Other / mixed grade configuration · Cyclone, WV

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Road Branch Elementary & Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540165001218
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👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
74
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of West Virginia schools.

52
Resource Index · Higher
9.4:1
small classes for West Virginia
131
students enrolled

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School has class sizes smaller than 91% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Cyclone, WV 24827
District: Wyoming County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540165001218 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-21 students YoY

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School shrank from 165 students in 2022-23 to 144 in 2023-24 (-12.7%).

Teacher FTE added 14.5 → 15.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-21 students YoY 540165001218 · Cyclone, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

131 enr · 9.4:1 · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Westside High School (509 students)

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School shrank from 165 students in 2022-23 to 144 in 2023-24 (-12.7%). Teacher FTE added 14.5 → 15.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Road Branch Elementary & Middle School reports 131 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Road Branch Elementary & Middle School compares

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.4:1 ▼ 28% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 131 top 89% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.4:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
131
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.4:1
students per teacher - 28% below state mean
Top 9% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
83.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,525
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $15,158
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 131 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
19
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 22.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 96.2%
African American 2.3%
Two or More 1.5%

Largest group: White at 96.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.4, Road Branch Elementary & Middle School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Wyoming County Schools reports $14,525 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Road Branch Elementary & Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Westside High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Wyoming County East High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Berlin Mckinney Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pineville Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Baileysville Elementary & Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Road Branch Elementary & Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Wyoming County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~131 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Road Branch Elementary & Middle School

How many students attend Road Branch Elementary & Middle School?

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School has 131 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cyclone, WV. CCD year-over-year: 165 (2022-23) → 144 (2023-24), down 21.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Road Branch Elementary & Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Road Branch Elementary & Middle School is 9.4:1, which is 28% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 40% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Road Branch Elementary & Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Road Branch Elementary & Middle School is White at 96.2% of enrollment, in Cyclone, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Road Branch Elementary & Middle School?

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Wyoming County Schools?

Besides Road Branch Elementary & Middle School, Wyoming County Schools also operates Westside High School (509 students), Wyoming County East High School (449 students), and Berlin Mckinney Elementary School (372 students). See the Wyoming County Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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