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Road Branch Elementary & Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Road Branch Elementary & Middle School is a public school located in Cyclone, West Virginia, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 144 students. The school is part of the Wyoming County Schools district, which is ranked 38 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The analysis of Road Branch Elementary & Middle School's data suggests that the school is struggling academically, with consistently low performance on state assessments across multiple subject areas and student subgroups. The school's ranking among West Virginia elementary schools is also in the bottom half, indicating a need for significant improvement. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 12.5% (4th grade) to 58.3% (7th grade), compared to the state averages of 50.3% to 34.8%. Similarly, in English Language Arts, the proficiency rates ranged from 18.8% (4th grade) to 58.3% (7th grade), again below the state averages of 50.3% to 44.3%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same Wyoming County Schools district generally perform better than Road Branch Elementary & Middle School on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. Schools in other districts, such as Boone County Schools and Raleigh County Schools, also outperform Road Branch Elementary & Middle School on state assessments. However, some nearby schools, such as Berlin Mckinney Elementary School and Baileysville Elementary & Middle School, have similar or lower performance levels compared to Road Branch Elementary & Middle School.

131

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,126

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 — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

West Virginia avg41%

Elementary school

303^rd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

62^nd of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

38^th of 55Wyoming 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
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
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
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
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
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 (2022)43rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)16th 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 (2025)61st percentile~ 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 (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-10 vs state

Science17%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)						WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						WV Assessment Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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 Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	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		126 (96.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	25	303^rd of 355 public elementary schools	14.6%		30.2	278^th of 368 public elementary schools	24.5%	25		12.5	40.0	43.8	58.3	35.7		18.8	40.0	25.0	58.3	42.9	20.0	14.3	$13,126	$1,864	$11,262
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		353 (94.9%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	12.2	341^st of 355 public elementary schools	3.9%		22	319^th of 368 public elementary schools	13.3%	22	26.1	27.3					23.9	41.8							$12,667	$1,858	$10,809
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		154 (96.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	48.1	180^th of 355 public elementary schools	49.3%		61.8	120^th of 368 public elementary schools	67.4%	60	26.3	35.0		58.8	58.3	58.8	21.1	60.0		64.7	83.3	64.7		17.7	$14,029	$1,942	$12,087
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		184 (96.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	78.7	54^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.8%		68.3	90^th of 368 public elementary schools	75.5%	36	75.0	63.0					71.4	51.9							$12,907	$2,382	$10,525
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		225 (96.6%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	36	243^rd of 355 public elementary schools	31.5%		34.8	258^th of 368 public elementary schools	29.9%	15	45.5	47.6					36.4	47.6							$12,439	$1,841	$10,598
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		262 (98.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31.1	269^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.2%		33.4	264^th of 368 public elementary schools	28.3%	5	37.5	47.1	24.0	3.6	17.9	14.3	45.8	52.9	36.0	39.3	39.3	42.9	32.0	23.8	$12,615	$1,681	$10,934
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		83 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	73.5	65^th of 355 public elementary schools	81.7%		66.8	96^th of 368 public elementary schools	73.9%	31	50.0	66.7					60.0	66.7							$12,934	$1,963	$10,971
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		148 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	34.4	250^th of 355 public elementary schools	29.6%		35.9	254^th of 368 public elementary schools	31.0%	4	33.3	38.8	43.8				29.6	55.4	50.0				25.0		$14,371	$2,437	$11,934
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		234 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.5	337^th of 355 public elementary schools	5.1%		28.6	288^th of 368 public elementary schools	21.7%	49	21.7	15.0	0.0	13.6	20.8	23.1	26.1	35.0	23.8	59.1	37.5	53.9	0.0	15.4	$12,996	$1,838	$11,158
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		290 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	68.2	89^th of 355 public elementary schools	74.9%		49.3	174^th of 368 public elementary schools	52.7%	85	54.8	64.3					54.8	57.1							$12,524	$1,774	$10,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Road Branch Elementary & Middle School

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

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.

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 14.6% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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