West Hamlin Elementary

Summary:

West Hamlin Elementary is a public elementary school in West Hamlin, West Virginia, serving 435 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Lincoln County Schools district, which is ranked 44 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Hamlin Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of West Virginia elementary schools with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, English language arts, and science are significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, West Hamlin Elementary struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% of West Virginia elementary schools for female students, male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school's performance for homeless students is slightly better, ranking in the bottom 25% of West Virginia elementary schools.

Interestingly, West Hamlin Elementary's academic performance has been declining over the past decade, dropping from a 2-star rating in 2013-2014 to a 0-star rating in recent years. When compared to the nearby Hamlin Pk-8 school, which is also in the Lincoln County Schools district, West Hamlin Elementary significantly underperforms across various academic metrics and has a lower 0-star rating compared to Hamlin Pk-8's 1-star rating. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at West Hamlin Elementary, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 66.29% in 2020-2021, may contribute to the school's academic struggles.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 114 Dairy Rd
       West Hamlin, WV  25571-8027


(304) 824-3630

District: Lincoln County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
349th of 368 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,195 Help


Students who attend West Hamlin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Guyan Valley Middle
High:    Lincoln County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  428

Racial breakdown:

White:
97.0%
African American:
1.6%
Two or more races:
0.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.3% Help


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Compare Details West Hamlin Elementary ranks worse than 94.8% of elementary schools in West Virginia. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Lincoln County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.33. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (97%), African American (1.6%), two or more races (0.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Hamlin Elementary is 14.2, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Lincoln County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Hamlin Elementary is $11,195. 4 elementary schools in the Lincoln County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Hamlin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks West Hamlin Elementary 349th of 368 West Virginia public elementary schools. (See West Hamlin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lincoln County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln County Schools 44th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Hamlin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at West Hamlin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 20.75 382nd 420 9.0%
2010 39.70 265th 427 37.9%
2011 58.44 138th 426 67.6%
2012 61.82 122nd 426 71.4%
2013 52.10 179th 428 58.2%
2014 43.46 254th 422 39.8%
2015 34.17 306th 408 25.0%
2016 15.66 378th 402 6.0%
2017 17.75 380th 399 4.8%
2018 19.44 363rd 392 7.4%
2019 15.56 359th 383 6.3%
2021 15.43 359th 380 5.5%
2022 15.80 350th 375 6.7%
2023 16.93 337th 368 8.4%
2024 13.33 349th 368 5.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Hamlin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 48.66 156th 377 58.6%
2018 31.76 197th 258 23.6%
2019 16.98 180th 185 2.7%
2023 21.21 168th 180 6.7%
2024 22.14 168th 183 8.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Hamlin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 21.25 358th 382 6.3%
2018 24.29 335th 368 9.0%
2021 13.01 333rd 335 0.6%
2022 20.33 323rd 347 6.9%
2023 27.68 273rd 333 18.0%
2024 21.39 310th 336 7.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at West Hamlin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.29 15th 16 6.3%
2021 33.41 8th 10 20.0%
2022 28.75 5th 6 16.7%
2023 27.61 18th 21 14.3%
2024 28.61 21st 26 19.2%
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Rank History for Female students at West Hamlin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 21.49 351st 381 7.9%
2018 27.04 312th 366 14.8%
2019 25.04 293rd 339 13.6%
2021 18.33 306th 322 5.0%
2022 19.68 296th 325 8.9%
2023 26.06 263rd 317 17.0%
2024 18.47 287th 316 9.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at West Hamlin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.27 140th 146 4.1%
2022 27.65 135th 154 12.3%
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Rank History for Male students at West Hamlin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 22.33 353rd 382 7.6%
2018 17.01 345th 364 5.2%
2019 12.16 331st 338 2.1%
2021 15.30 321st 333 3.6%
2022 15.51 312th 330 5.5%
2023 11.47 314th 322 2.5%
2024 10.59 319th 325 1.8%
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Rank History for White students at West Hamlin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 17.05 361st 382 5.5%
2018 18.64 355th 374 5.1%
2019 15.37 354th 373 5.1%
2021 14.96 360th 376 4.3%
2022 14.46 356th 373 4.6%
2023 17.04 335th 366 8.5%
2024 12.99 349th 367 4.9%
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Data source: test scores: West Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for West Hamlin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 211 211
1990 217 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 218
1991 224 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 224
1992 212 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 212
1993 215 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 215
1994 219 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 219
1995 200 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 200
1996 200 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 200
1997 202 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 202
1998 203 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 203
1999 248 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2000 264 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 264
2001 599 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2002 586 1 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 588
2003 586 1 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 588
2004 568 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 568
2005 561 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2006 564 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2007 483 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 483
2008 465 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 468
2009 472 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 476
2010 488 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 489
2011 523 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 524
2012 521 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 522
2013 556 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 557
2014 558 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 559
2015 559 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 560
2016 541 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 543
2017 534 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 537
2018 513 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 516
2019 516 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 521
2020 450 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 456
2021 431 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 439
2022 434 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 445
2023 421 6 1 1 2 0 4 0 435
2024 415 7 1 0 2 0 3 0 428

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Hamlin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 211 14.0 15.0 n/a
1990 218 14.0 15.5 55.5
1991 224 14.0 16.0 54.9
1992 212 14.0 15.1 52.8
1993 215 15.0 14.3 59.5
1994 219 17.5 12.5 56.2
1995 200 15.0 13.3 67
1996 200 15.0 13.3 67
1997 202 16.0 12.6 67.8
1998 203 17.0 11.9 69
1999 248 18.0 13.8 76.6
2000 264 20.0 13.2 71.2
2001 599 46.5 12.9 78
2002 588 40.5 14.5 72.4
2003 588 40.5 14.5 72.4
2004 568 40.5 14.0 68
2005 564 39.5 14.3 69.7
2006 565 40.5 14.0 62.3
2007 483 34.5 14.0 70.4
2008 468 33.5 14.0 74.6
2009 476 33.0 14.4 70.8
2010 489 33.0 14.8 76.1
2011 524 34.9 15.0 78.1
2012 522 35.5 14.7 72
2013 557 36.0 15.4 53.1
2014 559 36.5 15.3 n/a
2015 560 37.0 15.1 55.9
2016 543 36.0 15.0 58.2
2017 537 33.0 16.2 50.3
2018 516 31.0 16.6 72.1
2019 521 32.0 16.2 64.3
2020 456 29.5 15.4 73.5
2021 439 30.0 14.6 66.3
2022 445 30.0 14.8 n/a
2023 435 31.0 14.0 n/a
2024 428 30.0 14.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Hamlin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 211 14.0 15.0 n/a
1990 218 14.0 15.5 55.5
1991 224 14.0 16.0 54.9
1992 212 14.0 15.1 52.8
1993 215 15.0 14.3 59.5
1994 219 17.5 12.5 56.2
1995 200 15.0 13.3 67
1996 200 15.0 13.3 67
1997 202 16.0 12.6 67.8
1998 203 17.0 11.9 69
1999 248 18.0 13.8 76.6
2000 264 20.0 13.2 71.2
2001 599 46.5 12.9 78
2002 588 40.5 14.5 72.4
2003 588 40.5 14.5 72.4
2004 568 40.5 14.0 68
2005 564 39.5 14.3 69.7
2006 565 40.5 14.0 62.3
2007 483 34.5 14.0 70.4
2008 468 33.5 14.0 74.6
2009 476 33.0 14.4 70.8
2010 489 33.0 14.8 76.1
2011 524 34.9 15.0 78.1
2012 522 35.5 14.7 72
2013 557 36.0 15.4 53.1
2014 559 36.5 15.3 n/a
2015 560 37.0 15.1 55.9
2016 543 36.0 15.0 58.2
2017 537 33.0 16.2 50.3
2018 516 31.0 16.6 72.1
2019 521 32.0 16.2 64.3
2020 456 29.5 15.4 73.5
2021 439 30.0 14.6 66.3
2022 445 30.0 14.8 n/a
2023 435 31.0 14.0 n/a
2024 428 30.0 14.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Hamlin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,730 (15.5%) $9,465 (84.5%) $11,195

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Hamlin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 359th of 383 Elementary schoolsRanks 337th of 368 Elementary schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Hamlin Elementary)19.430
 10.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools)40.238
 2.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)50.951.6
 0.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Hamlin Elementary)29.938
 8.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln County Schools)32.230.3
 1.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)4439.9
 4.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (West Hamlin Elementary)3030.7
 0.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools)29.432.5
 3.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)47.345.7
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Hamlin Elementary)31.424.2
 7.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln County Schools)36.929.5
 7.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)48.844.2
 4.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Hamlin Elementary)26.314.8
 11.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools)26.823.7
 3.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)4038.1
 1.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Hamlin Elementary)31.324.1
 7.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln County Schools)3828.3
 9.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)47.244.3
 2.9%
5th Grade Science (West Hamlin Elementary)27.516.7
 10.8%
   5th Grade Science (Lincoln County Schools)27.317.3
 10%
   5th Grade Science (West Virginia)35.430.8
 4.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students521435
 16.5%
African American36
 100%
American Indian02
Asian01
Hispanic01
Pacific Islander00
White516421
 18.4%
Two or More Races24
 100%


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West Hamlin Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.2% of West Virginia elementary schools.

Students at West Hamlin Elementary are 97% White, 2% African American.

Students who attend West Hamlin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Guyan Valley Middle
High : Lincoln County High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 428 students attended West Hamlin Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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