Other / mixed grade configuration · Tornado, WV

Andrews Heights Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Andrews Heights Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540060000356
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
45
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
53
📋 Attendance
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Andrews Heights Elementary School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

40
Resource Index · Typical
13.7:1
students per teacher
233
students enrolled

Andrews Heights Elementary School has class sizes near the West Virginia median. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-2 students YoY

Andrews Heights Elementary School held near 261 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 17.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 540060000356 · Tornado, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

233 enr · 13.7:1 · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: George Washington High School (1,145 students)

Andrews Heights Elementary School held near 261 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE added 17.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Andrews Heights Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Andrews Heights Elementary School reports 233 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Andrews Heights Elementary School compares

Andrews Heights Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.7:1 ▲ 5% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 233 top 66% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.7:1
Leaner classes than 60% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
233
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13.7:1
students per teacher - 5% above state mean
Top 59% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
27.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,242
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $15,158
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 233 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.3%
Two or More 4.3%
African American 1.7%
Asian 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino 0.4%

Largest group: White at 92.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.6, Andrews Heights Elementary School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

District finance for Kanawha County Schools reports $14,242 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Andrews Heights Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
George Washington High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Riverside High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Capital High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Saint Albans High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
South Charleston High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Andrews Heights Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kanawha County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Andrews Heights Elementary School

How many students attend Andrews Heights Elementary School?

Andrews Heights Elementary School has 233 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tornado, WV. CCD year-over-year: 263 (2022-23) → 261 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Andrews Heights Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Andrews Heights Elementary School is 13.7:1, which is 5% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 13% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Andrews Heights Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Andrews Heights Elementary School is White at 92.3% of enrollment, in Tornado, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Andrews Heights Elementary School?

Andrews Heights Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Kanawha County Schools?

Besides Andrews Heights Elementary School, Kanawha County Schools also operates George Washington High School (1,145 students), Riverside High School (1,057 students), and Capital High School (1,051 students). See the Kanawha County Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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