Summary:
The 24747 zip code has only one school, Montcalm Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 with 262 students. The school is part of the Mercer County Schools district, which is ranked 26 out of 55 districts in West Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Montcalm Elementary School's academic performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 211 out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools in 2023-2024 (2-star rating) and 282 out of 355 in 2024-2025 (1-star rating). The school's proficiency rates on the West Virginia Assessment are generally lower than the Mercer County Schools district and the state of West Virginia, particularly in mathematics, where the 3rd grade proficiency rate was 18% compared to 44.5% for the district and 53% for the state in 2024-2025.
Montcalm Elementary School has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 11.6 to 1 for the 2023-2024 school year, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,954, the only year for which this data is provided. Overall, the data suggests that Montcalm Elementary School is facing some academic difficulties, and the school and district may benefit from targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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