Coal City Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Coal City, West Virginia
Coal City Elementary in Coal City, West Virginia enrolled 387 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the West Virginia elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 41.3% and 34.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
374 students in 2022-23, 386 students in 2023-24, 387 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 30.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 374 | 27.0 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 26.0 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 387 | 30.0 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 West Virginia elementary schools
Among the 392 West Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 307 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Coal City Elementary enrolled 307 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 307 of the 307 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent40.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.8% of students were White, 3.4% of two or more races, 0.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White94.8%
- Two or more races3.4%
- Hispanic0.8%
- Black0.5%
- Asian0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Coal City Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within West Virginia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑44% | 44% | 41.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | 35% (2021-22) | 34.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Coal City Elementary
- Hollywood ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 240 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Mabscott ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 219 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Compare Coal City Elementary with Hollywood ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Raleigh County Schools spends per student$13,305 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,305
- The largest public schools in West VirginiaCoal City Elementary is the number 85 by size of 393 West Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#85 of 393
- West Virginia schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Coal City Elementary
How many students attend Coal City Elementary?
387 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 374 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Coal City, WV.What is the student-teacher ratio at Coal City Elementary?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the West Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Coal City Elementary a Title I school?
Coal City Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Coal City Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Coal City Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. West Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Coal City Elementary in?
Raleigh County Schools, NCES district ID 5401230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540123000947 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.