The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in Math. The lowest is 10% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Anne Bailey Elementary School
Anne Bailey Elementary School sits on Winfield Road in Saint Albans, a small historic river city in Kanawha County and part of the greater Charleston metropolitan area. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and is one of several neighborhood elementary schools scattered across Saint Albans, operating within the Kanawha County Schools district. With an enrollment on the smaller side for its grade band, the school reflects the predominantly white community around it, with small shares of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students making up the rest of the population.
On state assessments, Anne Bailey shows a mixed but generally middling academic picture. In math, third graders landed near the middle of the pack, fourth graders were comparatively strong, and fifth graders came in at about half proficient. English language arts results followed a similar pattern: third grade was the softest spot, fourth and fifth grades improved modestly but still hovered near the midpoint. Science results for fifth grade were notably weak, with only a small fraction of tested students reaching proficiency. This is a result a parent may want to look into further with the school, especially since it stands out against the otherwise middling math and ELA numbers. Participation rates were high across all tested grades.
Because the school stops at fifth grade, there are no sixth, seventh, or eighth grade results to report. That gap reflects the grade band the school serves, not a missing or unreported result. There is also no graduation rate, which does not apply to an elementary school. We looked for multi-year trend data but found only a single year of results, so there is no clear direction to describe yet.
Several categories of information were missing from the available data. Free or reduced-price lunch counts were not reported, so it is difficult to characterize the economic profile of the student body from school-level sources. Special education and English learner data were also absent. No discipline, course access, staffing, or attendance figures were provided, and no civil rights data was available. Program offerings were not listed. A reader should treat these as gaps in the available record rather than as evidence one way or the other.
Saint Albans itself is a quiet river town at the confluence of the Kanawha and Coal Rivers. Its historic downtown stretches along MacCorkle Avenue, with shops, restaurants, and the Alban Arts Center providing a modest cultural anchor. The city manages seven parks and has recently established flatwater trail access along the rivers, giving residents recreational outlets for boating, kayaking, and fishing. A branch of the Kanawha County Public Library and bus service through the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority round out the civic infrastructure. That said, the city is bisected by major highways and nearby interstates, so life outside the downtown strip is largely auto-oriented. Schools here are neighborhood-based, sited in residential areas rather than clustered downtown.
The housing market around Anne Bailey is affordable by almost any standard. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit well below the state benchmark and far below the national figure, and recent trends show a modest decline rather than appreciation. For families already in the area, this means relatively low barriers to homeownership. For families considering a move, it reflects a community that has not seen strong housing demand growth, consistent with the broader population decline that Saint Albans has experienced in recent years.
We searched for recent parent-relevant changes in the Kanawha County Schools district, including referendums, curriculum shifts, school consolidations, and major board decisions, but found little meeting a lasting-impact threshold. The district brief came back empty on that front, so there is nothing concrete to report here.
What the assembled picture suggests is a small neighborhood elementary school in an affordable, quiet river town, with academic results that are steady in math and English but raise a clear question in science. Families looking for a close-knit, community-rooted elementary setting with modest class sizes may find a fit here. Those wanting stronger science outcomes or richer program data may want to ask the school directly before deciding.
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