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Hinton Area Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Hinton Area Elementary in Hinton, WV, serves approximately 265 students in grades PK-5 as part of Summers County Schools, offering a favorable 11:1 student-teacher ratio in a small-town setting along the New River.

Academic performance at Hinton Area Elementary has been a significant concern, with the school consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of West Virginia elementary schools over the past decade. The most recent data shows the school at the 4th percentile statewide, though this represents an improvement from the 0th percentile just two years ago. In Mathematics, 31.4% of students are proficient—actually above the district average of 25.2% but well below the state's 39.4%. English Language Arts proficiency sits at 30.4%, trailing both the district (38.4%) and state (47.6%) averages. Perhaps most troubling is the "5th grade cliff": math proficiency drops from 48.3% in 3rd grade to just 14.3% by 5th grade, and science proficiency falls to a critically low 8.6%. This pattern is far more severe than at nearby Talcott Elementary School, where 5th graders achieve 43.8% math proficiency, or Stratton Elementary at 21.4%.

There are notable bright spots worth acknowledging. Special Education students at Hinton Area Elementary ranked in the 58th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a remarkable jump from the 6th percentile the previous year—suggesting targeted interventions are working for this group. The school also spends less per student ($10,439) than comparison schools while maintaining strong class sizes, indicating challenges aren't simply about resources. Interestingly, Jumping Branch Elementary, just 4.5 miles away in the same district, achieves roughly double Hinton's proficiency rates, and the school's dramatic one-year improvement in 2017-2018 (jumping to the 45th percentile) proves meaningful progress is possible. While Hinton Area Elementary remains in a critically low position, the modest upward trend and demonstrated success with special education provide a foundation for future improvement.

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 — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

West Virginia avg41%

341^st of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Summers County Schools

49^th of 54Summers 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	14.6	341 of 355	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.4	272 of 300	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.5	286 of 314	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.6	282 of 298	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	50.4	67 of 158	57.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	14.7	340 of 352	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2017)47th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-8 vs state

English Language Arts30%-17 vs state

Science9%-26 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)				WV Assessment Science (2026)	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 (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
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%)	14.6	341^st of 355 public elementary schools	3.9%		7.1	353^rd of 355 public elementary schools	0.6%	12	48.3	34.2	14.3	31.4	34.5	34.2	22.9	30.4	8.6	$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%)	55.1	150^th of 355 public elementary schools	57.7%		48.7	174^th of 355 public elementary schools	51.0%	24	55.6	50.0		61.2	61.1	42.9		63.3		$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%)	35.1	255^th of 355 public elementary schools	28.2%		13.8	338^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.8%	83	44.0	36.0	43.8	40.9	32.0	48.0	56.3	43.9	25.0	$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%)	55	153^rd of 355 public elementary schools	56.9%		61.8	113^th of 355 public elementary schools	68.2%	40	47.2	50.7	37.5	45.1	48.6	59.4	56.9	54.9	41.7	$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%)	72.6	71^st of 355 public elementary schools	80.0%		69.6	83^rd of 355 public elementary schools	76.6%	12	65.4	58.6	52.4	59.2	42.3	62.1	66.7	56.6	52.4	$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%)	63	110^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.0%		66.4	96^th of 355 public elementary schools	73.0%	14	49.4	39.4	46.6	45.4	62.3	51.5	68.5	61.1	56.2	$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%)	66.2	92^nd of 355 public elementary schools	74.1%		79.3	51^st of 355 public elementary schools	85.6%	41	28.6	63.6	66.7	50.0	28.6	63.6	83.3	56.0	55.6	$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%)	39.1	228^th of 355 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.4	238^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.0%	10	61.5	39.1	28.6	39.1	38.5	52.2	48.3	47.7	28.6	$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%)	25.8	292^nd of 355 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.8	339^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.5%	47	37.7	36.7		37.1	34.0	46.8		41.5		$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%)	31.9	269^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.2%		25.3	301^st of 355 public elementary schools	15.2%	32	42.9	38.7	19.4	34.6	50.0	54.8	35.5	47.1	25.8	$12,672	$2,373	$10,299

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

How many students attend Hinton Area Elementary?

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

Is Hinton Area Elementary a good school?

Hinton Area Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.9% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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