Beckley Elementary

Summary:

Beckley Elementary is a public elementary school serving around 320 students in grades PK-5 in Beckley, West Virginia, which is part of the Raleigh County Schools district. While the district is ranked 12th out of 55 in the state and has a 4-star rating, Beckley Elementary has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of West Virginia elementary schools.

Beckley Elementary's academic performance is significantly below the Raleigh County and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 19.9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 39.6% in Raleigh County and 39.1% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in Science, with only 5.7% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 31.9% in Raleigh County and 32.3% statewide. This low performance extends across all student subgroups, including African American students and students with disabilities, with Beckley Elementary ranking 10th out of 13 West Virginia elementary schools for African American students and 155th out of 183 for students with disabilities.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Raleigh County district, such as Ridgeview Elementary, Bradley Elementary, and Daniels Elementary, generally outperform Beckley Elementary on state assessments and have higher overall rankings. Schools like Crescent Elementary and Stanaford Elementary are even stronger, placing them in the top 10-15% of West Virginia elementary schools. Despite Beckley Elementary's relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 399 Grey Flats Rd
       Beckley, WV  25801-5878


(304) 256-4620

District: Raleigh County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
330th of 368 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,672 Help


Students who attend Beckley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Beckley-Stratton Middle School
High:    Woodrow Wilson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  320

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.8%
African American:
30.6%
Two or more races:
19.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.5% Help


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Compare Details Beckley Elementary ranks worse than 89.7% of elementary schools in West Virginia. It also ranks 16th 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 19.76. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Beckley Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (48.8%), African American (30.6%), two or more races (19.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beckley Elementary is 13.9. 9 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 Beckley Elementary is $12,672, which is the 6th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Raleigh County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beckley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Beckley Elementary 330th of 368 West Virginia public elementary schools. (See Beckley 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 Beckley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 22.69 375th 420 10.7%
2010 18.86 404th 427 5.4%
2011 23.49 379th 426 11.0%
2012 37.81 288th 426 32.4%
2013 53.03 173rd 428 59.6%
2014 34.90 315th 422 25.4%
2015 37.84 281st 408 31.1%
2016 20.69 358th 402 10.9%
2017 41.44 250th 399 37.3%
2018 21.61 353rd 392 9.9%
2019 16.04 358th 383 6.5%
2021 17.36 351st 380 7.6%
2022 12.39 365th 375 2.7%
2023 8.10 365th 368 0.8%
2024 19.76 330th 368 10.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 57.66 71st 218 67.4%
2018 39.65 17th 27 37.0%
2019 60.51 5th 14 64.3%
2021 43.03 8th 13 38.5%
2022 39.80 9th 15 40.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 81.50 8th 98 91.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.07 255th 377 32.4%
2018 29.68 210th 258 18.6%
2019 37.37 115th 185 37.8%
2023 20.09 171st 180 5.0%
2024 25.23 155th 183 15.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 46.15 206th 382 46.1%
2018 31.90 289th 368 21.5%
2021 28.17 283rd 335 15.5%
2022 22.14 316th 347 8.9%
2023 14.84 323rd 333 3.0%
2024 26.65 288th 336 14.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.82 274th 381 28.1%
2018 22.37 328th 366 10.4%
2019 14.29 327th 339 3.5%
2021 19.11 301st 322 6.5%
2022 14.47 315th 325 3.1%
2023 9.27 312th 317 1.6%
2024 13.96 300th 316 5.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 17.27 142nd 146 2.7%
2022 24.87 140th 154 9.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 46.97 201st 382 47.4%
2018 27.29 310th 364 14.8%
2019 22.21 298th 338 11.8%
2021 19.37 308th 333 7.5%
2022 14.49 315th 330 4.5%
2023 13.02 312th 322 3.1%
2024 24.94 275th 325 15.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 42.42 103rd 187 44.9%
2018 41.64 24th 31 22.6%
2019 50.74 5th 15 66.7%
2021 34.35 11th 14 21.4%
2022 44.28 8th 16 50.0%
2023 28.92 12th 14 14.3%
2024 42.65 10th 13 23.1%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 63.68 37th 156 76.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 46.01 5th 11 54.5%
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Rank History for White students at Beckley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.84 153rd 382 59.9%
2018 25.54 325th 374 13.1%
2019 14.83 356th 373 4.6%
2021 27.46 304th 376 19.1%
2022 15.55 349th 373 6.4%
2023 11.13 357th 366 2.5%
2024 18.53 331st 367 9.8%
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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.

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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Beckley Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 117 221 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 344
2006 139 182 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 329
2007 147 190 2 7 1 n/a n/a 0 347
2008 167 187 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 360
2009 206 201 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 415
2010 196 185 2 1 2 0 16 0 402
2011 201 173 5 9 1 0 29 0 418
2012 211 135 7 12 1 0 45 0 411
2013 216 111 4 15 0 0 52 0 398
2014 223 107 2 21 0 0 57 0 410
2015 186 129 0 18 0 0 58 0 391
2016 196 140 2 17 1 0 72 0 428
2017 184 126 4 26 1 0 92 0 433
2018 202 157 3 14 0 0 83 0 459
2019 179 127 2 13 0 0 81 0 402
2020 148 122 2 9 0 0 74 0 355
2021 148 98 2 5 0 0 70 0 323
2022 143 93 1 9 0 0 67 0 313
2023 156 98 1 4 0 0 61 0 320

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 Beckley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 344 25.5 13.5 81.1
2006 329 21.0 15.7 82.4
2007 347 22.0 15.8 80.4
2008 360 24.0 15.0 76.1
2009 415 23.0 18.0 78.3
2010 402 24.0 16.7 79.6
2011 418 24.0 17.3 78.7
2012 411 29.0 14.1 78.8
2013 398 31.0 12.8 78.9
2014 410 32.0 12.8 n/a
2015 391 31.0 12.6 69.1
2016 428 32.0 13.3 77.8
2017 433 30.0 14.4 78.5
2018 459 29.0 15.8 78.9
2019 402 28.0 14.3 81.1
2020 355 28.0 12.6 91.8
2021 323 27.0 11.9 80.5
2022 313 24.0 13.0 n/a
2023 320 23.0 13.9 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 Beckley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 344 25.5 13.5 81.1
2006 329 21.0 15.7 82.4
2007 347 22.0 15.8 80.4
2008 360 24.0 15.0 76.1
2009 415 23.0 18.0 78.3
2010 402 24.0 16.7 79.6
2011 418 24.0 17.3 78.7
2012 411 29.0 14.1 78.8
2013 398 31.0 12.8 78.9
2014 410 32.0 12.8 n/a
2015 391 31.0 12.6 69.1
2016 428 32.0 13.3 77.8
2017 433 30.0 14.4 78.5
2018 459 29.0 15.8 78.9
2019 402 28.0 14.3 81.1
2020 355 28.0 12.6 91.8
2021 323 27.0 11.9 80.5
2022 313 24.0 13.0 n/a
2023 320 23.0 13.9 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 Beckley Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,373 (18.7%) $10,299 (81.3%) $12,672

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Beckley Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 358th of 383 Elementary schoolsRanks 365th of 368 Elementary schools
 5.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Beckley Elementary)31.626.3
 5.3%
   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 (Beckley Elementary)38.610.5
 28.1%
   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 (Beckley Elementary)26.419.1
 7.3%
   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 (Beckley Elementary)37.728.6
 9.1%
   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 (Beckley Elementary)20.811.8
 9%
   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 (Beckley Elementary)27.122
 5.1%
   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 (Beckley Elementary)18.813.7
 5.1%
   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 Students402320
 20.4%
African American12798
 22.8%
American Indian00
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic134
 69.2%
Pacific Islander00
White179156
 12.8%
Two or More Races8161
 24.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Beckley Elementary

Students at Beckley Elementary are 49% White, 31% African American, 19% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 320 students attended Beckley Elementary.

Beckley Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.3% of West Virginia elementary schools.

Students who attend Beckley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beckley-Stratton Middle School
High : Woodrow Wilson High School


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