PHILIPPI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

399 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 4th

School Overview

Philippi Elementary School is located at 547 Cherry Hill Road in Philippi, West Virginia. Serving the Barbour County School District, the school acts as a foundational educational hub for the local community, providing instruction for students from pre-kindergarten through the elementary grade levels.

The school is dedicated to fostering both academic growth and character development within a supportive, small-town environment. By emphasizing core subjects like literacy and mathematics alongside social-emotional learning, Philippi Elementary aims to prepare its students for the transition to middle school while maintaining strong ties to the surrounding community.

399

Total Students

28.7

Full-Time Teachers

13.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PHILIPPI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Demographic	Student Count
White	369
Hispanic	5
Black	6
Asian	1
Two or More	17
American Indian	1

White
369 (92.5 %)
Two or More
17 (4.3 %)
Black
6 (1.5 %)
Hispanic
5 (1.3 %)
Asian
1 (0.3 %)
American Indian
1 (0.3 %)

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:	BARBOUR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Phone:	(304)457-4229
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 4th
Total Students:	399
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	28.7
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.9
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 70

Kindergarten 75

Grade 1 59

Grade 2 74

Grade 3 48

Grade 4 73