West Branch Area School District

Summary:

The West Branch Area School District in Pennsylvania operates three schools: West Branch Area Elementary School, West Branch Area High School, and West Branch Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

West Branch Area High School stands out as a strong performer, ranking 258 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools and maintaining a high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.4%. The school also excels on Keystone Exams, with proficiency rates above the district and state averages in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. In contrast, West Branch Middle School struggles, with lower proficiency rates compared to the district and state in PSSA Math and English Language Arts.

All three schools in the district have very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.89% to 99.08%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the area. This may have implications for the schools' resource allocation and strategies to address the unique needs of their student populations. Additionally, the elementary and middle schools have seen their SchoolDigger ratings decline from 3 stars to 2 stars over the past few years, which could be a concern and warrant further investigation.

District Detail

516 Allport Cutoff
Morrisdale, PA 16858

(814) 345-5615

SchoolDigger Rank:
318^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 834

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Branch Area High School	Public	9-12	444 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 345-5615	269	24	11.3	98.9%	257 (95.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	64	258^th of 681 public high schools	62.1%		63.1	260^th of 686 public high schools	62.1%	2	52.1	54.3	63.3															$27,538	$2,597	$24,941
West Branch Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	356 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 345-5615	374	29	12.8	87.4%	359 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	51.3	803^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	46.9%		45.4	936^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.7%	133				65.2	29.2	37.1				45.4	56.1	50.0	40.0				48.9	$27,303	$2,581	$24,722
West Branch Middle School	Public	6-8	444 Allport Cutoff	Morrisdale	16858	Clearfield County	West Branch Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 345-5615	191	16	11.7	98.4%	183 (95.8%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	39.4	530^th of 873 public middle schools	39.3%		47.2	495^th of 891 public middle schools	44.4%	35							16.9	24.6	27.0	22.7				36.9	43.4	41.3	40.3	$21,305	$2,014	$19,291

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District	5.22 mi	4	217^th
Clearfield County Career and Technology Center	11.81 mi	1
Clearfield Area School District	12.89 mi	2	406^th
Bald Eagle Area School District	13.97 mi	5	220^th
Moshannon Valley School District	14.68 mi	2	398^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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