Summary:
Zip code 25444 is home to a single elementary school, Ice Mountain Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 and is part of the Hampshire County Schools district in West Virginia.
With 204 students and a favorable 14.1 student-to-teacher ratio, Ice Mountain Elementary School earns a 3-star rating and ranks 169th out of 355 elementary schools statewide, placing it just above the median. The school’s overall math proficiency is a clear strength at 49.4%, which is a full 10 percentage points higher than both the district and state averages of 39.4%. English Language Arts proficiency sits at 47%, essentially matching the district (47.3%) and state (47.6%) benchmarks. The standout group is the 5th-grade class, which dramatically outperforms state averages in math (59.3% vs. 44%) and ELA (63% vs. 51%), and also leads in science at 40.7% proficiency, above the state’s 34.6%. Science scores also improved notably year-over-year, jumping from 31.8% to 40.7%.
However, the school shows significant grade-level variability. The most concerning data point is 4th-grade ELA, where only 28.6% of students are proficient—nearly 20 points below the state average of 49.6% and 15 points below the district’s 43.7%. This is a stark contrast to the 5th-grade ELA performance and suggests a specific instructional or cohort challenge. Meanwhile, 3rd-grade math lags behind state averages (42.9% vs. 54.4%), but 3rd-grade ELA is a relative strength at 50%, above the state’s 44.6%. For parents, this means Ice Mountain Elementary School offers strong math instruction overall and an exceptional 5th-grade experience, but the 4th-grade ELA dip is worth monitoring closely, especially if your child is entering that grade.
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