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Coal City Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Coal City Elementary is a public elementary school in Coal City, West Virginia, serving 386 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Raleigh County Schools district, which is ranked 13 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Coal City Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student compared to the state average, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, English language arts, and science are significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has struggled with the performance of certain student subgroups, such as female students and students with low socioeconomic status, who have ranked in the bottom 10% and bottom third of the state, respectively. However, the school has performed better in serving students with disabilities, ranking in the top 25% of West Virginia elementary schools in this category.

Compared to nearby schools in the Raleigh County Schools district, such as Ghent Elementary, Maxwell Hill Elementary, and Crescent Elementary, Coal City Elementary generally underperforms across various metrics, including statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance. While the school's lower student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student suggest adequate resources, these factors do not appear to be driving significant improvements in student outcomes.

387

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,353

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Independence Rd
Coal City, WV 25823-1240

(304) 683-5001

District: Raleigh County Schools

Students who attend Coal City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Independence Middle School
High:	Independence High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg50%

West Virginia avg46%

297^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Raleigh County Schools

13^th of 55Raleigh 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	26.0	297 of 355	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	256 of 368	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	299 of 368	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	197 of 375	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	298 of 380	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	207 of 383	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	222 of 392	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.7	244 of 399	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.8	227 of 402	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	333 of 408	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.3	392 of 422	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	359 of 428	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.2	361 of 426	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.3	287 of 426	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.8	321 of 427	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	299 of 420	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	20.3	156 of 187	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	39 of 154	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	61 of 146	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	286 of 302	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	272 of 316	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	287 of 317	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.5	156 of 325	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	222 of 322	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	146 of 339	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	165 of 366	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.6	100 of 381	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	16.0	154 of 156	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	224 of 328	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	205 of 336	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	233 of 333	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	142 of 347	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	144 of 335	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	129 of 368	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.0	199 of 382	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	192 of 305	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	180 of 325	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	183 of 322	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	178 of 330	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	292 of 333	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	218 of 338	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	255 of 364	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.4	324 of 382	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	16.2	206 of 218	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	70 of 171	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	128 of 183	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	110 of 180	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	117 of 185	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	100 of 258	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.7	309 of 377	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	296 of 353	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	261 of 367	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	287 of 366	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	206 of 373	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	306 of 376	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	203 of 373	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	193 of 374	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.2	202 of 382	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2017)17th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2017)6th percentile-33 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2017)1st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-11 vs state

English Language Arts37%-11 vs state

Science16%-18 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
Coal City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Independence Rd	Coal City	25823	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 683-5001	387	30	12.9		367 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	26	297^th of 355 public elementary schools	16.3%		35.2	256^th of 368 public elementary schools	30.4%	41	55.2	45.1	12.5	36.2	47.1	28.1	15.6	$12,353	$2,354	$9,999
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	388 Water Tank Hill Road	Sophia	25921	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 683-4572	453	30	15.1		411 (90.7%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	53.7	159^th of 355 public elementary schools	55.2%		58.7	132^nd of 368 public elementary schools	64.1%	27	69.6	48.2	35.3	60.8	57.4	41.2	27.5	$12,016	$1,855	$10,161
Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Old Mill Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4590	240	19	12.6		210 (87.5%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	81.5	44^th of 355 public elementary schools	87.6%		96.2	7^th of 368 public elementary schools	98.1%	37	46.0	89.3	71.4	46.0	78.6	80.0	57.1	$11,793	$1,285	$10,508
Mabscott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Pershing Avenue	Mabscott	25871	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 256-4583	219	19	11.5		150 (68.5%)	38 (17.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.8%)	51.4	168^th of 355 public elementary schools	52.7%		33	269^th of 368 public elementary schools	26.9%	101	53.6	38.9	66.7	50.0	44.4	48.2	33.3	$12,284	$2,552	$9,731
Stratton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1129 S Fayette St	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 256-4604	312	24	13.0		132 (42.3%)	127 (40.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	45 (14.4%)	9.8	344^th of 355 public elementary schools	3.1%		9.4	364^th of 368 public elementary schools	1.1%	20	45.2	27.0	11.1	25.8	24.3	25.9	11.1	$15,273	$2,684	$12,590
Crescent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Crescent Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4585	304	20	15.2		228 (75.0%)	36 (11.8%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	91.5	15^th of 355 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.4	12^th of 368 public elementary schools	96.7%	3	87.5	75.0	71.8	68.8	63.5	74.4	48.7	$10,808	$877	$9,931
Shady Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Flat Top Rd	Shady Spring	25918	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4633	447	31	14.4		428 (95.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	61.8	113^th of 355 public elementary schools	68.2%		57.2	145^th of 368 public elementary schools	60.6%	32	53.9	56.1	48.3	58.5	48.5	51.7	43.3	$11,443	$1,232	$10,212
Daniels Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	351 4-H Lake Rd.	Daniels	25832	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4622	510	35	14.5		477 (93.5%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	66.4	96^th of 355 public elementary schools	73.0%		62.6	114^th of 368 public elementary schools	69.0%	18	56.2	54.7	46.6	49.3	68.0	55.7	43.2	$10,695	$833	$9,861
Beckley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	399 Grey Flats Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 256-4620	260	24	10.8		124 (47.7%)	89 (34.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.0%)	25.3	301^st of 355 public elementary schools	15.2%		19.8	330^th of 368 public elementary schools	10.3%	29	40.6	32.4	27.0	53.1	29.4	40.5	18.9	$12,672	$2,373	$10,299
Ghent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Flat Top Rd.	Ghent	25843	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 787-3631	201	18	11.1		196 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	69.6	83^rd of 355 public elementary schools	76.6%		71.4	78^th of 368 public elementary schools	78.8%	5	55.9	69.6	60.7	44.1	65.2	64.3	32.1	$12,939	$1,497	$11,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Coal City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Coal City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coal City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Independence Middle School
High : Independence High School

What district is Coal City Elementary in?

Raleigh County Schools

How many students attend Coal City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Coal City Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Coal City Elementary?

Students at Coal City Elementary are 95% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Coal City Elementary a good school?

Coal City Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.3% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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