Summary:
Beloit, Ohio has two public schools, both in the West Branch Local district: West Branch High School, serving grades 8–12 with 634 students, and West Branch Middle School, serving grades 3–7 with 627 students. The district ranks 117th of 773 Ohio districts — the 85th percentile — and both schools hold 4-star ratings. Because the high school includes 8th grade while the middle school covers grades 3–7, their test results are not directly comparable, since they cover different grades and subjects. No test values in this data set were suppressed; all reported figures are exact.
West Branch Middle School is the standout. It ranks 106th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–26 — the 90th percentile — up from the 77th percentile three years earlier. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 10.6%, well below the district's 16.1%, even though its free/reduced lunch rate (55.66%) is higher than the high school's (45.27%). Math is its signature strength: 6th grade math tops the state by 29.8 points, and math proficiency across grades ranges from 72.2% to 88.6%, with gaps over the state of +20.7 to +29.8 points. Every reported test at the school beats the state average.
West Branch High School also performs well, ranking 126th of 795 high schools (84th percentile, 4 stars) with a 98.1% graduation rate, essentially matching the district's 98.2%. Its End-of-Course results are strong — American History 90.4%, American Government 87.4%, Biology 85.0%, Algebra I 82.4% — all comfortably above state averages. The clearest concern is chronic absenteeism at 22.3%, more than double the middle school's rate and 6.2 points above the district. Its narrowest margin is 8th grade math, at 59.0% versus the state's 52.0%, a gap of +7.0 points. Spending and staffing are broadly similar: $9,675 versus $8,914 per student, with student-teacher ratios of 16:1 and 15.4:1.
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