Pickens Elementary/High School

Randolph County Schools
One Panther Place
Pickens, WV 26230
29 Students
Other Pre-K - 12th
School Overview
Pickens Elementary/High School, located at One Panther Place in Pickens, West Virginia, is a small, rural public school serving students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. As a central fixture of the remote community of Pickens, the school operates as a close-knit educational environment where the elementary and secondary levels share resources and space. Due to the school’s isolated geographic location, it plays a vital role in local civic life, functioning not only as an academic institution but as a primary hub for community connection and extracurricular activities.

The school is part of the Randolph County School District and is characterized by a "small-school" atmosphere, which typically allows for individualized attention and strong student-teacher relationships. Given the size of the community, the school emphasizes a unified Panther spirit, often integrating programs across grade levels. Despite its limited size, Pickens Elementary/High School remains committed to providing a foundational education that prepares its students for both local opportunities and future transitions into higher education or the workforce.
29
Total Students
4.5
Full-Time Teachers
6.4
Student/Teacher Ratio
N/A
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    29 (100.0%)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Other
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status: No
District: Randolph County Schools
Phone: (304)924-5525
Website: http://pickens.rand.k12.wv.us/
Grade Range: Pre-K - 12th
Total Students: 29
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 4.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 6.4
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
Kindergarten 1
Grade 1 2
Grade 2 2
Grade 3 3
Grade 4 4
Grade 5 3
Grade 6 5
Grade 8 2
Grade 9 1
Grade 10 6
Gender Ratio