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West Branch Area Elementary School

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West Branch Area Elementary School ranks 803 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

West Branch Area Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Morrisdale, Pennsylvania, serving 327 students from kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the West Branch Area School District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on PSSA tests is below the state average in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels, with proficiency rates of 45.4% in Math and 48.9% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's struggles are particularly pronounced for White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Park Forest Elementary, Gray's Woods Elementary, and Philipsburg Elementary, all perform significantly better than West Branch Area Elementary School on PSSA tests, with proficiency rates well above the state averages. These nearby schools are part of the higher-performing State College Area School District and Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District, which are ranked 41 and 217 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania, respectively. Additionally, the nearby schools have lower percentages of students from low-income families, ranging from 11.42% to 45.41% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, compared to West Branch Area Elementary's 99.08%.

374

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,303

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

356 Allport Cutoff
Morrisdale, PA 16858

(814) 345-5615

District: West Branch Area School District

Students who attend West Branch Area Elementary School usually attend:

High:

West Branch Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

American Indian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

Pennsylvania avg45%

803^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

318^th of 606West Branch Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	803 of 1511	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	936 of 1526	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	953 of 1534	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	993 of 1534	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	881 of 1433	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	930 of 1544	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	867 of 1530	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	858 of 1547	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.2	1085 of 1554	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	1080 of 1474	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.7	977 of 1467	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	1097 of 1519	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	1221 of 1599	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	1360 of 1597	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.3	1183 of 1579	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	1275 of 1549	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.6	1097 of 1551	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.5	1143 of 1555	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.5	1216 of 1545	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.7	954 of 1299	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	63.4	558 of 1308	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	11.9	1141 of 1302	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	421 of 1030	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	793 of 1084	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	615 of 1043	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	750 of 1466	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	797 of 1488	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	713 of 1369	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1050 of 1432	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1040 of 1414	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	806 of 1475	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1024 of 1495	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	883 of 1201	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	988 of 1229	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1011 of 1236	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)59th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Math45%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Philipsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	1810 Black Moshannon Road	Philipsburg	16866	Centre County	Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 342-2870	423	35	12.1	44.4%	413 (97.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	79.5	287^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.0%		72.5	445^th of 1526 public elementary schools	70.8%	158	59.2	74.3	70.5		68.1	63.4	65.2	61.5		63.3	$16,946	$946	$16,001
Osceola Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Coal St	Osceola Mills	16666	Clearfield County	Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 339-6812	271	24	11.5	48.7%	263 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	68.3	502^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	66.8%		72.7	441^st of 1526 public elementary schools	71.1%	61	70.9	44.5	60.4		59.9	70.9	36.1	56.6		56.2	$18,604	$1,038	$17,566
Clearfield Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 High Level Rd	Clearfield	16830	Clearfield County	Clearfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 765-5511	1,067	90	11.8	95.6%	1,011 (94.8%)	9 (0.8%)	14 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	39.2	976^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.4%		38	1032^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	32.4%	56	55.6	47.2	23.7	26.0	38.1	49.7	44.5	25.5	38.0	39.4	$18,800	$3,926	$14,874
Mountaintop Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Dr # 865	Snow Shoe	16874	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 387-6861	104	10	10.4	44.2%	100 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	71.6	444^th of 1511 public elementary schools	70.6%		76.3	366^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.0%	78	92.9	42.8	55.5		63.0	71.5	42.9	66.6		60.9	$22,600	$576	$22,024
Port Matilda Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 Locust Street	Port Matilda	16870	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 692-7429	94	9	10.1	41.5%	88 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	68.6	495^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.2%		70.3	486^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.2%	9	57.1	66.7	60.0		61.4	50.0	60.0	53.3		54.5	$20,335	$992	$19,343
Moshannon Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	5026 Green Acre Rd	Houtzdale	16651	Clearfield County	Moshannon Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 378-7683	372	33	11.1	105.6%	355 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	50.7	813^th of 1511 public elementary schools	46.2%		44.7	950^th of 1526 public elementary schools	37.7%	137	33.3	48.0	49.0	67.4	49.3	38.4	40.8	38.8	56.9	43.8	$18,715	$2,228	$16,488
Curwensville Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	650 Beech St	Curwensville	16833	Clearfield County	Curwensville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 236-1101	533	43	12.4	99.4%	525 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	63.5	594^th of 1511 public elementary schools	60.7%		66.2	566^th of 1526 public elementary schools	62.9%	28	50.0	56.0	34.5	56.1	48.9	48.6	50.6	56.3	73.2	57.6	$18,320	$1,621	$16,700
Gray's Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Brackenbourne Drive	Port Matilda	16870	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 235-6100	356	27	12.9	11.5%	315 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	74.3	395^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.9%		75	394^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.2%	1	64.8	62.8	60.6		62.6	60.7	70.6	50.8		60.1	$21,624	$142	$21,482
Park Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	2181 School Dr	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5010	419	31	13.4	18.6%	318 (75.9%)	16 (3.8%)	27 (6.4%)	28 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	85.1	197^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.4	144^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.6%	53	77.8	72.6	65.8		71.6	67.7	64.4	71.8		68.0	$21,761	$685	$21,076

Frequently Asked Questions about West Branch Area Elementary School

What district is West Branch Area Elementary School in?

West Branch Area School District

Is West Branch Area Elementary School a good school?

West Branch Area Elementary School ranks 803^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Branch Area Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended West Branch Area Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of West Branch Area Elementary School?

Students at West Branch Area Elementary School are 96% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West Branch Area Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Branch Area Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : West Branch Area High School

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