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Schools in Bridgewater

Bridgewater’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
82%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▼ 23% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,981 students on the public path
In brief

Bridgewater’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bridgewater’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Beaver Area SHS places highest (better than 95%); Beaver Area MS lowest (65%). 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 Bridgewater, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2College Square El Schin BeaverNo scores
3–6Dutch Ridge El Schin BeaverA
7–8Beaver Area MSin BeaverB+
9–12Beaver Area SHSin BeaverA+

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

Beaver Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,981 students · 15.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,765PA $21,758 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 55.1% · 982 students tested
Math64%
State average 36.1% · 895 students tested

Bridgewater vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bridgewater—Beaver Area
BrightonA+Beaver Area
Fallston—New Brighton Area
BeaverA+Beaver Area
MonacaBCentral Valley
RochesterCRochester Area

2 of the 5 neighbors share Beaver Area with Bridgewater, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bridgewater

4 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 Bridgewaterin other towns
College Square El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Beaver
400 students12:1Rate it →
Dutch Ridge El Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Beaver
A
640 students18:1Rate it →
Beaver Area MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Beaver
B+
291 students15:1Rate it →
Beaver Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Beaver
A+
650 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Bridgewater’s schools

Are Bridgewater’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bridgewater. Beaver Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bridgewater. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Bridgewater in?

Beaver Area School District.

Where do Bridgewater kids go to high school?

Beaver Area SHS.

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What Bridgewater 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.