Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Falls Creek’s public schools outscore 63% of Pennsylvania districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Falls Creek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 41% of students in Falls Creek’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.
From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Falls Creek’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 977 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Falls Creek’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,072 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 5 the district’s path is DuBois Area MS, then DuBois Area SHS. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Falls Creek’s grade
B: better than 63% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Falls Creek, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Falls Creek
DuBois Area MS
Grades 5–8 · 1,058 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in DuBois
6th grade in Falls Creek
DuBois Area MS
Grades 5–8 · 1,058 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in DuBois
7th grade in Falls Creek
DuBois Area MS
Grades 5–8 · 1,058 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in DuBois
8th grade in Falls Creek
DuBois Area MS
Grades 5–8 · 1,058 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in DuBois
9th grade in Falls Creek
DuBois Area SHS
Grades 9–12 · 893 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in DuBois
10th grade in Falls Creek
DuBois Area SHS
Grades 9–12 · 893 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in DuBois
11th grade in Falls Creek
DuBois Area SHS
Grades 9–12 · 893 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in DuBois
12th grade in Falls Creek
DuBois Area SHS
Grades 9–12 · 893 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in DuBois
Falls Creek’s public schools are run by DuBois Area School District, which also serves Bloom, Brady, DuBois and Huston 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.
Above the state in reading
Falls Creek vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Falls Creek’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Falls Creek | B | DuBois Area |
| Washington | B+ | Brockway Area |
| Sandy | B | DuBois Area |
| Winslow | B | DuBois Area |
2 of the 3 neighbors share DuBois Area with Falls Creek, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Falls Creek
6 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).
Questions about Falls Creek’s schools
Are Falls Creek’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Falls Creek children attend outscore 63% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Falls Creek in?
DuBois Area School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 3,179 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Falls Creek kids go to high school?
DuBois Area SHS in DuBois, with 893 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Falls Creek’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in DuBois Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Falls Creek spend per student?
$17,072 in DuBois Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Falls Creek 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.