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Nitro Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1921 19th St, Nitro, WV 25143 · (304) 755-2451 · Part of Kanawha County School District

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

Directions
Students
377
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Nitro Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of West Virginia’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Nitro kids: 12 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Nitro Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 27.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 39.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1921 19th St, Nitro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K75
Kindergarten46
Grade 147
Grade 250
Grade 360
Grade 449
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
347’20
353’21
364’22
357’23
377’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Two or more races 12%Black 5%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nitro Elementary School from Nitro 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; Nitro’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.