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Kanawha County Schools Schools
Kanawha County Schools is a public school district in West Virginia, based in Kanawha County (Charleston). SchoolGrade grades 64 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Kanawha County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Kanawha County Schools
62 of 64 schools in Kanawha County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 4C: 27D: 26F: 2
Best schools in Kanawha County Schools
Statewide rankings: all 111 high schools in West Virginia · all 108 middle schools in West Virginia · all 366 elementary schools in West Virginia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Kenna Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Holz Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- George Washington High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ John Adams Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B Weberwood Elementary School So (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Overbrook Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Herbert Hoover High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Saint Albans High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Cross Lanes Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Horace Mann Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Kanawha County Schools
High schools (8)
- C Capital High School, Charleston
- A- George Washington High School, Charleston
- B- Herbert Hoover High School, Elkview
- C Nitro High School, Nitro
- C- Riverside High School, Belle
- C+ Saint Albans High School, St Albans
- D+ Sissonville High School, Charleston
- C South Charleston High School, South Charleston
Middle and junior high schools (13)
- C- Andrew Jackson Middle School, Charleston
- D Du Pont Middle School, Belle
- D Dunbar Intermediate Center, Dunbar
- D+ Dunbar Middle School, Dunbar
- D East Bank Middle School, East Bank
- C Elkview Middle School, Elkview
- C- Hayes Middle School, St Albans
- C+ Horace Mann Middle School, Charleston
- B+ John Adams Middle School, Charleston
- D Mckinley Middle School, St Albans
- C Sissonville Middle School, Charleston
- D+ South Charleston Middle School, South Charleston
- F West Side Middle School, Charleston
Elementary and primary schools (40)
- C- Alban Elementary School, St Albans
- D+ Alum Creek Elementary School, So Charleston
- C- Andrews Heights Elementary School, Tornado
- D Anne Bailey Elementary School, St Albans
- D+ Belle Elementary School, Belle
- D- Bridgeview Elementary School, South Charleston
- D+ Cedar Grove Elementary School, Cedar Grove
- D+ Central Elementary School, St Albans
- C- Chamberlain Elementary School, Charleston
- D Chesapeake Elementary School, Chesapeake
- C- Clendenin Elementary School, Elkview
- C+ Cross Lanes Elementary School, Charleston
- Dunbar Primary Center, Dunbar
- C- Edgewood Elementary, Charleston
- C Elk Elementary Center, Charleston
- C- Flinn Elementary School, Charleston
- D George C Weimer Elementary School, St Albans
- D- Grandview Elementary School, Charleston
- A Holz Elementary School, Charleston
- D+ Kanawha City Elementary School, Charleston
- A Kenna Elementary School, Charleston
- D Lakewood Elementary School, St Albans
- D- Malden Elementary School, Charleston
- D- Marmet Elementary School, Marmet
- F Mary C Snow West Side Elementary, Charleston
- C Mary Ingles Elementary School, Charleston
- C Midland Trail Elementary School, Diamond
- C+ Montrose Elementary School So, Charleston
- C- Nitro Elementary School, Nitro
- B Overbrook Elementary School, Charleston
- C Pinch Elementary School, Elkview
- C- Point Harmony Elementary School, Cross Lanes
- D Pratt Elementary School, Pratt
- D+ Richmond Elementary School, South Charleston
- C Ruffner Elementary School, Charleston
- C Ruthlawn Elementary School, Charleston
- D- Sharon Dawes Elementary School, Miami
- C Shoals Elementary School, Charleston
- D+ Sissonville Elementary School, Sissonville
- B Weberwood Elementary School So, Charleston
Other schools and academies (3)
- D+ Chandler Academy, Charleston
- D- Piedmont Year Round Education, Charleston
- William J Raglin Center, Dunbar
Where Kanawha County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (16)
- Charleston (28)
- St Albans (8)
- Dunbar (4)
- Elkview (4)
- South Charleston (4)
- Belle (3)
- Nitro (2)
- Cedar Grove (1)
- Chesapeake (1)
- Cross Lanes (1)
- East Bank (1)
- Marmet (1)
- Miami (1)
- Pratt (1)
- Sissonville (1)
- Tornado (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in West Virginia
- County: Kanawha County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 23,433 students with 1,796 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,592 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5400600
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Boone County Schools (12 schools, 23 mi)
- Putnam County Schools (22 schools, 24 mi)
- Clay County Schools (6 schools, 26 mi)
- Roane County Schools (5 schools, 30 mi)
- Fayette County Schools (11 schools, 31 mi)
- Lincoln County Schools (8 schools, 32 mi)
- Jackson County Schools (12 schools, 36 mi)
- Nicholas County Schools (13 schools, 39 mi)
Questions about Kanawha County Schools
How many schools are in Kanawha County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 64 public schools in Kanawha County Schools, across 16 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Kanawha County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Charleston, St Albans, Dunbar, Elkview, South Charleston and 11 more.
How good are the schools in Kanawha County Schools?
Across the 62 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.2%. 53% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Kanawha County Schools?
23,433 students were enrolled in Kanawha County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Kanawha County Schools?
Kanawha County Schools is in West Virginia, based in Kanawha County, with its district office in Charleston. Its boundary covers about 902 sq mi.