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Road Branch Elementary & Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School is a small, rural PK-8 school in Cyclone, WV, serving 131 students within the Wyoming County Schools district, and it offers one of the most personalized learning environments in the region with a remarkable 8.7:1 student-to-teacher ratio.

The most encouraging news for parents is the school's exceptional middle school performance. In 6th grade, math proficiency reaches 46.7%—a full 16 points above the district average—and 8th grade ELA scores (52.9%) beat the state average by 9 points. This creates a distinctive pattern: while early elementary grades struggle (3rd grade math sits at just 16.7% vs. 54.4% statewide), students show dramatic academic growth by middle school. This suggests that the small class sizes and dedicated middle school staff are effectively helping students catch up. The school's overall state ranking has been volatile, currently sitting at 279th out of 355 schools (21st percentile) with a 1-star rating, though this represents an improvement from last year's 15th percentile showing.

Parents considering Road Branch should know that nearby Glen Fork Elementary & Middle School, just 8.9 miles away, achieves significantly higher outcomes across all subjects (48.2% vs. 35.9% in math) despite serving a similar student population. However, Road Branch's low student-teacher ratio is the best in the area—compared to 14.8:1 at Huff Cons Elementary & Middle School and 13.4:1 at Baileysville Elementary & Middle School—and the school's performance with low-income students has shown it can achieve exceptional results (81st percentile in 2021-2022). The key question for families is whether the school's clear middle school strengths and resource advantages can be extended to the early elementary grades, where the greatest challenges remain.

131

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,683

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1165 Huff Creek Rd
Cyclone, WV 24827-9407

(304) 682-5916

District: Wyoming County Schools

Students who attend Road Branch Elementary & Middle School usually attend:

High:

Westside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.2%

African American:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

West Virginia avg39%

Elementary school

279^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

63^rd of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Wyoming County Schools

35^th of 54Wyoming County Schools among West Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	279 of 355	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	303 of 355	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	278 of 368	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	208 of 368	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	205 of 375	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	281 of 380	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	347 of 383	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	368 of 392	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	339 of 399	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	287 of 402	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.9	316 of 408	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	388 of 422	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	382 of 428	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	391 of 426	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	416 of 426	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	371 of 427	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.7	288 of 420	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	238 of 300	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	186 of 325	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	286 of 322	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	305 of 366	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.6	291 of 381	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	289 of 328	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.6	65 of 347	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	20.5	348 of 368	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	322 of 382	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2021	45.2	181 of 333	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	293 of 338	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	350 of 364	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	333 of 382	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	21.2	364 of 377	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	285 of 352	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	295 of 353	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	284 of 367	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	212 of 366	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	211 of 373	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	273 of 376	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	350 of 373	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	361 of 374	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	322 of 382	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	63 of 161	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	62 of 168	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	78 of 169	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	90 of 168	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	100 of 169	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	57 of 171	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.1	141 of 171	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	62 of 170	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.5	44 of 176	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	57.9	59 of 172	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.6	100 of 173	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.5	141 of 172	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	145 of 174	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.0	163 of 172	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	155 of 171	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	124 of 171	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	69.1	34 of 171	80.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	73.0	13 of 124	89.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	146 of 164	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	96 of 162	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	63 of 166	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.0	44 of 174	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	99 of 165	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.2	39 of 165	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	68.8	29 of 176	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	41.3	98 of 165	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	86 of 164	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.3	51 of 176	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	35.1	133 of 174	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	68 of 161	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	65 of 168	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	87 of 169	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	92 of 168	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	102 of 168	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	59 of 170	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.5	139 of 168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.1	70 of 167	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.6	50 of 176	71.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2021)46th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2017)3rd percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

African American (2017)90th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)41st percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2017)24th percentile-51 vs school

Female (2022)11th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-9 vs state

Mathematics36%-4 vs state

Science22%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)							WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)							WV Assessment Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Road Branch Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1165 Huff Creek Rd	Cyclone	24827	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-5916	131	15	8.7	50.0%	126 (96.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	29.4	279^th of 355 public elementary schools	21.4%		25	303^rd of 355 public elementary schools	14.6%	24	16.7		37.2	46.7	33.3	29.4	35.9	25.0		18.6	53.3	40.0	52.9	38.5	18.6	23.5	21.7	$14,683	$2,009	$12,674
Berlin McKinney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Cook Pkwy	Oceana	24870	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-6481	372	28	13.3	55.4%	353 (94.9%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	18	327^th of 355 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.2	341^st of 355 public elementary schools	3.9%	14	51.1	17.0					34.0	29.8	31.9					30.9				$10,636	$2,274	$8,362
Glen Fork Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Glen Fork Hollow Road	Glen Fork	25845	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-6423	159	14	11.4	44.8%	154 (96.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	37.2	239^th of 355 public elementary schools	32.7%		48.1	180^th of 355 public elementary schools	49.3%	59	57.1	38.9	38.5		56.3	57.1	48.2	57.1	44.4	30.8		81.3	71.4	59.0	23.1	57.1	40.7	$11,862	$2,025	$9,837
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2367 Buffalo Creek Road	Accoville	25606	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 583-9132	190	15	12.6	72.8%	184 (96.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	58.2	133^rd of 355 public elementary schools	62.5%		78.7	54^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.8%	79	41.9	52.2					46.3	48.4	73.9					59.3				$11,913	$1,901	$10,012
Man Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Pioneer Path	Mallory	25634	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 583-8316	233	17	13.7	64.4%	225 (96.6%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	23.8	302^nd of 355 public elementary schools	14.9%		36	243^rd of 355 public elementary schools	31.5%	59	39.0	44.7					42.1	24.4	42.6					34.1				$9,960	$939	$9,021
Baileysville Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11618 R. D. Bailey Highway	Brenton	24818	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 732-6399	267	20	13.4	58.0%	262 (98.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.7	234^th of 355 public elementary schools	34.1%		31.1	269^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.2%	35	14.7	34.8	38.9	23.1	25.0	23.3	25.2	20.6	56.5	66.7	50.0	58.3	33.3	44.5	33.3	16.7	22.9	$10,789	$2,145	$8,644
South Man Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 E McDonald Ave	Man	25635	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 583-7522	90	10	9.0	64.0%	83 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	89.7	23^rd of 355 public elementary schools	93.5%		73.5	65^th of 355 public elementary schools	81.7%	42	64.3	81.8					72.0	71.4	72.7					72.0				$17,485	$1,923	$15,562
Marsh Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5960 Coal River Rd	Rock Creek	25174	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 854-1951	152	11	13.8	66.3%	148 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	32.2	268^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.5%		34.4	250^th of 355 public elementary schools	29.6%	18	55.0	32.0	40.9				41.8	45.0	24.0	45.5				37.3	27.3			$13,724	$1,611	$12,113
Huff Cons Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	374 Lizard Creek Road	Hanover	24839	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 664-2100	235	16	14.8	56.8%	234 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27	287^th of 355 public elementary schools	19.2%		14.5	337^th of 355 public elementary schools	5.1%	50	56.5	39.1	17.4	21.7	45.5	54.2	39.1	39.1	26.1	39.1	39.1	54.6	54.2	42.0	34.8	20.8	27.7	$11,677	$1,962	$9,714
Pineville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	541 River Road	Pineville	24874	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 732-7966	296	22	13.2	48.8%	290 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	58.7	128^th of 355 public elementary schools	63.9%		68.2	89^th of 355 public elementary schools	74.9%	39	46.8	58.5					52.3	46.8	61.0					53.4				$13,215	$2,032	$11,183

Frequently Asked Questions about Road Branch Elementary & Middle School

What district is Road Branch Elementary & Middle School in?

Wyoming County Schools

Is Road Branch Elementary & Middle School a good school?

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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

Students at Road Branch Elementary & Middle School are 96% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Road Branch Elementary & Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 131 students attended Road Branch Elementary & Middle School.

What schools do graduates of Road Branch Elementary & Middle School attend?

Students who attend Road Branch Elementary & Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Westside High School

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