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Schools in Homewood

Homewood’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
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
0
1,613 students on the public path
In brief

Homewood’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Homewood’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Big Beaver El Sch places highest (better than 42%); Beaver Falls MS lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Homewood, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Homewood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–8Beaver Falls MSin Beaver FallsD
9–12Beaver Falls Area SHSin Beaver FallsC+

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

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

Homewood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Homewood—Big Beaver Falls Area

Every school in Homewood

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 Homewoodin other towns
Central El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaver Falls
C−
466 students14:1Rate it →
Big Beaver El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Darlington
C+
301 students11:1Rate it →
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 Homewood’s schools

Are Homewood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Homewood. Big Beaver Falls Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Homewood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Homewood in?

Big Beaver Falls Area School District.

Where do Homewood kids go to high school?

Beaver Falls Area SHS.

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What Homewood 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.