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Welch Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1235 Stewart Street, Welch, McDowell County, 24801

220
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Welch Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Welch, McDowell County. The school has 220 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mcdowell County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Mcdowell County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Welch Elementary School enrolls 220 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
110 (50%)
Female students
110 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
19.6
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 17% Black or African American and 5.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White16776%
Black or African American3717%
Two or more races135.9%
Hispanic or Latino31.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental Virtual

Welch Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 9, state house district 26.

School district: McDowell County Schools

Welch Elementary School is one of 10 schools in McDowell County Schools, based in WELCH, West Virginia. The district serves 2,312 students district-wide and employs 197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 220 students, Welch Elementary School is close to the district average of about 231 students per school.

2,312
District students
10
Schools
197
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
33%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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