Aliquippa JSHS

As a small 9-12 campus in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Aliquippa JSHS educates 493 students from grades 7 through 12, part of Aliquippa SD. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 738.

Aliquippa JSHS is one of 2 schools operated by Aliquippa SD, a district that works with 973 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Aliquippa JSHS reports that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 12% White, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Beaver County as a whole is about 6% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Beaver County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Aliquippa JSHS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 77.3%; this one comes in at 10.1%, -67.3 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, census data for Beaver County shows median household earnings sit near $71,089, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Beaver County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students), of which Aliquippa JSHS is one.

Aliquippa El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aliquippa JSHS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Aliquippa JSHS at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Aliquippa JSHS's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 493). Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.