The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in Science. The lowest is 36% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Brookview Elementary
Brookview Elementary sits along West Virginia Route 3 in Foster, a small unincorporated community in Boone County. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of Boone County Schools. Foster itself is a dispersed rural place with no traditional downtown, limited walkability, and a landscape shaped by the coal industry's rise and long decline. Publicly reported sources describe the community as stable but small, with civic life centered on a few institutional parcels along the Daniel Boone Parkway rather than a concentrated commercial center. The Boone Career and Technical Center, which offers vocational programs for older students and adults, sits nearby, as does a county Department of Human Services office. The nearest city of any size is Madison, a few miles to the southwest, and Charleston is roughly a half-hour drive beyond that.
The student body is small for a school covering seven grade levels, and it is overwhelmingly white. The data shows almost no racial or ethnic diversity, with only a handful of students identifying as Asian, Black, or Hispanic. Information on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was not available, so the economic profile of the student population cannot be characterized from what the school reports. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was also missing. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these supports to understand what services are in place and how they are delivered.
On state assessments, Brookview's results tell a mixed story. In math, proficiency rises steadily from third grade through fifth grade, with the youngest tested grade showing the lowest share of students meeting proficiency and the oldest tested grade showing a somewhat higher share. The pattern is similar in English language arts, where fifth-grade proficiency is the strongest of the three tested grades and reaches a level where roughly half of students demonstrated proficiency. Science is tested only in fifth grade at this school, and the proficiency rate there falls in the middle range of what the school posts across subjects. Participation rates were high across the board, with nearly all students taking the assessments. No trend data across multiple years was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability. A parent considering this school may want to look into how the school supports students who are not yet reaching proficiency, particularly in the earlier grades where the numbers are lowest.
Because Brookview serves only through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate, no high school course access data, and no middle-grade assessment results to report. Those gaps reflect the grade range, not a missing obligation. The school does not have a reported Title I status in the data provided, and information on magnet or charter designation confirms it is a regular public school with no special affiliation. Data on discipline, course access, staffing ratios, and attendance was not available in the payload, so those dimensions of school climate cannot be assessed here.
Housing in the Foster area is inexpensive relative to both state and national benchmarks. The typical home value sits well below the West Virginia median and far below the national figure, which makes ownership relatively accessible for families with moderate incomes. The housing market shows only modest year-over-year price movement, consistent with the broader picture of a community in stabilization rather than growth. Rental data was not available. The local economy remains challenging, with Boone County's unemployment rate above national levels, reflecting the lasting impact of coal's decline. Workforce retraining through the nearby career and technical center represents one of the area's main adaptation strategies.
Brookview Elementary fits families looking for a small, rural elementary school where classes are not crowded and the campus is close to home. The academic results are uneven, with stronger outcomes in the upper elementary grades and weaker ones in third grade, but the upward trajectory across grades is a genuinely encouraging sign. What the data cannot tell a parent is what the classroom experience feels like day to day, how the school intervenes when students fall behind, or what enrichment opportunities exist beyond the tested subjects. Those are the conversations worth having with the principal and teachers before making a decision.
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