FALL RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

136 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Fall River Elementary School, located at 13 Falcon Drive in Big Sandy, West Virginia, serves as a foundational educational institution for the local community. Situated in the rural landscape of McDowell County, the school provides primary education to students in the area, typically focusing on fostering essential academic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics while promoting social development in a small-town environment.

As a part of the McDowell County school system, the institution plays a vital role in the Big Sandy community, functioning as a hub for local families. Like many schools in the region, Fall River Elementary emphasizes a supportive learning atmosphere tailored to the needs of its students, striving to prepare them for middle school and future academic success despite the geographic and socioeconomic challenges often faced by schools in Southern West Virginia.

136

Total Students

12.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for FALL RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Demographic	Student Count
White	117
Hispanic	1
Black	3
Two or More	15

White
117 (86.0 %)
Two or More
15 (11.0 %)
Black
3 (2.2 %)
Hispanic
1 (0.7 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	MCDOWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS
Phone:	(304)656-7665
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	136
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	12.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 28

Kindergarten 23

Grade 1 13

Grade 2 11

Grade 3 21

Grade 4 16

Grade 5 24