Southside K-8 (MCDOWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS SCH DIST.), West Virginia - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Southside K-8 is a Elementary in War, WV. It currently serves 293 students (grades PK-08). The school is part of the MCDOWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in MCDOWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS School District and all schools in West Virginia.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:293

Number of Teachers: 25

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.72

Location Info

Location: 13509 Rocket Boy Drive, War, WV 24892

Mailing Address: PO Box 730, War, WV 24892-0730

Phone: (304)875-2238

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	35
Grade 2	36
Grade 3	28
Grade 4	27
Grade 5	27
Grade 6	32
Grade 7	25
Grade 8	23
Kindergarten	26
Pre-Kindergarten	34

Gender/Sex of Southside K-8 Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	137	46.76
Female	156	53.24

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Southside K-8 Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.34
Black or African American	11	3.75
Two or more races	8	2.73
White	273	93.17

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	5	3.65
Two or more races	4	2.92
White	128	93.43

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.64
Black or African American	6	3.85
Two or more races	4	2.56
White	145	92.95

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	4	11.43
White	31	88.57

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	2.78
White	35	97.22

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	3.57
Two or more races	1	3.57
White	26	92.86

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	3.70
Two or more races	3	11.11
White	23	85.19

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
White	27	100.00

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	3.13
Two or more races	2	6.25
White	29	90.63

Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	2	8.00
Two or more races	1	4.00
White	22	88.00

Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	1	4.35
White	22	95.65

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	2	7.69
White	24	92.31

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
White	34	100.00