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Schools in Damascus

Damascus’s public schools

West Branch Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Damascus. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 19% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.3
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,635 students on the public path
In brief

Damascus’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Damascus’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. West Branch High School places highest (better than 73%); West Branch Middle School lowest (72%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Damascus, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2West Branch Early Learning Centerin SalemNo scores
3–7West Branch Middle Schoolin BeloitB+
8–12West Branch High Schoolin BeloitB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Branch Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

West Branch Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,735 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,431OH $16,610 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 59.5% · 934 students tested
Math71%
State average 52.2% · 923 students tested

Damascus vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Damascus’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Damascus—West Branch Local

Every school in Damascus

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Damascusin other towns
West Branch Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Salem
374 students18:1Rate it →
West Branch Middle School
Middle · Grades 3–7 · Beloit
B+
627 students15:1Rate it →
West Branch High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Beloit
B+
634 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Damascus’s schools

Are Damascus’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Damascus. West Branch Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Damascus. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Damascus in?

West Branch Local School District.

Where do Damascus kids go to high school?

West Branch High School.

Parents talk

What Damascus families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.