Enrollment
291
Middle
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVER AREA SD·NCES 420312000106
Beaver Area Middle School
Gypsy Glen Rd, Beaver, PA 15009 · (724) 774-0253 · Beaver County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
81 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 144 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 51% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Beaver Area Middle School→Beaver Area SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beaver Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 46.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beaver Area Middle School
Beaver Area Middle School's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Area Middle School this school | 291 | 27.8% | 62.2% |
| Palisades Middle School Kintnersville | 308 | 31.5% | 50.0% |
| Trafford Middle School Trafford | 354 | 24.0% | 64.6% |
| Fairfield Area Middle School Fairfield | 259 | 33.2% | 42.4% |
| Millersburg Area Middle School Millersburg | 211 | 28.9% | 46.0% |
| Oley Valley Middle School Oley | 325 | 32.3% | 52.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beaver Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #88 of 479 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #95 of 513 ▲ 48 | #1 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #58 of 513 ▲ 19 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #437 of 522 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #379 of 486 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #409 of 486 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #423 of 510 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #119 of 332 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
291
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 291 | 19.9 | 14.6:1 | 28% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 19.4 | 15.9:1 | 26% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 20.4 | 15.1:1 | 26% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 22% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 20.4 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 21% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 27 | 10.8:1 | 22% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaver Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (338 to 291); teachers down 2% (20.4 to 19.9).
About Beaver Area Middle School
Beaver Area Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Beaver Area SD in Beaver, Pennsylvania. A total of 291 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students, so this school is 51% smaller than average.
Beaver Area SD has 4 schools; together they serve 1,981 students.
Federal enrollment data show Beaver Area Middle School is 91% White. It is also 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Beaver Area Middle School, 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.6:1. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania have 13.2:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 28% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Beaver County averages 55%, higher than here.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Beaver Area Middle School would be expected to post about 65.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.2%.
Across Beaver County, the median household income is $71,089, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Beaver County is home to 52 public schools and about 31,222 public school students.
Beaver Area SHS is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Beaver Area Middle School comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Beaver Area Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 291, starting from 290.
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Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaver Area SD
- Beaver Area SHSHigh · 650 students
- Dutch Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- College Square Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
Other schools in Beaver
- Beaver Area SHSHigh · 650 students
- Dutch Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- College Square Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Beaver Area SHS0.0 mi · 650
- College Square Elementary School0.7 mi · 400
- Dutch Ridge Elementary School1.9 mi · 640
- Rochester Middle School2.3 mi · 181
- Rochester High School2.3 mi · 222
- Rochester Area Elementary School2.3 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Beaver Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Beaver Area Middle School?
Beaver Area Middle School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Beaver Area Middle School serve?
Beaver Area Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beaver Area Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beaver Area Middle School is approximately 14.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beaver Area Middle School?
At Beaver Area Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Beaver Area Middle School?
Beaver Area Middle School is overseen by Beaver Area SD in Beaver County.
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