Other / mixed grade configuration · Wheeling, WV

Elm Grove Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Elm Grove Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540105000857
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
60
📋 Attendance
67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Elm Grove Elementary School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of West Virginia schools.

#1 of 9
schools in Wheeling · Resource Index
63
Resource Index · Higher
11.1:1
small classes for West Virginia
299
students enrolled

Elm Grove Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 75% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Elm Grove Elementary School ranks #1 of 9 schools in Wheeling, WV.

Enrollment

299

West Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.1:1

vs 13.1:1 West Virginia avg

-15% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Elm Grove Elementary School compares with West Virginia and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Elm Grove Elementary School

Elm Grove Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Wheeling, West Virginia, enrolling 299 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of West Virginia schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 299 students, its enrollment sits close to the West Virginia median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 643 West Virginia schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 19/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 199 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

13.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Ohio County Schools also operates Wheeling Park High School (1,427 students) and Warwood School (516 students) alongside Elm Grove Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Elm Grove Elementary School compares

Elm Grove Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.1:1 ▼ 15% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 299 top 51% - -

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

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
299
Bigger than 32% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.1:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 25% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,508
per pupil, district-wide - above West Virginia avg of $14,844
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 199 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.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 90.0%
Two or More 4.7%
African American 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 90.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.6, Elm Grove Elementary School is about as mixed as the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ohio County Schools, which includes Elm Grove Elementary School.

$15,508
Per student
+4%
vs West Virginia
Avg $14,844
-7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.7%
State 39.5%
Federal 13.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Elm Grove Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Wheeling Park High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Warwood School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Woodsdale Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Triadelphia Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Ritchie Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Ohio County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of West Virginia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Elm Grove Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Elm Grove Elementary School

How many students attend Elm Grove Elementary School?

Elm Grove Elementary School has 299 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wheeling, WV.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Elm Grove Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Elm Grove Elementary School is 11.1:1, which is 15% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Elm Grove Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Elm Grove Elementary School is White at 90.0% of enrollment, in Wheeling, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Elm Grove Elementary School?

Elm Grove Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Elm Grove Elementary School rank among schools in Wheeling?

By Resource Investment Index, Elm Grove Elementary School ranks #1 of 9 schools in Wheeling, WV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Wheeling on the city page.

Is Elm Grove Elementary School a good school?

Elm Grove Elementary School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of West Virginia schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Ohio County Schools?

Besides Elm Grove Elementary School, Ohio County Schools also operates Wheeling Park High School (1,427 students), Warwood School (516 students), and Woodsdale Elementary School (405 students). See the Ohio 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 2021-22) · 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.

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

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