Elementary · West Virginia

Short Line School

Free meals for all

Short Line School, a public elementary school in Reader, West Virginia: grades pre-k–8, 364 students, 11.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Wetzel County Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
364
Teachers (FTE)
32.5
Students per teacher
11.2
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 13.1 · 397 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 85% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 73% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 256 · 399 schools compared

Smaller than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Distant rural area

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Wetzel County Schools.

Location

Address
9817 Shortline Hwy, Reader, WV 26167
Phone
(304)386-4115
City or town
Reader

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–52739.1
New Martinsville SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–883711.6
Pre-K–828912.2
Pre-K–61558.8
Long Drain SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–820410.3
Pre-K–523310.6

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

NCES 540156001295