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Beckley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
301st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 15% of West Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Beckley Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Beckley, West Virginia, with 282 students enrolled. 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 from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's strong performance, Beckley Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and science were significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Beckley Elementary has been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in West Virginia over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic struggles extend to various student subgroups, with Beckley Elementary ranking lower than many nearby schools in the Raleigh County Schools district, such as Crescent Elementary and Maxwell Hill Elementary, which both had proficiency rates over 70% in mathematics and English language arts in the 2024-2025 school year. While the reasons for Beckley Elementary's underperformance are complex, the school's low ranking and poor academic outcomes suggest that it may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

260
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,672
Per pupil spending ?
80.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 399 Grey Flats Rd
       Beckley, WV  25801-5878

(304) 256-4620

District: Raleigh County Schools


Students who attend Beckley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Beckley-Stratton Middle School
High:    Woodrow Wilson High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
47.7%
African American:
34.2%
Two or more races:
15.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2023 → 15th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2023)
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the West Virginia average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the West Virginia average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school35%
District avg50%
West Virginia avg46%
301st of 355
West Virginia public elementary schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of West Virginia Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 16Elementary Schools in the Raleigh County Schools
13th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
202525.3301 of 35515.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.8330 of 36810.3%★☆☆☆☆
20238.1365 of 3680.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.4365 of 3752.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.4351 of 3807.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.0358 of 3836.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.6353 of 3929.9%★☆☆☆☆
201741.4250 of 39937.3%★★☆☆☆
201620.7358 of 40210.9%★☆☆☆☆
201537.8281 of 40831.1%★★☆☆☆
201434.9315 of 42225.4%★☆☆☆☆
201353.0173 of 42859.6%★★★☆☆
201237.8288 of 42632.4%★★☆☆☆
201123.5379 of 42611.0%★☆☆☆☆
201018.9404 of 4275.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200922.7375 of 42010.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
202540.511 of 1526.7%★★☆☆☆
202442.610 of 1323.1%★★☆☆☆
202328.912 of 1414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202244.38 of 1650.0%★★★☆☆
202134.411 of 1421.4%★★☆☆☆
201950.75 of 1566.7%★★★★☆
201841.624 of 3122.6%★☆☆☆☆
201742.4103 of 18744.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
202224.9140 of 1549.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.3142 of 1462.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
201781.58 of 9891.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
202525.3257 of 30214.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.0300 of 3165.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.3312 of 3171.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.5315 of 3253.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.1301 of 3226.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.3327 of 3393.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.4328 of 36610.4%★☆☆☆☆
201737.8274 of 38128.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
201763.737 of 15676.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
202529.3268 of 32818.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.7288 of 33614.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.8323 of 3333.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.1316 of 3478.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.2283 of 33515.5%★☆☆☆☆
201831.9289 of 36821.5%★☆☆☆☆
201746.1206 of 38246.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
202531.1236 of 30522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202424.9275 of 32515.4%★☆☆☆☆
202313.0312 of 3223.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.5315 of 3304.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.4308 of 3337.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.2298 of 33811.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.3310 of 36414.8%★☆☆☆☆
201747.0201 of 38247.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
202239.89 of 1540.0%★★★☆☆
202143.08 of 1338.5%★★★☆☆
201960.55 of 1464.3%★★★★☆
201839.617 of 2737.0%★★☆☆☆
201757.771 of 21867.4%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
201746.05 of 1154.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
202534.7120 of 17129.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.2155 of 18315.3%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1171 of 1805.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.4115 of 18537.8%★★☆☆☆
201829.7210 of 25818.6%★☆☆☆☆
201737.1255 of 37732.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWest Virginia percentileRating
202539.4221 of 35337.4%★★☆☆☆
202418.5331 of 3679.8%★☆☆☆☆
202311.1357 of 3662.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.6349 of 3736.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.5304 of 37619.1%★☆☆☆☆
201914.8356 of 3734.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.5325 of 37413.1%★☆☆☆☆
201756.8153 of 38259.9%★★★☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2017)92nd percentile+54 vs school
Hispanic (2017)76th percentile+39 vs school
Native American (2017)55th percentile+17 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)40th percentile+37 vs school
White (2025)37th percentile+22 vs school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)15th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)9th percentile+6 vs school
By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts41%-7 vs state
Mathematics33%-15 vs state
Science19%-14 vs state

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Students at Beckley Elementary are 48% White, 34% African American, 15% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Beckley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beckley-Stratton Middle School
High : Woodrow Wilson High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Beckley Elementary.

Beckley Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.2% of West Virginia elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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