West Branch Area Elementary School
356 Allport Cutoff Morrisdale PA, 16858, Clearfield County Phone: 814-345-5627 Ranking:  (1,925 out of 2,311, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: West Branch Area School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 35 | 45 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 556 | 552 | 561 | 573 | 615 | 604 | 655 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 17.3% | 65 | 11.8% | 88 | 15.7% | 69 | 12.0% | 93 | 15.1% | 60 | 9.9% | 65 | 9.9% |
| Grade 1: | 67 | 12.1% | 90 | 16.3% | 67 | 11.9% | 90 | 15.7% | 63 | 10.2% | 65 | 10.8% | 107 | 16.3% |
| Grade 2: | 89 | 16.0% | 72 | 13.0% | 82 | 14.6% | 58 | 10.1% | 64 | 10.4% | 102 | 16.9% | 98 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 13.8% | 93 | 16.8% | 57 | 10.2% | 67 | 11.7% | 106 | 17.2% | 98 | 16.2% | 96 | 14.7% |
| Grade 4: | 95 | 17.1% | 60 | 10.9% | 64 | 11.4% | 104 | 18.2% | 96 | 15.6% | 95 | 15.7% | 95 | 14.5% |
| Grade 5: | 62 | 11.2% | 70 | 12.7% | 98 | 17.5% | 92 | 16.1% | 96 | 15.6% | 95 | 15.7% | 89 | 13.6% |
| Grade 6: | 70 | 12.6% | 102 | 18.5% | 90 | 16.0% | 93 | 16.2% | 97 | 15.8% | 89 | 14.7% | 105 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 281 | 50.5% | 302 | 54.7% | 298 | 53.1% | 296 | 51.7% | 317 | 51.5% | 325 | 53.8% | 359 | 54.8% |
| Female: | 275 | 49.5% | 250 | 45.3% | 263 | 46.9% | 277 | 48.3% | 286 | 46.5% | 271 | 44.9% | 292 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 13 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 539 | 96.9% | 538 | 97.5% | 549 | 97.9% | 562 | 98.1% | 594 | 96.6% | 591 | 97.8% | 646 | 98.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 233 | 41.9% | 168 | 30.4% | 179 | 31.9% | 159 | 27.7% | 197 | 32.0% | 220 | 36.4% | 216 | 33.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 9.2% | 66 | 12.0% | 59 | 10.5% | 74 | 12.9% | 94 | 15.3% | 77 | 12.7% | 80 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.23 | 13.25 | 12.56 | 13.02 | 17.57 | 13.40 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 78.2% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 69.1% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 32.4% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 36.2% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48.2% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.5% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 36.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.9% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.9% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 68.5% |
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* West Branch Area Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.