Long Drain School

Wetzel County Schools
3538 Long Drain Rd.
Metz, WV 26585
204 Students
Elementary School Pre-K - 8th
School Overview
Long Drain School, located in Metz, West Virginia, serves as a rural educational hub within the Wetzel County School District. As a Pre-K through 8th-grade facility, the school is designed to provide a continuous learning environment for children from their early developmental years through early adolescence. The school’s location in the small community of Metz reflects a focus on personalized, community-oriented education, aiming to support the academic and social growth of students in a tight-knit, localized setting.

Academically, the school adheres to the standards set by the West Virginia Department of Education, providing a comprehensive curriculum that emphasizes core subjects like mathematics, literacy, science, and social studies. Beyond the classroom, Long Drain School strives to foster a positive school culture by engaging students in extracurricular activities and community-building initiatives. By serving a wide age range of students, the school plays a vital role in the Metz area, acting as a central point for both educational instruction and the broader civic life of the surrounding rural community.
204
Total Students
19.8
Full-Time Teachers
10.3
Student/Teacher Ratio
N/A
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    202 (99.0%)
  • Black
    2 (1.0%)
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: Wetzel County Schools
Phone: (304)775-4221
Website: http://www.edline.net/pages/Long_Drain_School
Grade Range: Pre-K - 8th
Total Students: 204
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 19.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 10.3
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 32
Kindergarten 21
Grade 1 20
Grade 2 17
Grade 3 16
Grade 4 24
Grade 5 9
Grade 6 17
Grade 7 23
Grade 8 25
Gender Ratio