Summary:
The 25571 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, West Hamlin Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 428 students. The school is part of the Lincoln County Schools district, which is ranked 47 out of 55 districts in West Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
West Hamlin Elementary's test scores are consistently below the Lincoln County Schools and West Virginia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 26.6% compared to 35.3% for Lincoln County and 53% for the state. The school's spending per student was $11,195 in the 2018-2019 school year, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 14.2 in the 2023-2024 school year.
These findings suggest that West Hamlin Elementary is a struggling school that may be facing significant challenges in educating its students. The consistently low test scores, coupled with the school's higher-than-average spending per student and relatively low student-teacher ratio, indicate that the school may be serving a disadvantaged community and struggling to effectively utilize its resources to support student learning and achievement.
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