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KCS Alternative Learning

PublicOtherGrades K–12Alternative Education School

1900 School St, Charleston, WV 25387 · (304) 348-6133 · Part of Kanawha County School District

Charleston’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of West Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
134
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about KCS Alternative Learning

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of West Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 15.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 27.7%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 39.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among West Virginia’s 591 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1900 School St, Charleston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 52
Grade 63
Grade 77
Grade 817
Grade 922
Grade 1020
Grade 1127
Grade 1236
Enrollment over time
158’20
110’21
150’22
146’23
134’24

Down 15.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Black 18%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KCS Alternative Learning from Charleston families.

Other schools in Kanawha County School District

The district →
Elk Elementary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B
475 students14:1
Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
453 students13:1
Point Harmony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cross Lanes
B
440 students16:1
Flinn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Charleston
B−
430 students15:1
Bridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
D−
417 students13:1
Edgewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B−
413 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against West Virginia’s other public schools; Charleston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.