Coal City Elementary

Summary:

Coal City Elementary is a public elementary school in Coal City, West Virginia, serving 374 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Raleigh County Schools district, which is ranked 12th out of 55 districts in the state.

While Coal City Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (93.58%) compared to nearby schools, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools, with a low SchoolDigger rating between 0 and 2 stars out of 5. Its academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the West Virginia Assessment, is generally lower than the Raleigh County Schools district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Coal City Elementary's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 55.8%, compared to 56.7% for the Raleigh County Schools district and 53.2% for the state. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students performing particularly poorly.

When compared to nearby schools in the Raleigh County Schools district, such as Ghent Elementary, Maxwell Hill Elementary, and Crescent Elementary, which have consistently outperformed Coal City Elementary on the West Virginia Assessment, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. Additionally, Coal City Elementary's performance has declined over the past several years, suggesting that the school may be facing significant challenges in effectively educating its students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, as indicated by the high percentage (72.97%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 900 Independence Rd
       Coal City, WV  25823


(304) 683-5001

District: Raleigh County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
256th of 368 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,353 Help


Students who attend Coal City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Independence Middle School
High:    Independence High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  374

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.6%
Two or more races:
4.5%
African American:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Coal City Elementary ranks worse than 69.6% of elementary schools in West Virginia. It also ranks 12th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Raleigh County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.23. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (93.6%), two or more races (4.5%), African American (1.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Coal City Elementary is 13.8. 8 elementary schools in the Raleigh County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Coal City Elementary is $12,353, which is the 8th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Raleigh County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Coal City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Coal City Elementary 256th of 368 West Virginia public elementary schools. (See Coal City Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Raleigh County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Raleigh County Schools 12th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Coal City Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 38.31 299th 420 28.8%
2010 33.79 321st 427 24.8%
2011 38.25 287th 426 32.6%
2012 28.16 361st 426 15.3%
2013 27.92 359th 428 16.1%
2014 17.29 392nd 422 7.1%
2015 29.63 333rd 408 18.4%
2016 46.78 227th 402 43.5%
2017 42.66 244th 399 38.8%
2018 44.59 222nd 392 43.4%
2019 43.90 207th 383 46.0%
2021 28.54 298th 380 21.6%
2022 45.86 197th 375 47.5%
2023 26.90 299th 368 18.8%
2024 35.23 256th 368 30.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 16.19 206th 218 5.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 30.72 309th 377 18.0%
2018 53.30 100th 258 61.2%
2019 37.34 117th 185 36.8%
2023 41.91 110th 180 38.9%
2024 35.28 128th 183 30.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 47.99 199th 382 47.9%
2018 57.97 129th 368 64.9%
2021 51.33 144th 335 57.0%
2022 53.14 142nd 347 59.1%
2023 35.65 233rd 333 30.0%
2024 41.82 205th 336 39.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 65.62 100th 381 73.8%
2018 52.20 165th 366 54.9%
2019 53.77 146th 339 56.9%
2021 36.04 222nd 322 31.1%
2022 48.51 156th 325 52.0%
2023 18.13 287th 317 9.5%
2024 25.33 272nd 316 13.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.41 61st 146 58.2%
2022 59.16 39th 154 74.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 27.45 324th 382 15.2%
2018 36.69 255th 364 29.9%
2019 39.00 218th 338 35.5%
2021 22.61 292nd 333 12.3%
2022 43.30 178th 330 46.1%
2023 42.39 183rd 322 43.2%
2024 45.65 180th 325 44.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 20.35 156th 187 16.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 16.01 154th 156 1.3%
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Rank History for White students at Coal City Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 48.24 202nd 382 47.1%
2018 47.56 193rd 374 48.4%
2019 44.52 203rd 373 45.6%
2021 27.35 306th 376 18.6%
2022 43.85 206th 373 44.8%
2023 29.77 287th 366 21.6%
2024 34.92 261st 367 28.9%
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Data source: test scores: West Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Coal City Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Coal City Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 352 352
1990 464 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1991 434 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 440
1992 386 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1993 357 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 367
1994 340 13 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1995 328 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 336
1996 328 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 336
1997 345 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1998 343 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1999 355 10 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2000 331 8 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2001 350 13 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 365
2002 381 9 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 394
2003 381 9 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 394
2004 366 2 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 375
2005 332 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2006 322 0 0 2 3 n/a n/a 0 327
2007 288 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 291
2008 329 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2009 306 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 309
2010 318 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 321
2011 306 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 313
2012 297 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 305
2013 275 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 284
2014 277 2 0 7 0 0 3 0 289
2015 256 4 0 4 0 0 7 0 271
2016 251 3 0 4 0 0 9 0 267
2017 252 5 0 6 0 0 6 0 269
2018 252 3 0 6 0 0 7 0 268
2019 382 7 0 7 0 0 14 0 410
2020 353 7 0 5 0 0 16 0 381
2021 317 3 0 4 0 0 9 0 333
2022 328 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 341
2023 350 4 0 2 1 0 17 0 374

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Coal City Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 352 19.0 18.5 n/a
1990 475 23.5 20.2 55.8
1991 440 24.0 18.3 50.7
1992 396 20.0 19.8 56.6
1993 367 19.0 19.3 62.9
1994 354 19.5 18.2 63.3
1995 336 20.0 16.8 56.3
1996 336 20.0 16.8 56.3
1997 354 21.0 16.9 67.5
1998 354 19.0 18.6 68.9
1999 368 22.0 16.7 77.4
2000 343 22.0 15.6 86
2001 365 23.0 15.9 77.3
2002 394 24.0 16.4 61.9
2003 394 24.0 16.4 61.9
2004 375 23.0 16.3 76.5
2005 337 21.0 16.0 71.8
2006 327 20.4 16.0 75.8
2007 291 19.5 14.9 71.5
2008 335 19.0 17.6 71.3
2009 309 18.0 17.2 64.7
2010 321 18.0 17.8 71.3
2011 313 20.2 15.4 67.1
2012 305 22.0 13.8 65.9
2013 284 22.0 12.9 66.9
2014 289 21.5 13.4 n/a
2015 271 22.0 12.3 57.2
2016 267 22.0 12.1 62.2
2017 269 21.5 12.5 69.5
2018 268 21.5 12.4 66.8
2019 410 31.0 13.2 74.4
2020 381 31.0 12.2 80.1
2021 333 27.0 12.3 73
2022 341 26.0 13.1 n/a
2023 374 27.0 13.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Coal City Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 352 19.0 18.5 n/a
1990 475 23.5 20.2 55.8
1991 440 24.0 18.3 50.7
1992 396 20.0 19.8 56.6
1993 367 19.0 19.3 62.9
1994 354 19.5 18.2 63.3
1995 336 20.0 16.8 56.3
1996 336 20.0 16.8 56.3
1997 354 21.0 16.9 67.5
1998 354 19.0 18.6 68.9
1999 368 22.0 16.7 77.4
2000 343 22.0 15.6 86
2001 365 23.0 15.9 77.3
2002 394 24.0 16.4 61.9
2003 394 24.0 16.4 61.9
2004 375 23.0 16.3 76.5
2005 337 21.0 16.0 71.8
2006 327 20.4 16.0 75.8
2007 291 19.5 14.9 71.5
2008 335 19.0 17.6 71.3
2009 309 18.0 17.2 64.7
2010 321 18.0 17.8 71.3
2011 313 20.2 15.4 67.1
2012 305 22.0 13.8 65.9
2013 284 22.0 12.9 66.9
2014 289 21.5 13.4 n/a
2015 271 22.0 12.3 57.2
2016 267 22.0 12.1 62.2
2017 269 21.5 12.5 69.5
2018 268 21.5 12.4 66.8
2019 410 31.0 13.2 74.4
2020 381 31.0 12.2 80.1
2021 333 27.0 12.3 73
2022 341 26.0 13.1 n/a
2023 374 27.0 13.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Coal City Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,354 (19.1%) $9,998 (80.9%) $12,353

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Coal City Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 207th of 383 Elementary schoolsRanks 299th of 368 Elementary schools
 27.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Coal City Elementary)44.346.9
 2.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools)4956.5
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)50.951.6
 0.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Coal City Elementary)35.731.3
 4.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools)4445.3
 1.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)4439.9
 4.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Coal City Elementary)39.137
 2.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools)39.144.5
 5.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)47.345.7
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Coal City Elementary)34.423.9
 10.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools)47.345.4
 1.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)48.844.2
 4.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Coal City Elementary)41.735.9
 5.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools)42.545.1
 2.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)4038.1
 1.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Coal City Elementary)6033.3
 26.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools)50.749.1
 1.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)47.244.3
 2.9%
5th Grade Science (Coal City Elementary)41.715.4
 26.3%
   5th Grade Science (Raleigh County Schools)35.435.3
 0.1%
   5th Grade Science (West Virginia)35.430.8
 4.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students410374
 8.8%
African American74
 42.9%
American Indian01
Asian00
Hispanic72
 71.4%
Pacific Islander00
White382350
 8.4%
Two or More Races1417
 21.4%


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Coal City Elementary ranks 256th of 368 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Coal City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Independence Middle School
High : Independence High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 374 students attended Coal City Elementary.

Students at Coal City Elementary are 94% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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