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Schools in West Branch Township

West Branch Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.4K
▲ 17% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
289 students on the public path
In brief

West Branch Township’s schools, in brief

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 West Branch Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Galeton Area Schin GaletonNo scores
7–12Galeton JSHSin GaletonNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Galeton 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.

Galeton Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 289 students, down 6% since 2023–24 · 8.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$25,386PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 55.1% · 167 students tested
Math37%
State average 36.1% · 155 students tested

West Branch Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share West Branch Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Branch Township—Galeton Area
Pike—Galeton Area
Ulysses—Northern Potter
Abbott—Galeton Area
Summit—Coudersport Area
Galeton—Galeton Area

3 of the 5 neighbors share Galeton Area with West Branch Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in West Branch Township

2 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 West Branch Townshipin other towns
Galeton Area Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Galeton
145 students7:1Rate it →
Galeton JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Galeton
144 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about West Branch Township’s schools

Are West Branch Township’s schools good?

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

What school district is West Branch Township in?

Galeton Area School District.

Where do West Branch Township kids go to high school?

Galeton JSHS.

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What West Branch Township 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.