The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in English language arts. The lowest is 33% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Weberwood Elementary School
Weberwood Elementary School sits on Gordon Drive in Charleston, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Kanawha County Schools. It is a regular public school, small enough that each grade has roughly one class section, which gives the building a familiar, close-knit feel for families in this part of the city.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller groups of Black students and students identifying as two or more races, and a very small number of Asian students. No Hispanic, Native, or Pacific Islander students were reported. Information on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was not available, and data on students with individualized education programs or English learners was not reported either. These gaps make it harder to assess the full range of student needs the school is serving, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about its support services.
State testing covers grades three through five under the West Virginia General Summative Assessment. The most recent results show a clear pattern: third grade is the weakest point, fourth grade is the strongest, and fifth grade lands in between. In math, third-grade proficiency is low, fourth-grade proficiency is solid, and fifth grade sits at about half the tested students reaching proficiency. English language arts follows the same arc but with a wider swing: third-grade ELA proficiency is quite low, while fourth and fifth grades show a majority of students proficient, with fifth grade being the school's strongest result. Science is tested only in fifth grade, and about a third of students reached proficiency there. Participation was essentially full across all tested grades.
No multi-year trend data was available, so there is no way to tell from the provided data whether these numbers represent improvement, decline, or stability. The single-year snapshot suggests the school does better as students move through the upper elementary grades, but the third-grade results, particularly in reading, are a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school.
Because Weberwood ends at fifth grade, there are no middle school assessment results and no graduation rate. Those gaps reflect the grade band the school serves, not missing performance data. No magnet or charter designation applies, and Title I status was not reported.
The surrounding community is Charleston, West Virginia's capital and largest city, positioned along the Kanawha River where Interstates 64, 77, and 79 converge. State government is the dominant employer, with healthcare and a legacy chemical manufacturing sector also in the mix. The downtown core near the riverfront has the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Haddad Riverfront Park, and the state capitol complex, while the broader city is car-dependent outside that central area. The University of Charleston sits across the river from the capitol, and West Virginia State University is nearby in Institute. The city's population has been declining modestly, and development efforts through the Charleston Area Alliance and Charleston Main Streets focus on downtown and neighborhood business-district revitalization rather than large-scale housing expansion.
Housing in the school's zip code is relatively affordable. Typical home values sit below the state benchmark and well below the national figure, which may appeal to families looking to buy. Rent data was not available, so a renting family would need to look elsewhere for current market rates. The estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home is modest, and the price-to-income ratio is below the national level, suggesting that homeownership is within reach for many local households compared with much of the country.
No data was available on program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, discipline, or attendance, so those dimensions of the school experience are left out here rather than guessed. The comparison fact-set that would position Weberwood against neighboring schools was also absent, so there is no basis to say how it stacks up against other elementaries in Kanawha County. What the available data does show is a small neighborhood elementary with mixed but improving proficiency as students advance through the grades, set in an affordable capital-city neighborhood with strong cultural and civic amenities nearby.
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