South Branch Elementary School

Located in Romney, West Virginia, South Branch Elementary School is a large elementary school. The latest federal count shows 467 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in West Virginia is about 283 students, so this school is 65% larger than average.

South Branch Elementary School is one of the 11 schools that make up Hampshire County Schools (3,704 students in total).

The student body at South Branch Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

At South Branch Elementary School, 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.6:1. That is higher than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in West Virginia.

In Hampshire County (population about 23,465), the median household income is $63,116, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 12 public schools in Hampshire County, enrolling about 3,755 students in all.

The closest public school, Romney Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles from South Branch Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 4.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at South Branch Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.