3	21.2	$11,027	$1,109	$9,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Beale Elementary School

Is Beale Elementary School a good school?

Beale Elementary School ranks 225^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Beale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Beale Elementary School?

Students at Beale Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Beale Elementary School attend?

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

High : Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School

What district is Beale Elementary School in?

Mason County Schools

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