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Poca Elementary School

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Poca Elementary School ranks 104 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Poca Elementary School in Poca, WV, serves 279 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the highly-rated Putnam County Schools district, which ranks as the 2nd best district in West Virginia. The school has shown a remarkable upward trajectory, climbing from the 25th percentile in 2020-2021 to its current 71st percentile ranking (4 stars) in 2025-2026—a dramatic improvement of 182 spots over five consecutive years of growth.

Poca Elementary's standout strength is mathematics, with 60.6% proficiency that exceeds both the district (57.9%) and state (39.4%) averages. The school also excels at serving students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide, and has demonstrated strong support for special education students, earning 5 stars in 2024-2025. The student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 is favorable, and per-student spending of $11,583 is actually lower than several nearby schools—including Hometown Elementary ($21,610) and Rock Branch Elementary ($12,718)—yet the school achieves strong results, suggesting efficient resource allocation. While the school trails some Putnam County peers like Scott Teays Elementary (91st percentile) and Winfield Elementary (88th percentile), it outperforms most nearby Kanawha County Schools including Cross Lanes Elementary (74th percentile) and Anne Bailey Elementary (51st percentile).

The school's primary challenge is English Language Arts, where 52% proficiency trails the district average by over 10 points, with 3rd grade performance (37.2%) being particularly concerning. However, there's a clear pattern of improvement across grade levels—jumping to 57.5% in 4th grade and 62.2% in 5th grade—suggesting effective intervention strategies in upper grades. Science proficiency (35.1%) also lags the district average and shows inconsistent year-to-year results. With its consistent upward trend and closing achievement gaps, Poca Elementary appears positioned to join the upper echelon of Putnam County elementary schools within the next few years.

279

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,062

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2986 Charleston Rd
Poca, WV 25159-0430

(304) 755-6942

District: Putnam County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.8%

Two or more races:

2.2%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (54% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the West Virginia median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Putnam County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg60%

West Virginia avg44%

104^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

2^nd of 55Putnam 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	64.2	104 of 355	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	119 of 355	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	155 of 368	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	176 of 368	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	220 of 375	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	286 of 380	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	282 of 383	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	204 of 392	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	246 of 399	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.9	132 of 402	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	189 of 408	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.9	60 of 422	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	87.1	22 of 428	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	11 of 426	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	71.5	68 of 426	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	93.2	14 of 427	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	80.0	48 of 420	88.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	72.8	18 of 187	90.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	69.4	25 of 154	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	34 of 146	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	65 of 300	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	51.4	142 of 302	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	142 of 316	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	114 of 317	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	170 of 325	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	278 of 322	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	284 of 339	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	250 of 366	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	225 of 381	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	78 of 315	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	69 of 328	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	98 of 336	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	39.9	214 of 333	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	163 of 347	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	229 of 335	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	183 of 368	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.8	284 of 382	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	117 of 303	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	95 of 305	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	153 of 325	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	190 of 322	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	207 of 330	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	216 of 333	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	207 of 338	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	140 of 364	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.1	241 of 382	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	62.5	48 of 218	78.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	93 of 165	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	77.8	14 of 171	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	25 of 183	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	14 of 180	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	40.0	106 of 185	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	68 of 258	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	51.8	137 of 377	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	103 of 353	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	112 of 353	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	152 of 367	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	181 of 366	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	225 of 373	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	289 of 376	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	282 of 373	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	188 of 374	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.5	246 of 382	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2017)90th percentile+52 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile+42 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)78th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+21 vs state

English Language Arts52%+4 vs state

Science35%~ 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
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
Rock Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4616 1st Ave	Nitro	25143	Kanawha County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 755-1443	187	17	10.8	56.5%	167 (89.3%)	10 (5.3%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	93.7	9^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.5%		79.5	50^th of 355 public elementary schools	85.9%	41	79.3	80.7	79.4	79.8	69.0	77.4	67.7	71.3	52.9	$14,498	$2,813	$11,685
Eastbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2092 Bills Creek Rd	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-9835	255	16	15.7	38.9%	242 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	75.7	60^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.1%		65.7	101^st of 355 public elementary schools	71.5%	41	62.0	61.9	60.5	61.5	48.0	61.9	72.1	60.0	44.2	$10,675	$921	$9,754
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
Cross Lanes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5525 Big Tyler Rd	Charleston	25313	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 776-2022	294	22	13.3	51.9%	217 (73.8%)	27 (9.2%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	32 (10.9%)	66.4	91^st of 355 public elementary schools	74.4%		65.2	102^nd of 355 public elementary schools	71.3%	11	60.4	70.3	61.9	63.8	52.1	54.1	54.8	53.5	31.0	$8,827	$677	$8,151
Nitro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 19th St	Nitro	25143	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 755-2451	377	27	13.9	61.1%	308 (81.7%)	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.9%)	78.6	52^nd of 355 public elementary schools	85.4%		51.4	167^th of 355 public elementary schools	53.0%	115	66.0	58.0	64.9	62.7	63.8	54.9	78.4	64.4	41.7	$9,132	$1,887	$7,245
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
Scott Teays Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6153 Teays Valley Rd	Scott Depot	25560	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-7279	435	22	20.0	26.4%	392 (90.1%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	86.4	32^nd of 355 public elementary schools	91.0%		94.8	9^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.5%	23	77.8	75.5	69.6	73.7	59.3	69.8	65.8	65.1	41.8	$8,380	$553	$7,827
Winfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Wall St	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-2565	534	39	13.6	38.0%	497 (93.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	81.7	42^nd of 355 public elementary schools	88.2%		85.6	30^th of 355 public elementary schools	91.5%	12	54.1	73.1	58.8	62.1	51.4	79.5	71.3	67.7	60.0	$11,491	$712	$10,779
Anne Bailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Winfield Rd	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 722-0230	221	23	9.8	79.7%	185 (83.7%)	13 (5.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	50.3	174^th of 355 public elementary schools	51.0%		40.5	222^nd of 355 public elementary schools	37.5%	48	55.6	54.6	48.2	52.2	27.8	54.6	59.3	49.3	29.6	$12,079	$2,318	$9,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Poca Elementary School

How many students attend Poca Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Poca Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Poca Elementary School?

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

What district is Poca Elementary School in?

Putnam County Schools

Is Poca Elementary School a good school?

Poca Elementary School ranks 104^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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