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Hinton Area Elementary

Q: Is Hinton Area Elementary a good school?

Hinton Area Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of West Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hinton Area Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Hinton Area Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hinton Area Elementary?

Students at Hinton Area Elementary are 93% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Hinton Area Elementary is a public elementary school in Hinton, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 292 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.

Hinton Area Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in West Virginia over the past several years, with the school ranking 353 out of 355 elementary schools in the state in the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 0-star rating. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the West Virginia Assessment, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 20% in mathematics and 17.5% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53% and 44.8%, respectively.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 students per teacher and per-student spending of $10,439 in the 2018-2019 school year, which is lower than the nearby Talcott Elementary School and Jumping Branch Elementary School, Hinton Area Elementary's academic outcomes do not seem to reflect these resource advantages. The school's persistent low performance and equity concerns for certain student subgroups suggest that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional practices to better support student learning.

265

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,439

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Park Ave
Hinton, WV 25951-2448

(304) 466-6024

District: Summers County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

African American:

3.0%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

West Virginia avg46%

353^rd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	7.1	353 of 355	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	367 of 368	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	338 of 368	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	364 of 375	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	374 of 380	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	368 of 383	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	215 of 392	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.8	319 of 399	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	390 of 402	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	400 of 408	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.0	393 of 422	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	41.6	264 of 428	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.5	320 of 426	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	372 of 426	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	302 of 427	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	312 of 420	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	136 of 154	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	139 of 146	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	302 of 302	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	314 of 316	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	290 of 317	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	304 of 325	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	304 of 322	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.4	150 of 366	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.4	297 of 381	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	43.6	83 of 156	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	319 of 328	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	330 of 336	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	306 of 333	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	304 of 347	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	310 of 335	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.0	152 of 368	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.3	294 of 382	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	292 of 305	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	304 of 325	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	290 of 322	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	321 of 330	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	332 of 333	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	327 of 338	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	241 of 364	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	311 of 382	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	58.9	64 of 218	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	161 of 171	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	63.0	46 of 183	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	30.9	146 of 180	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	142 of 185	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.7	98 of 258	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.7	130 of 377	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	352 of 353	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	364 of 367	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	341 of 366	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	364 of 373	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	371 of 376	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	362 of 373	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	241 of 374	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	313 of 382	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2017)71st percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2017)47th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-13 vs state

Mathematics20%-29 vs state

English Language Arts20%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Poor parental involvement policies that deter parental involvement, lack of appropriate expenditures to facilitate better educational policies ( at one point the Summers County Superintendent made just 20K less than the WV State Superintendent while teachers make the state mandated minimum salary and lack necessary tools and training to meet the needs of Summers County Schools students), and last but not least, as of November 1, 2016, at least one third grade class has not had a graded writing assignment. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hinton Area Elementary

Is Hinton Area Elementary a good school?

Hinton Area Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of West Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Hinton Area Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Hinton Area Elementary.

What district is Hinton Area Elementary in?

Summers County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hinton Area Elementary?

Students at Hinton Area Elementary are 93% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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