Summary:
Zip code 25320 is home to just one elementary school, Sissonville Elementary School, a small PK-4 school in Sissonville, WV, serving 216 students within the Kanawha County Schools district.
For parents, this means your child will be in a very small, close-knit environment with a favorable 14.4:1 student-teacher ratio and a solid per-student investment of $13,111. The school’s academic performance is a mixed picture. In math, 40.5% of students are proficient, which is slightly above the state average of 39.4% but below the district's 41.3%. English Language Arts is a bigger concern, with only 41.8% proficient compared to roughly 47.6% at both the state and district levels. The most striking internal finding is a large gap between grade levels: 4th graders post a strong 46.3% math proficiency, while 3rd graders lag significantly at just 34.2%. This suggests that while the school may struggle with early-grade math foundations, students who stay through 4th grade show meaningful academic growth.
The school’s state ranking has been volatile, swinging from the 19th percentile in 2023-2024, up to the 45th percentile in 2024-2025, and then dropping back to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026. This instability, combined with the ELA shortfall and the 3rd-grade math weakness, points to inconsistent instructional outcomes. However, the positive 4th-grade performance and the school's small size and resource commitment offer a strong foundation. Parents should view this as a school with dedicated resources and clear areas for targeted improvement, particularly in literacy and early math, rather than one with uniformly low achievement.
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