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Schools in West Dunbar

West Dunbar’s public schools

Kanawha County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Dunbar. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?29/57schools above West Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in West Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 7% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
WV 13.5
Schools in town
0
22,701 students on the public path
In brief

West Dunbar’s schools, in brief

School by school

29 of West Dunbar’s 57 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. George Washington High School places highest (better than 99%); Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

38 elementary schools serve West Dunbar, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 12 middle schools and eight high schools: George Washington High School, Riverside High School, Capital High School, Saint Albans High School, South Charleston High School, Nitro High School, Herbert Hoover High School and Sissonville High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in West Dunbar, with each school’s own grade.

38 schools teach K in West Dunbar’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Elk Elementary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B
475 students14:1Rate it →
Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
453 students13:1Rate it →
Point Harmony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cross Lanes
B
440 students16:1Rate it →
Flinn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Charleston
B−
430 students15:1Rate it →
Bridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
D−
417 students13:1Rate it →
Edgewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B−
413 students12:1Rate it →
Nitro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nitro
B−
377 students14:1Rate it →
Alban Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
B−
376 students14:1Rate it →
Overbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
375 students17:1Rate it →
Clendenin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkview
B
335 students13:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C−
304 students16:1Rate it →
Holz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
304 students16:1Rate it →
Cross Lanes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
294 students13:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C
294 students16:1Rate it →
Pinch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkview
A−
282 students13:1Rate it →
Piedmont Year-Round Education
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
279 students11:1Rate it →
Dunbar Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Dunbar
271 students11:1Rate it →
Ruffner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B
271 students14:1Rate it →
Belle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belle
B−
255 students12:1Rate it →
Weberwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
247 students15:1Rate it →
Kanawha City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
C
242 students13:1Rate it →
Andrews Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tornado
B−
233 students12:1Rate it →
Chamberlain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B−
225 students16:1Rate it →
Ruthlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
225 students13:1Rate it →
Montrose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
224 students15:1Rate it →
Anne Bailey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C
221 students10:1Rate it →
Sissonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sissonville
C
216 students14:1Rate it →
Richmond Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
C
213 students11:1Rate it →
Chesapeake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesapeake
C−
205 students11:1Rate it →
Shoals Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B+
191 students14:1Rate it →
Kenna Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
180 students16:1Rate it →
Malden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
160 students11:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Grove
C
159 students15:1Rate it →
Midland Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Diamond
B
158 students12:1Rate it →
Alum Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
B−
151 students14:1Rate it →
Pratt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pratt
C−
148 students11:1Rate it →
Sharon Dawes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Miami
D−
148 students12:1Rate it →
Mary Ingles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tad
A−
143 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–538 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kanawha County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Kanawha County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 61 schools · 23,085 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$14,492WV $15,637 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 41.3% · 11682 students tested
Math33%
State average 32.2% · 11680 students tested

West Dunbar vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share West Dunbar’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Dunbar—Kanawha County
DunbarC+Kanawha County

Every school in West Dunbar

58 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving West Dunbarin other towns
Elk Elementary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B
475 students14:1Rate it →
Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
453 students13:1Rate it →
Point Harmony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cross Lanes
B
440 students16:1Rate it →
Flinn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Charleston
B−
430 students15:1Rate it →
Bridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
D−
417 students13:1Rate it →
Edgewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B−
413 students12:1Rate it →
Nitro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nitro
B−
377 students14:1Rate it →
Alban Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
B−
376 students14:1Rate it →
Overbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
375 students17:1Rate it →
Clendenin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkview
B
335 students13:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C−
304 students16:1Rate it →
Holz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
304 students16:1Rate it →
Cross Lanes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
294 students13:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C
294 students16:1Rate it →
Pinch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkview
A−
282 students13:1Rate it →
Piedmont Year-Round Education
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
279 students11:1Rate it →
Dunbar Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Dunbar
271 students11:1Rate it →
Ruffner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B
271 students14:1Rate it →
Belle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belle
B−
255 students12:1Rate it →
Weberwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
247 students15:1Rate it →
Kanawha City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
C
242 students13:1Rate it →
Andrews Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tornado
B−
233 students12:1Rate it →
Chamberlain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B−
225 students16:1Rate it →
Ruthlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
225 students13:1Rate it →
Montrose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
224 students15:1Rate it →
Anne Bailey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C
221 students10:1Rate it →
Sissonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sissonville
C
216 students14:1Rate it →
Richmond Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
C
213 students11:1Rate it →
Chesapeake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesapeake
C−
205 students11:1Rate it →
Shoals Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B+
191 students14:1Rate it →
Kenna Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
180 students16:1Rate it →
Malden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
160 students11:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Grove
C
159 students15:1Rate it →
Midland Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Diamond
B
158 students12:1Rate it →
Alum Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
B−
151 students14:1Rate it →
Pratt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pratt
C−
148 students11:1Rate it →
Sharon Dawes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Miami
D−
148 students12:1Rate it →
Mary Ingles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tad
A−
143 students15:1Rate it →
Sissonville Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Charleston
B+
521 students17:1Rate it →
John Adams Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charleston
A
740 students18:1Rate it →
Elkview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkview
B−
621 students17:1Rate it →
Andrew Jackson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charleston
B−
488 students16:1Rate it →
Hayes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Albans
B−
464 students17:1Rate it →
Du Pont Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belle
C
440 students15:1Rate it →
Horace Mann Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charleston
B+
385 students15:1Rate it →
West Side Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charleston
D−
374 students12:1Rate it →
South Charleston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · South Charleston
C
354 students18:1Rate it →
Dunbar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dunbar
C
325 students12:1Rate it →
McKinley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Albans
C+
255 students13:1Rate it →
East Bank Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · East Bank
C−
227 students13:1Rate it →
George Washington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
A+
1,145 students22:1Rate it →
Riverside High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle
B−
1,057 students19:1Rate it →
Capital High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
B
1,051 students17:1Rate it →
Saint Albans High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Albans
A−
882 students19:1Rate it →
South Charleston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · South Charleston
B−
874 students19:1Rate it →
Nitro High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Nitro
B+
818 students20:1Rate it →
Herbert Hoover High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkview
A
782 students20:1Rate it →
Sissonville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
C
564 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about West Dunbar’s schools

Are West Dunbar’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Dunbar. Kanawha County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Dunbar. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 29 of its 57 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Dunbar in?

Kanawha County School District.

Where do West Dunbar kids go to high school?

One of eight high schools, depending on your address: George Washington High School, Riverside High School, Capital High School, Saint Albans High School, South Charleston High School, Nitro High School, Herbert Hoover High School and Sissonville High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.