The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in Math. The lowest is 50% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Kellogg Elementary School
Kellogg Elementary School sits on Piedmont Road in the Huntington area, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Wayne County Schools. The school draws from a community rooted in southwestern West Virginia's river and rail heritage. Huntington itself functions as a regional hub for transportation, healthcare, and higher education, with Marshall University anchoring one side of town and the Port of Huntington Tri-State, one of the busiest inland ports in the country, supporting logistics employment. The broader Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area stretches across parts of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, giving the region a larger economic footprint than the city alone.
The school's enrollment is modest for its grade band. Its student body is predominantly white, with small representation from Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. This composition reflects the surrounding Wayne County community more than Huntington's city core, which sits in neighboring Cabell County. Kellogg operates as a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation, so families are looking at a traditional neighborhood elementary within the Wayne County district framework.
On state assessments, Kellogg shows a clear pattern: math results are the school's strongest area. Across third, fourth, and fifth grades, math proficiency rates sit well above the halfway mark, with fourth grade posting the highest results. Every tested grade participated fully. English language arts tells a different story. Third-grade ELA proficiency sits just below the midpoint, though it climbs steadily through fourth and fifth grades, reaching a level where a majority of fifth-graders demonstrate proficiency. Fifth-grade science results land right at the midpoint. The school's average scale scores were not reported in the available data, so parents looking for a fuller picture of where students fall within and below proficiency bands may want to ask the school directly.
Only one year of assessment data is available, so there is no trend to observe. A parent wondering whether these results represent an upward trajectory, a dip, or a steady state would need to look to the school or district for additional years.
Several data points parents might expect are absent. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility was not reported, nor were individualized education program rates or English learner figures. Title I status was not specified. Without these, it is hard to gauge the economic and special-needs composition of the student body from the data alone. The school does not serve grades that produce graduation rates or secondary-level course access data, so those fields do not apply here.
The housing market around the school's zip code offers relative affordability compared with both state and national benchmarks. Home values sit below the West Virginia state average and well below the national figure, and the area has seen modest year-over-year appreciation. For families considering a move, the estimated monthly cost of ownership on a typical home in this zip code is lower than in many parts of the country, though current mortgage rates remain elevated. The broader Huntington area has experienced long-term population decline, and the city has responded with formal housing and revitalization planning documents. Whether those efforts have reached the Piedmont Road area specifically is not clear from available data.
Wayne County Schools, Kellogg's parent district, did not surface recent changes of lasting impact in the available search. Parents will not find here a record of recent program launches, facility investments, or policy shifts at the district level. Asking the district directly would fill that gap.
For a family weighing Kellogg, the academic picture is one of solid math performance, growing ELA results across the elementary grades, and science sitting at a middle point. The school serves a small, predominantly white student body in an affordable housing market within reach of a regional city with university and healthcare employment. The missing data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learners is the main gap a parent would want to close before forming a full picture.
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