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Schools in Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area School District

Beaver Falls’s public schools score below 75% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Beaver Falls’s districts is 23%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Beaver Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

#927of 1,037 Pennsylvania townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 88% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 12 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 13 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▼ 19% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
PA 13.4
Schools in town
7
1,312 students on the public path
In brief

Beaver Falls’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 941 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Beaver Falls’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 88% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Beaver Falls’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,708 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Beaver Falls MS, then Beaver Falls Area SHS. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Beaver Co Christian School -Upper (private), Beaver County Christian School Carson Campus (K-8) (private), Beaver County Christian School (private) and St. Monica Catholic Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Beaver Falls’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 25% of Pennsylvania school districts, #927 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (941)Better than 13%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 754 test results and a graduating class of 116 could put Beaver Falls anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 88% of Beaver Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (720 in math, 787 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Beaver Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Central El SchBig Beaver Falls Area School DistrictC−
6–8Beaver Falls MSBig Beaver Falls Area School DistrictD
9–12Beaver Falls Area SHSBig Beaver Falls Area School DistrictC+

Beaver Falls’s public schools are run by Big Beaver Falls Area School District, which also serves Big Beaver, Eastvale, Homewood and Koppel and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Big Beaver Falls Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,613 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,708PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 55.1% · 787 students tested
Math23%
State average 36.1% · 720 students tested

Beaver Falls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Beaver FallsCBig Beaver Falls Area
West MayfieldB+Blackhawk
Big BeaverCBig Beaver Falls Area
WhiteCBig Beaver Falls Area
DaughertyC+New Brighton Area
North SewickleyA−Riverside Beaver County
New BrightonC+New Brighton Area
Eastvale—Big Beaver Falls Area

3 of the 7 neighbors share Big Beaver Falls Area with Beaver Falls, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Beaver Falls

7 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).

District schools in Beaver Fallsby address
Central El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
466 students14:1Rate it →
Beaver Falls MS
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
360 students12:1Rate it →
Beaver Falls Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12
C+
486 students15:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Beaver Co Christian School -Upper
Grades K–12
Private · Religious
324 students12:1Rate it →
Beaver County Christian School Carson Campus (K-8)
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
220 students13:1Rate it →
Beaver County Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
216 students11:1Rate it →
St. Monica Catholic Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
124 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Beaver Falls’s schools

Are Beaver Falls’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Beaver Falls children attend score below 75% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #927 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Beaver Falls in?

Big Beaver Falls Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,613 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Beaver Falls kids go to high school?

Beaver Falls Area SHS, with 486 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Beaver Falls’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Big Beaver Falls Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Beaver Falls spend per student?

$17,708 in Big Beaver Falls Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Beaver Falls?

Yes: Beaver Co Christian School -Upper (religious, grades K–12, 324 students), Beaver County Christian School Carson Campus (K-8) (religious, grades K–8, 220 students), Beaver County Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 216 students) and St. Monica Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 124 students).

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.