Summary:
West Branch Local is a high-performing Ohio district serving 1,635 students across three schools on a single K–12 pathway: West Branch Early Learning Center (grades K–2, 374 students), West Branch Middle School (grades 3–7, 627 students), and West Branch High School (grades 8–12, 634 students). The district ranks 117th of 773 Ohio districts — the 85th percentile — with 4 stars. Enrollment is remarkably even, with each school averaging about 125 students per grade, which suggests steady class sizes ahead.
West Branch Middle School is the district's standout. It ranks 106th of 1,046 middle schools (90th percentile, 4 stars), up from the 77th percentile two years earlier. Across 11 reported tests it averages about 79.6% proficient versus a state average of about 60.9%, with math especially strong at about 82.3% versus 58.7% statewide. It also has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.6% — well below the district's 16.1% — even though it has the highest free/reduced-lunch participation (55.66%). Its state test scores are all above the state average.
West Branch High School is also strong: 126th of 795 (84th percentile, 4 stars), a 98.1% graduation rate, and about 75.7% proficiency across nine tests versus roughly 61.2% statewide. Its biggest margins are in Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, and American History, with narrower leads in 8th-grade math and English II. Its main concern is chronic absenteeism at 22.3%, more than double the middle school's rate. West Branch Early Learning Center serves K–2, so it has no state test scores; its 14.7% absenteeism and 52.41% free/reduced-lunch rate are worth watching but can't be compared academically to the tested schools.
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