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Talcott Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Talcott Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Talcott, West Virginia, with 160 students. The school is part of the Summers County Schools district, which is ranked 53 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Talcott Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools, with a ranking between 203 and 350 over the past 10 years and a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Talcott Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages on the West Virginia Assessment in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.6% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 25.8% for the Summers County Schools district and 42% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of West Virginia elementary schools for female, male, and white student performance, and in the bottom 1% for special education students. Despite having a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's performance for this subgroup is also low, ranking in the bottom 15-30% of West Virginia elementary schools in recent years.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Summers County Schools district, such as Jumping Branch Elementary, as well as schools in other districts like Shady Spring Elementary and Smoot Elementary, significantly outperform Talcott Elementary School on academic measures. Additionally, Talcott Elementary School's ranking and performance on the West Virginia Assessment have generally declined over the past 10 years, with the school dropping from a 2-star rating to a 0-1 star rating during this period.

160

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,794

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

133 Talcott School Rd
Talcott, WV 24981-0140

(304) 466-6029

District: Summers County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.8%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

West Virginia avg46%

338^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Summers County Schools

53^rd of 55Summers 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	13.8	338 of 355	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	350 of 368	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	282 of 368	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	295 of 375	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	203 of 380	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	289 of 383	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	293 of 392	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.9	241 of 399	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.6	217 of 402	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	292 of 408	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	56.0	149 of 422	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.8	69 of 428	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.4	76 of 426	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	64.2	111 of 426	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	57.9	136 of 427	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.6	225 of 420	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	275 of 302	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	312 of 316	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	288 of 317	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	305 of 325	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	216 of 322	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	212 of 339	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	249 of 366	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.6	200 of 381	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	285 of 328	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	311 of 336	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	179 of 333	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	166 of 347	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	143 of 335	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	271 of 368	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.6	193 of 382	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	294 of 305	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	282 of 325	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	263 of 322	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	220 of 330	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	192 of 333	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	299 of 338	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	305 of 364	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.1	187 of 382	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	16.8	374 of 377	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	338 of 353	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	354 of 367	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	289 of 366	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	299 of 373	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	203 of 376	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	289 of 373	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	286 of 374	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.6	232 of 382	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2017)1st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-21 vs state

Science14%-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
Talcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Talcott School Rd	Talcott	24981	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6029	160	15	10.6		158 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	13.8	338^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.7	350^th of 368 public elementary schools	4.9%	12	41.4	27.8	13.6				31.0	27.8	40.9				13.6		$10,794	$1,755	$9,039
Hinton Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Park Ave	Hinton	25951	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6024	265	24	11.0		247 (93.2%)	8 (3.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	7.1	353^rd of 355 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.5	367^th of 368 public elementary schools	0.3%	14	20.0	11.8	27.3				17.5	17.7	23.5				20.6		$10,439	$1,891	$8,549
Alderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Elmwood Ave	Alderson	24910	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 445-7241	186	18	10.3		171 (91.9%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	36.4	238^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.0%		36.1	251^st of 368 public elementary schools	31.8%	13	42.1	48.2	33.3				42.1	48.2	37.5				33.3		$14,304	$2,061	$12,243
Jumping Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6617 Beech Run Rd	Jumping Branch	25969	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6005	86	9	9.5		81 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	48.7	174^th of 355 public elementary schools	51.0%		48.7	176^th of 368 public elementary schools	52.2%	2	66.7		45.5				46.7		45.5				18.2		$12,359	$1,407	$10,953
Mountain View Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	121 Mountain View Drive	Union	24983	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 772-4903	456	37	12.3		426 (93.4%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	41.4	216^th of 355 public elementary schools	39.2%		28.9	286^th of 368 public elementary schools	22.3%	70	39.6	29.7	58.0	21.2	33.3	32.7	41.7	35.1	52.0	55.8	48.7	38.8	32.0	26.5	$12,056	$2,006	$10,051
Peterstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5414 Ballard Red Sulphur Parkw	Peterstown	24963	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 753-4328	420	28	15.2		410 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.8	339^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.5%		12.6	352^nd of 368 public elementary schools	4.3%	13	36.8	23.0					31.6	35.0							$11,906	$2,115	$9,791
Smoot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Smokie Ln	Smoot	24977	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 392-5295	145	10	14.0		142 (97.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	68.5	86^th of 355 public elementary schools	75.8%		61.7	121^st of 368 public elementary schools	67.1%	35	65.0	77.3	63.2				40.0	54.6	73.7				26.3		$13,285	$2,156	$11,129
Ronceverte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	879 Rocky Hill Rd	Ronceverte	24970	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 647-6480	367	29	12.8		322 (87.7%)	7 (1.9%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	37.4	233^rd of 355 public elementary schools	34.4%		33.4	265^th of 368 public elementary schools	28.0%	32	53.7	40.3	41.4				38.2	35.5	43.9				34.5		$13,135	$2,219	$10,916
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5281 Hinton Road	Lerona	25971	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-7441	117	8	14.6		113 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	79.3	51^st of 355 public elementary schools	85.6%		52.2	163^rd of 368 public elementary schools	55.7%	112	54.6	65.0	42.9				72.7	70.0	78.6				50.0		$11,174	$2,020	$9,154
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Talcott Elementary School

What district is Talcott Elementary School in?

Summers County Schools

Is Talcott Elementary School a good school?

Talcott Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of West Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Talcott Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Talcott Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Talcott Elementary School?

Students at Talcott Elementary School are 99% White, 1% Two or more races.

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