Enrollment
360
Middle
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG BEAVER FALLS AREA SD·NCES 420363000648
Beaver Falls Middle School
1601 8th Ave, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 · (724) 846-5470 · Beaver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
345 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 6 | 118 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 37% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 Falls Middle School→Beaver Falls Area SHS
Based on grade levels within Big Beaver Falls Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
23.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 24.8% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Falls Middle School
Beaver Falls Middle School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Falls Middle School this school | 360 | 95.8% | 35.8% |
| Washington Junior High School Washington | 205 | 96.6% | 32.0% |
| Steel Valley Middle School Munhall | 429 | 98.8% | 28.7% |
| New Castle Junior High School New Castle | 689 | 98.8% | 17.2% |
| Curtin Intrmd School Williamsport | 525 | 79.8% | 32.5% |
| Pottsgrove Middle School Pottstown | 678 | 99.6% | 41.3% |
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 Falls Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #380 of 479 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #384 of 513 ▲ 1 | #8 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #401 of 513 ▼ 32 | #8 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #393 of 522 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #140 of 486 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #34 of 486 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #132 of 510 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #124 of 131 | N/A |
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
360
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 360 | 30.2 | 11.9:1 | 96% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 30.2 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 31.2 | 12.3:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 99% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 28.2 | 12.7:1 | 100% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 33 | 10.1:1 | 69% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 51 | 13.6:1 | 61% (426) |
| 1990-91 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaver Falls Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (358 to 360); teachers up 7% (28.2 to 30.2).
About Beaver Falls Middle School
Beaver Falls Middle School is a small middle school. Its address is in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 360 students. Enrollment is 39% lower than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 594.
In Big Beaver Falls Area SD, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,613 students.
Enrollment at Beaver Falls Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 45%. The school is also 26% Black, 24% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That is lower than the 87% White share among all Beaver County residents. By the diversity index, Beaver Falls Middle School comes in at 67%.
Beaver Falls Middle School counts 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.9 students for each one. Among middle schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Beaver County, the average is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Beaver Falls Middle School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.5%.
Beaver County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,089, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Beaver Falls Middle School is among the 52 public schools in Beaver County.
The closest other public school is Central Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 35.8% is below the 44.7% average for nearby schools.
Beaver Falls Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The number of students declined from 392 to 360 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.9:1, from 13.1:1.
The Beaver Falls Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Big Beaver Falls Area SD
- Beaver Falls Area SHSHigh · 486 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Big Beaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
Other schools in Beaver Falls
- Blackhawk High SchoolHigh · 763 students
- Blackhawk Intermediate SchoolElementary · 708 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
- Beaver Falls Area SHSHigh · 486 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Patterson Primary SchoolElementary · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 466
- Beaver Falls Area SHS0.1 mi · 486
- Patterson Primary School1.0 mi · 141
- New Brighton Area Middle School1.7 mi · 290
- New Brighton Area Elementary School1.8 mi · 558
- New Brighton Area High School1.8 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Beaver Falls Middle SchoolHow many students attend Beaver Falls Middle School?
Beaver Falls Middle School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Beaver Falls Middle School serve?
Beaver Falls Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Beaver Falls Middle School have?
Beaver Falls Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Beaver Falls Middle School?
Student demographics at Beaver Falls Middle School are roughly 45% White, 5% Hispanic, 26% Black, 24% Two or more.
What district is Beaver Falls Middle School in?
Beaver Falls Middle School is part of Big Beaver Falls Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.