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Schools in New Beaver · Mohawk Area School District

New Beaver’s public schools outscore 83% of Pennsylvania districts

Math proficiency in New Beaver’s districts is 44%, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving New 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 98% 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
63%
▲ 8 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 8 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 8–12 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▼ 25% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,444 students on the public path
In brief

New Beaver’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1750 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Beaver’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 63% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,418 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 Mohawk JHS, then Mohawk 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 New Beaver’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 83% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 83%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1750)Better than 90%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 747 test results and a graduating class of 91 could put New Beaver anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of New Beaver’s students in the tested grades sat them (721 in math, 773 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Beaver, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Mohawk El Schin New CastleB
6–8Mohawk JHSin New CastleB
9–12Mohawk SHSin New CastleB−

New Beaver’s public schools are run by Mohawk Area School District, which also serves Bessemer, Little Beaver, Mahoning and North Beaver 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.

Mohawk Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,444 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,418PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 55.1% · 773 students tested
Math44%
State average 36.1% · 721 students tested

New Beaver vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New BeaverA−Mohawk Area
WayneBEllwood City Area
Big BeaverCBig Beaver Falls Area
Little BeaverA−Mohawk Area
Wampum—Ellwood City Area
North SewickleyA−Riverside Beaver County

Every school in New 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).

Also serving New Beaverin other towns
Mohawk El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Castle
B
709 students16:1Rate it →
Mohawk JHS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Castle
B
329 students15:1Rate it →
Mohawk SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · New Castle
B−
406 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about New Beaver’s schools

Are New Beaver’s schools good?

By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Beaver children attend outscore 83% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Beaver in?

Mohawk Area School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,444 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do New Beaver kids go to high school?

Mohawk SHS in New Castle, with 406 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is New Beaver’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Mohawk Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does New Beaver spend per student?

$16,418 in Mohawk 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.