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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