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Elk Garden School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

86 Elk Garden Hwy, Elk Garden, WV 26717 · (304) 446-5141 · Part of Mineral County School District

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Directions
Students
66
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Elk Garden School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of West Virginia’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Elk Garden kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Elk Garden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Elk Garden SchoolYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 27.7%
Reading / language arts10%
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 ↗

86 Elk Garden Hwy, Elk Garden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K12
Kindergarten11
Grade 16
Grade 216
Grade 312
Grade 49
Enrollment over time
77’20
63’21
74’22
72’23
66’24

Down 14.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Black 5%Hispanic 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elk Garden School from Elk Garden families.

Other schools in Mineral County School District

The district →
Frankfort Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ridgeley
713 students15:1
Keyser Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keyser
D
568 students12:1
Fountain Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keyser
C−
123 students13:1
New Creek Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · New Creek
B−
94 students10:1
Burlington Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Burlington
C
90 students10:1
Mineral County Alternative Program
Other · Grades K–12 · Keyser
4 students1:1

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; Elk Garden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.