Rock Branch Elementary School

Among the schools in Nitro, West Virginia, is Rock Branch Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counts 187 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in West Virginia is about 283 students.

The Putnam County Schools system has 23 schools and 8,518 students.

White students are the large majority at Rock Branch Elementary School, with 89% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% Black and 4% Hispanic. Rock Branch Elementary School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Dividing enrollment by its 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.9:1. Among elementary schools in West Virginia, the typical ratio is 12.9:1.

Rock Branch Elementary School is located in Putnam County, where median household income is about $79,527, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Rock Branch Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County, which together enroll about 8,518 students.

The school nearest to Rock Branch Elementary School is Poca High School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES assigns Rock Branch Elementary School the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 187 was 16% lower than in 2017-18, when it was 222. Over the same years, the White share fell from 95% to 89%.

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