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Schools in Big Beaver · Big Beaver Falls Area School District

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

Math proficiency in Big Beaver’s districts is 23%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Big Beaver, 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.

K–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
1
1,147 students on the public path
In brief

Big Beaver’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 2023 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Big Beaver’s, its schools beat 6%, 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 Big Beaver’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 ↓

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 Big Beaver’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 25% of Pennsylvania school districts. 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 (2023)Better than 6%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 754 test results and a graduating class of 116 could put Big Beaver anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 88% of Big Beaver’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 Big Beaver, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Big Beaver El SchBig Beaver Falls Area School DistrictC+
6–8Beaver Falls MSin Beaver FallsD
9–12Beaver Falls Area SHSin Beaver FallsC+

Big Beaver’s public schools are run by Big Beaver Falls Area School District, which also serves Beaver Falls, 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

Big Beaver vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big BeaverCBig Beaver Falls Area
ChippewaB+Blackhawk
North SewickleyA−Riverside Beaver County
Koppel—Big Beaver Falls Area
Beaver FallsCBig Beaver Falls Area
New BeaverA−Mohawk Area
West MayfieldB+Blackhawk
DarlingtonB+Blackhawk

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

Every school in Big Beaver

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).

District schools in Big Beaverby address
Big Beaver El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Darlington
C+
301 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Big Beaverin other towns
Beaver Falls MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beaver Falls
D
360 students12:1Rate it →
Beaver Falls Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Beaver Falls
C+
486 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Beaver’s schools

Are Big Beaver’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Big Beaver children attend score below 75% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Big Beaver in?

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

Where do Big Beaver kids go to high school?

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

What is Big Beaver’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 Big Beaver 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.

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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.