📍 Route 80, Avondale, McDowell County, 24811
Sandy River Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Avondale, McDowell County. The school has 239 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mcdowell County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandy River Middle School enrolls 239 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 238 | 100% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Sandy River Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 6, state house district 26.
Sandy River Middle School is one of 10 schools in McDowell County Schools, based in WELCH, West Virginia. The district serves 2,312 students district-wide and employs 197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 239 students, Sandy River Middle School is close to the district average of about 231 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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