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Montcalm Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Montcalm Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Rock, West Virginia, with 262 students enrolled. The school is part of the Mercer County Schools district, which is ranked 26 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Mercer County district, Montcalm Elementary consistently underperforms compared to other schools in the district and the state of West Virginia on standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, Montcalm's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school has been ranked in the bottom third of West Virginia elementary schools for the past several years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montcalm Elementary also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with its rankings for female, male, and white student performance, as well as special education students, all in the bottom third of the state. While the school's spending per student is on par with other Mercer County elementary schools, its challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding, but rather issues with how resources are being utilized. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school may have opportunities to provide more individualized attention and support to its diverse student population, particularly its high-poverty and special education students.

256

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,954

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

838 Rock Rd
Rock, WV 24747-5427

(304) 589-5202

District: Mercer County Schools

Students who attend Montcalm Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Montcalm High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Hispanic:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

West Virginia avg45%

282^nd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Mercer County Schools

26^th of 55Mercer 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	29.0	282 of 355	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	211 of 368	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	281 of 368	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	306 of 375	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	292 of 380	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	291 of 383	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	342 of 392	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.4	251 of 399	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	265 of 402	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	231 of 408	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.6	225 of 422	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	253 of 428	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	289 of 426	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	246 of 426	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	252 of 427	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	229 of 420	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	271 of 302	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	196 of 316	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	221 of 317	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	250 of 325	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	271 of 322	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	252 of 339	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	347 of 366	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	40.2	258 of 381	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2019	37.9	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	195 of 328	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	125 of 336	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	163 of 333	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	221 of 347	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	212 of 335	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	230 of 368	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.8	209 of 382	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	197 of 305	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	182 of 325	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	271 of 322	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	269 of 330	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	227 of 333	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	238 of 338	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	243 of 364	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.4	199 of 382	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	40.9	143 of 218	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	184 of 185	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	213 of 258	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.5	251 of 377	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	289 of 353	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	214 of 367	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	283 of 366	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	305 of 373	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	307 of 376	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	284 of 373	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	332 of 374	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.1	243 of 382	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)34th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2019)31st percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2019)1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-5 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-20 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montcalm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	838 Rock Rd	Rock	24747	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 589-5202	256	21	12.1		249 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	29	282^nd of 355 public elementary schools	20.6%		44	211^th of 368 public elementary schools	42.7%	71	18.0	28.1	34.6	15.6			20.5	53.1	53.9	42.2			30.8		$11,954	$1,937	$10,017
Bluewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Bluewell School Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 589-5057	167	16	10.4		150 (89.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.6%)	58.3	135^th of 355 public elementary schools	62.0%		61.9	119^th of 368 public elementary schools	67.7%	16	60.7	26.1	60.0				50.0	52.2	55.0				40.0		$12,475	$2,008	$10,468
Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5709 Matoaka Rd	Matoaka	24736	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 467-8282	181	15	12.4		177 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	42.3	211^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.6%		38	245^th of 368 public elementary schools	33.4%	34	51.6	44.4	36.4				32.3	61.1	45.5				31.8		$13,550	$2,937	$10,613
Glenwood School (K-8)	Public	K-8	1734 Glenwood Park Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5970	614	46	13.3		544 (88.6%)	27 (4.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.0%)	61.2	116^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.3%		62	117^th of 368 public elementary schools	68.2%	1	54.6	66.7	50.8	36.7	50.6	54.1	54.6	65.2	50.8	40.5	61.7	57.3	29.5	44.6	$11,065	$1,147	$9,919
Brushfork Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Brushfork School Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 325-7066	171	14	12.6		127 (74.3%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.0%)	48.7	175^th of 355 public elementary schools	50.7%		32	271^st of 368 public elementary schools	26.4%	96	50.0	53.6	37.5				50.0	60.7	45.8				25.0		$13,936	$2,421	$11,515
Mountain Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	977 Blue Prince Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 324-7316	273	25	10.9		219 (80.2%)	16 (5.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.5%)	30.1	276^th of 355 public elementary schools	22.3%		32.4	270^th of 368 public elementary schools	26.6%	6	44.4	47.2	9.4				36.1	55.6	40.6				21.9		$12,987	$2,697	$10,290
Bluefield Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	673 West Cumberland Road	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 327-6217	349	26	13.4		201 (57.6%)	86 (24.6%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.9%)								(n/a)
Princeton Primary School	Public	K-2	180 Tiger Dr	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 487-3904	448	37	12.1		340 (75.9%)	31 (6.9%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (14.1%)								(n/a)															$11,742	$1,705	$10,037
Mercer Elementary	Public	3-5	1200 Mercer St	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-3160	258	21	12.5		205 (79.5%)	18 (7.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.4%)	20.8	316^th of 355 public elementary schools	11.0%		52.9	162^nd of 368 public elementary schools	56.0%	154	27.7	34.5	23.1				31.3	44.1	38.5				28.2		$11,916	$1,892	$10,024
Bluefield Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1301 Southview Dr	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 327-8339	269	21	12.8		143 (53.2%)	76 (28.3%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.6%)	16.3	332^nd of 355 public elementary schools	6.5%		25.7	304^th of 368 public elementary schools	17.4%	28	30.8	28.2	21.3				28.6	43.0	38.2				21.1		$11,206	$2,229	$8,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Montcalm Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Montcalm Elementary School?

Students at Montcalm Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Montcalm Elementary School in?

Mercer County Schools

Is Montcalm Elementary School a good school?

Montcalm Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.6% of West Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Montcalm Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Montcalm Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Montcalm Elementary School attend?

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

High : Montcalm High School

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