Randolph County Alternative Center
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Elkins, West Virginia
Randolph County Alternative Center in Elkins, West Virginia enrolled 11 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the West Virginia median of 11.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 41.3% and 34.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
9 students in 2022-23, 25 students in 2023-24, 11 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 9 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 2024-25 | 11 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 West Virginia schools of this kind
Among the 11 West Virginia schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.0; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Randolph County Alternative Center enrolled 18 students and reported no counselor; it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
90.9% of students were White, 9.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White90.9%
- Black9.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Randolph County Alternative Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within West Virginia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 35% | 41.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | 25% (2021-22) | 34.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Randolph County Alternative Center
- Harman Elementary/High SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 18 miles away: 103 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Pickens Elementary/High SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 27 miles away: 29 students, 6.4 per teacher (2024-25).27 mi
- Compare Randolph County Alternative Center with Harman Elementary/High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Randolph County School District spends per student$12,936 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,936
- The largest public schools in West VirginiaRandolph County Alternative Center is the number 16 by size of 18 West Virginia schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#16 of 18
- West Virginia schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 11.0 for schools of this kind.11.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Randolph County Alternative Center
How many students attend Randolph County Alternative Center?
11 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 9 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Elkins, WV.What is the student-teacher ratio at Randolph County Alternative Center?
11.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the West Virginia median for schools of this kind is 11.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Randolph County Alternative Center a Title I school?
Randolph County Alternative Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Randolph County Alternative Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Randolph County Alternative Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. West Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Randolph County Alternative Center in?
Randolph County School District, NCES district ID 5401260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540126001017 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.