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West Branch High School

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West Branch High School ranks 201 st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 76% of Ohio high schools

Summary

West Branch High School is a public high school located in Beloit, Ohio, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 597 students. The school is part of the West Branch Local school district and has consistently ranked in the top half of Ohio high schools, with a current ranking of 201 out of 855 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Branch High School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the state and local district averages on Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 76.3% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 76.5% for the West Branch Local district and 63% for the state. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 95.3% to 96.5% over the past three school years, consistently exceeding the state and local district averages. Additionally, West Branch High School excels in supporting its gifted and talented students, ranking 6th out of 308 Ohio high schools for this student subgroup in the 2022-2023 school year.

While West Branch High School has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, the school serves a relatively diverse socioeconomic population, with 45.73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. When compared to nearby schools, such as South Range High School, West Branch High School generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios. However, some nearby schools also demonstrate strong performance, particularly in areas like American Government and American History, suggesting that West Branch High School has opportunities to continue enhancing student outcomes across all areas.

634

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,217

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14277 S Main St
Beloit, OH 44609-9504

(330) 938-2183

District: West Branch Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.7%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2024 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Ohio high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2024) to 76th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Ohio avg60%

Middle school

181^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

201^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	181 of 1036	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	349 of 1046	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	188 of 1048	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	271 of 1017	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	196 of 1037	81.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	489 of 565	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	226 of 576	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	223 of 938	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	329 of 942	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	182 of 943	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	244 of 925	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	206 of 910	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	197 of 983	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	240 of 989	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	267 of 974	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	329 of 947	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.0	62 of 923	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	160 of 954	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	359 of 958	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.9	170 of 963	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	315 of 946	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.4	191 of 924	79.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	152 of 572	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	26.3	446 of 563	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	235 of 777	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	378 of 795	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	216 of 805	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	341 of 809	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	235 of 781	69.9%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	201 of 855	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	124 of 864	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	166 of 867	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	149 of 836	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	259 of 819	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	235 of 836	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	162 of 800	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	61.2	262 of 773	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.3	233 of 784	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	61.1	312 of 778	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.3	178 of 769	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.0	163 of 767	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.6	243 of 832	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.7	280 of 818	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.9	230 of 819	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	221 of 791	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	70.3	204 of 767	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	67.2	247 of 756	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.1	337 of 696	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.8	126 of 689	81.7%	★★★★☆
2004	83.6	95 of 681	86.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	291 of 606	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	208 of 596	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	147 of 628	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	37.1	327 of 550	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	123 of 809	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	71 of 798	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	91 of 813	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	156 of 794	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	300 of 775	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	222 of 781	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	99 of 751	86.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	78.6	6 of 308	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	67.9	84 of 349	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	169 of 538	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	181 of 815	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	117 of 822	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	138 of 805	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	144 of 773	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	104 of 763	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	273 of 779	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	144 of 758	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	255 of 817	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	165 of 816	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	218 of 819	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	132 of 808	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	162 of 778	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	250 of 792	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	197 of 763	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	262 of 617	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	177 of 598	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	288 of 614	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	234 of 748	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.6	137 of 754	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	179 of 756	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	179 of 749	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	301 of 727	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	286 of 739	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	176 of 718	75.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-60 vs school

High school

Gifted and Talented (2023)98th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History84%+13 vs state

American Government84%+11 vs state

Science76%+13 vs state

Algebra I74%+15 vs state

English II71%+11 vs state

Geometry71%+28 vs state

Mathematics70%+23 vs state

Biology70%+4 vs state

English Language Arts69%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
West Branch High School	Public	8-12	14277 S Main St	Beloit	44609	Mahoning County	West Branch Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 938-2183	634	40	16.0	45.3%	588 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	69.4	201^st of 855 public high schools	76.5%		76	124^th of 864 public high schools	85.6%	77	76.3	84.0	84.1			70.2			69.1	69.6	71.4	70.7	74.0	$12,217
West Branch Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	14277 S Main St	Beloit	44609	Mahoning County	West Branch Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 938-9324	10	2	4.1		10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mckinley High School	Public	7-12	225 E Indiana Ave	Sebring	44672	Mahoning County	Sebring Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 938-2963	147	17	8.5		129 (87.8%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	36	598^th of 855 public high schools	30.1%		36.6	579^th of 864 public high schools	33.0%	19	63.6	40.7	60.0		54.2	54.5		54.2	54.5	66.7	60.0	36.7	56.3	$16,140
Alliance High School	Public	9-12	400 Glamorgan St	Alliance	44601	Stark County	Alliance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 829-2245	953	49	19.4		688 (72.2%)	94 (9.9%)	50 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (11.9%)	35.6	603^rd of 855 public high schools	29.5%		31.7	610^th of 864 public high schools	29.4%	7		67.6	65.2							55.6	46.1	29.1	58.4	$13,590
Salem High School	Public	9-12	1200 E 6th St	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 332-8905	610	42	14.6		527 (86.4%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (8.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	50.1	465^th of 855 public high schools	45.6%		53.1	424^th of 864 public high schools	50.9%	41		73.0	76.2							67.1	61.1	41.6	54.7	$9,719
Western Reserve High School	Public	9-12	13850 W Akron Canfield Rd	Berlin Center	44401	Mahoning County	Western Reserve Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 547-4100	127	19	6.6	97.6%	115 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	58.8	345^th of 855 public high schools	59.6%		60.8	322^nd of 864 public high schools	62.7%	23		83.3	64.7							76.5	74.3	50.0	60.0	$22,438
United High School	Public	6-12	8143 State Route 9	Hanoverton	44423	Columbiana County	United Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 223-7102	541	35	15.4	34.0%	520 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	61.6	301^st of 855 public high schools	64.8%		51.7	443^rd of 864 public high schools	48.7%	142	67.8	73.7	87.8	50.6	73.3	72.9	60.0	73.3	58.6	86.9	69.4	41.9	60.6	$14,485
Marlington High School	Public	9-12	10450 Moulin Ave NE	Alliance	44601	Stark County	Marlington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 823-1300	639	36	17.8		574 (89.8%)	12 (1.9%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	59.2	338^th of 855 public high schools	60.5%		59.1	343^rd of 864 public high schools	60.3%	5		76.6	75.3							68.0	72.9	51.5	66.0	$16,511
Leetonia Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	450 Walnut St	Leetonia	44431	Columbiana County	Leetonia Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 427-6594	203	19	10.6		196 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	46.9	499^th of 855 public high schools	41.6%		42.4	529^th of 864 public high schools	38.8%	30	81.5	82.1	54.3		86.5	92.6		75.7	81.5	67.6	59.5	37.5	62.5	$16,373
Waterloo High School	Public	9-12	1464 Industry Rd	Atwater	44201	Portage County	Waterloo Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 947-2124	203	18	11.2	47.8%	185 (91.1%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	57	376^th of 855 public high schools	56.0%		62.5	299^th of 864 public high schools	65.4%	77		81.8	79.7							70.9	57.4	60.3	50.0	$14,579

Frequently Asked Questions about West Branch High School

What is the racial makeup of West Branch High School?

Students at West Branch High School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is West Branch High School a good school?

West Branch High School ranks 201^st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into West Branch High School?

West Branch High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : West Branch Early Learning Center
Middle : West Branch Middle School

How many students attend West Branch High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended West Branch High School.

What district is West Branch High School in?

West Branch Local

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