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Schools in Darlington

Darlington’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 28% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,310 students on the public path
In brief

Darlington’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Darlington’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Blackhawk Intermediate Sch places highest (better than 71%); Highland MS lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Darlington, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Blackhawk HS. 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 Darlington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
5–8Highland MSin Beaver FallsB−
9–12Blackhawk HSin Beaver FallsB+

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

Blackhawk School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,310 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,754PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 55.1% · 1191 students tested
Math45%
State average 36.1% · 1131 students tested

Darlington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Darlington—Blackhawk

Every school in Darlington

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 Darlingtonin other towns
Blackhawk Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Beaver Falls
B+
708 students16:1Rate it →
Patterson Primary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Beaver Falls
141 students12:1Rate it →
Highland MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Beaver Falls
B−
698 students15:1Rate it →
Blackhawk HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Beaver Falls
B+
763 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Darlington’s schools

Are Darlington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Darlington. Blackhawk School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Darlington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Darlington in?

Blackhawk School District.

Where do Darlington kids go to high school?

Blackhawk 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.