📍 2503 Goodwins Chapel Road, Princeton, Mercer County, 24739
Oakvale School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Princeton, Mercer County. The school has 181 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercer County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oakvale School enrolls 181 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.9% Two or more races and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 164 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Oakvale 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 6, state house district 27.
Oakvale School is one of 25 schools in Mercer County Schools, based in PRINCETON, West Virginia. The district serves 8,310 students district-wide and employs 626 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 181 students, Oakvale School is smaller than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant