Best Public Schools in Branchland, WV

Summary:

The city of Branchland, West Virginia is home to a single public middle school, Guyan Valley Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Guyan Valley Middle School appears to be a low-performing institution, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of middle schools in the state and earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Guyan Valley Middle School's academic performance is concerning, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages in core subjects like mathematics, English Language Arts, and science. Only 5.2% of 6th graders, 16.7% of 7th graders, and 4.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, while English Language Arts proficiency ranged from 23.4% for 8th graders to 31% for 6th and 7th graders. The school's 8th grade science proficiency rate was a mere 6.3%. These low test scores suggest that students at Guyan Valley Middle School are not receiving the support and resources they need to succeed academically.

The school's high student-teacher ratio of 12.7 in the 2022-2023 school year may also be contributing to the poor academic performance, as larger class sizes can make it more challenging for teachers to provide individualized attention and support to students. With spending per student at $12,782 in the 2018-2019 school year, the data indicates that Lincoln County Schools district and the state of West Virginia may need to reevaluate the resources and funding allocated to Guyan Valley Middle School to improve educational outcomes for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2024)			WV Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			WV Assessment Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th 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 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Guyan Valley Middle	Public	6-8	5312 McClellan Hwy	Branchland	25506	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 824-3235	207	19	10.8		205 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	166^th of 169 public middle schools	1.8%		11.3	165^th of 168 public middle schools	1.8%	1	5.2	16.7	4.7	31.0	31.0	23.4	6.3	$12,782	$1,867	$10,916

Cities Near Branchland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Hamlin	4.31 mi	1	268^th
Hamlin	5.92 mi	2	108^th
Salt Rock	6.13 mi	1	26^th
Ranger	7.74 mi	1
East Lynn	10.56 mi	1	79^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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