Enrollment
269
High
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BRANCH AREA SD·NCES 422523001566
West Branch Area HS
444 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858 · (814) 345-5615 · Clearfield County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
266 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Branch Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
269
-220 (-45%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.3:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West Branch Area HS
West Branch Area HS is a 9-12 campus of minimally staffed scale in Morrisdale, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within West Branch Area SD, serveing 269 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 64% leaner than the state mean of about 738.
West Branch Area HS is one of 3 schools operated by West Branch Area SD, a district that instructs 834 students overall.
Demographically, West Branch Area HS logs that nearly all students (96%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Clearfield County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Branch Area HS sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.2%; actual is 56.1%, +20.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clearfield County put median household earnings sit near $62,152, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Branch Area HS is one of 19 public schools in Clearfield County (combined enrollment of about 8,409 students).
West Branch MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, West Branch Area HS comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Branch Area HS has ticked down 45%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
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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 El SchElementary · 374 students
- West Branch MSMiddle · 191 students
Other schools in Morrisdale
- West Branch Area El SchElementary · 374 students
- West Branch MSMiddle · 191 students
Nearby schools
- West Branch MS0.0 mi · 191
- West Branch Area El Sch0.1 mi · 374
- Philipsburg El Sch5.2 mi · 423
- Philipsburg-Osceola Area HS6.1 mi · 525
- Philipsburg-Osceola Area MS6.5 mi · 372
- Osceola Mills El Sch9.5 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About West Branch Area HSHow many students attend West Branch Area HS?
West Branch Area HS enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Branch Area HS serve?
West Branch Area HS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does West Branch Area HS have?
West Branch Area HS employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at West Branch Area HS?
Student demographics at West Branch Area HS are roughly 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is West Branch Area HS in?
West Branch Area HS is part of West Branch Area SD.
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