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Rock Branch Elementary is a public elementary school located in Nitro, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 214. The school is part of the Putnam County Schools district, which is ranked 1 out of 55 districts in West Virginia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Rock Branch Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10-50 elementary schools in West Virginia, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 78.8% of 3rd graders, 68.2% of 4th graders, and 78.1% of 5th graders at Rock Branch Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 53.2%, 47.6%, and 39.1% at the state level, respectively. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also noteworthy, with 40.6% proficiency in 2023-2024, compared to 32.3% at the state level.
Rock Branch Elementary has a predominantly white student population, with over 90% of students identifying as white in recent years. The school consistently ranks among the top schools in West Virginia for the performance of female, male, and low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups. For example, in 2023-2024, the school ranked 22nd out of 316 West Virginia elementary schools for female students and 15th out of 336 for low SES students. Additionally, Rock Branch Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.7 to 11.9 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby schools in the analysis, such as Cross Lanes Elementary School and Nitro Elementary School.
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