Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BRANCH AREA SD·NCES 422523006599
West Branch Area Elementary School
356 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858 · (814) 345-5615 · Clearfield County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
327 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within West Branch Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 33.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West Branch Area Elementary School
West Branch Area Elementary School's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Branch Area Elementary School this school | 374 | 87.4% | 50.1% |
| Conneaut Valley Elementary School Conneautville | 374 | 86.4% | 61.2% |
| Corry Area Intrmd School Corry | 404 | 92.1% | 49.6% |
| Conneaut Lake-Sadsbury Elementary School Conneaut Lake | 392 | 80.9% | 52.8% |
| Mellon Elementary School Ligonier | 395 | 96.7% | 66.7% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Albion | 350 | 96.9% | 64.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West Branch Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Clearfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #863 of 1,396 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #894 of 1,511 ▲ 183 | #8 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #769 of 1,511 ▲ 36 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #983 of 1,638 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #712 of 1,528 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #1,475 of 1,531 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #674 of 1,600 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #129 of 1,045 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
+46 (+14%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 29.1 | 12.8:1 | 87% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 30.8 | 10.6:1 | 99% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 31.5 | 10.8:1 | 43% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 30 | 10.9:1 | 50% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 51% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 48% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 44 | 13.0:1 | 41% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 40 | 17.8:1 | 39% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 39 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Branch Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (524 to 374); teachers down 27% (40 to 29.1).
About West Branch Area Elementary School
West Branch Area Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in Morrisdale, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 374 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
West Branch Area Elementary School is one school in West Branch Area SD, a system of 3 schools with 834 students.
The share of students at West Branch Area Elementary School who are White is 96%. Other groups include 4% multiracial. Clearfield County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 12.8:1 is based on 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1. In all, 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Clearfield County average 96%.
On the allk12 Grade, West Branch Area Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
A school with West Branch Area Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 40.1%. West Branch Area Elementary School scores 50.1%, 10.0 points above that line.
In the surrounding county, Clearfield County, the median household earns about $62,152 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting West Branch Area Elementary School, Clearfield County has 19 public schools.
West Branch Area Elementary School's nearest public school is West Branch Area High School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of West Branch Area Elementary School. West Branch Area Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, West Branch Area Elementary School enrolled 328 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 374. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.8:1) than in 2020-21 (10.9:1).
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Clearfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,635
Census ACS
Median income
$62,152
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,409 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Branch Area SD
- West Branch Area High SchoolHigh · 269 students
- West Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Other schools in Morrisdale
- West Branch Area High SchoolHigh · 269 students
- West Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Nearby schools
- West Branch Area High School0.1 mi · 269
- West Branch Middle School0.1 mi · 191
- Philipsburg Elementary School5.2 mi · 423
- Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School6.0 mi · 525
- Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School6.5 mi · 372
- Osceola Mills Elementary School9.5 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About West Branch Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend West Branch Area Elementary School?
West Branch Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does West Branch Area Elementary School serve?
West Branch Area Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Branch Area Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Branch Area Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Branch Area Elementary School?
At West Branch Area Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 4% Two or more.
Is West Branch Area Elementary School public or private?
West Branch Area Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Branch Area SD.
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