Enrollment
191
Middle
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BRANCH AREA SD·NCES 422523007672
West Branch Middle School
444 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858 · (814) 345-5615 · Clearfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Pennsylvania public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
188 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 68 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 36% |
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
West Branch Middle School→West Branch Area High School
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
40.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
22.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 30.6% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Middle School
West Branch Middle School's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Branch Middle School this school | 191 | 98.4% | 35.4% |
| Carmichaels Area Middle School Carmichaels | 208 | 98.6% | 33.6% |
| Union City Middle School Union City | 224 | 96.4% | 45.3% |
| A J McMullen School Markleysburg | 164 | 98.8% | 50.1% |
| Kane Area Middle School Kane | 218 | 93.1% | 42.5% |
| Wilmington Area Upper Elementary School New Wilmington | 142 | 98.6% | 40.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #382 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #393 of 513 ▼ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #385 of 513 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #490 of 522 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #105 of 510 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
191
-95 (-33%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 191 | 16.3 | 11.8:1 | 98% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 99% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 17.9 | 14.4:1 | 48% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 50% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Branch Middle School.
About West Branch Middle School
As a small middle school, West Branch Middle School serves students in Morrisdale, Pennsylvania. The school serves 191 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 594 students; this school is 68% smaller than that.
West Branch Middle School reports to West Branch Area SD, which has 3 schools and 834 students.
The large majority of students at West Branch Middle School, 96%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Clearfield County residents. By the diversity index, West Branch Middle School comes in at 8%.
Its teaching staff equals 16.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.8:1. That ratio is under the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Around 98% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 96% average for public schools in Clearfield County.
The allk12 Grade for West Branch Middle School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
West Branch Middle School scores 35.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.4%.
In the county around the school, Clearfield County, median household income is about $62,152, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. West Branch Middle School is among the 19 public schools in Clearfield County.
West Branch Area High School is the public school closest to West Branch Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, West Branch Middle School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
West Branch Middle School had 286 students in 2020-21 and 191 in 2024-25, a 33% decrease. The ratio was 15.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- West Branch Area High SchoolHigh · 269 students
Other schools in Morrisdale
- West Branch Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- West Branch Area High SchoolHigh · 269 students
Other West Branch Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named West Branch Middle. West Branch Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- West Branch Middle SchoolBeloit, OH · 627 students
- West Branch Middle SchoolWest Branch, IA · 239 students
Nearby schools
- West Branch Area High School0.0 mi · 269
- West Branch Area Elementary School0.1 mi · 374
- Philipsburg Elementary School5.2 mi · 423
- Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School6.1 mi · 525
- Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School6.5 mi · 372
- Osceola Mills Elementary School9.5 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About West Branch Middle SchoolHow large is West Branch Middle School?
West Branch Middle School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 06-08.
Is West Branch Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Branch Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Branch Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Branch Middle School is approximately 11.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Branch Middle School?
West Branch Middle School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees West Branch Middle School?
West Branch Middle School is overseen by West Branch Area SD in Clearfield County.
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