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Enrollment
650
High
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVER AREA SD·NCES 420312000640
Beaver Area SHS
Gypsy Glen Rd, Beaver, PA 15009 · (724) 774-0251 · Beaver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
181 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 180 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 166 | 26% |
Student demographics
16%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
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
78.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.3% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 84.4% | 51.5% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 →
Where Beaver Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #89 of 576 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #112 of 626 | #2 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #80 of 626 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #305 of 713 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #449 of 601 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #432 of 604 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #550 of 619 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #316 of 373 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
650
-35 (-5%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,174
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 650 | 41.5 | 15.7:1 | 28% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 41.6 | 15.1:1 | 29% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 40.2 | 16.0:1 | 26% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 21% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 41.8 | 16.1:1 | 20% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 37 | 19.6:1 | 19% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 7% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 1,174 | 73 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaver Area SHS.
About Beaver Area SHS
Beaver Area SHS is a mid-sized high school in Beaver, Pennsylvania. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 650 students on the rolls.
Beaver Area SD is made up of 4 schools with 1,981 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Beaver Area SHS, about 92 are White. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Beaver Area SHS are from different groups.
Its ratio of 15.7:1 is based on 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Beaver County average 55%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Beaver Area SHS would score about 65.7%. It scores 67.2%, 1.5 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Beaver County, median household income comes to about $71,089, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 52 public schools and about 31,222 students.
Beaver Area SHS is less than a tenth of a mile from Beaver Area Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Beaver Area SHS is ahead of the 51.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
In the federal locale system, Beaver Area SHS is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%. The school's ratio dropped from 17.1:1 to 15.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- Dutch Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- College Square Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Beaver Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Other schools in Beaver
- Dutch Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- College Square Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Beaver Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Beaver Area Middle School0.0 mi · 291
- College Square Elementary School0.7 mi · 400
- Dutch Ridge Elementary School2.0 mi · 640
- Rochester Area Elementary School2.3 mi · 346
- Rochester High School2.3 mi · 222
- Rochester Middle School2.3 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Beaver Area SHSHow many students attend Beaver Area SHS?
Beaver Area SHS enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 09-12.
Is Beaver Area SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beaver Area SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Beaver Area SHS have?
Beaver Area SHS employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Beaver Area SHS?
Student demographics at Beaver Area SHS are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Beaver Area SHS?
Beaver Area SHS is overseen by Beaver Area SD in Beaver County.
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