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Schools in Drifting

Drifting’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▼ 11% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
834 students on the public path
In brief

Drifting’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Drifting’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. West Branch Area HS places highest (better than 70%); West Branch MS lowest (32%). 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 Drifting, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5West Branch Area El Schin MorrisdaleC+
6–8West Branch MSin MorrisdaleC
9–12West Branch Area HSin MorrisdaleB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Branch Area 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 Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 834 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,315PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 55.1% · 458 students tested
Math31%
State average 36.1% · 418 students tested

Drifting vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Drifting’s borders.

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Drifting—West Branch Area

Every school in Drifting

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

Also serving Driftingin other towns
West Branch Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morrisdale
C+
374 students13:1Rate it →
West Branch MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Morrisdale
C
191 students12:1Rate it →
West Branch Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Morrisdale
B+
269 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Drifting’s schools

Are Drifting’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Drifting. West Branch Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Drifting. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Drifting in?

West Branch Area School District.

Where do Drifting kids go to high school?

West Branch Area HS.

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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.