Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG BEAVER FALLS AREA SD·NCES 420363000650
Big Beaver Elementary School
588 Friendship Drive, Darlington, PA 16115 · (724) 827-2828 · Beaver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
314 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
54%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
Based on grade levels within Big Beaver Falls Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 38.8% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Big Beaver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #912 of 1,396 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #842 of 1,511 ▲ 146 | #9 of 20 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #915 of 1,511 ▲ 142 | #10 of 20 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,248 of 1,638 | #17 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #249 of 1,528 | #3 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #469 of 1,531 | #6 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #131 of 1,600 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #859 of 1,045 | #16 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
301
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 301 | 26.8 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 24.8 | 12.7:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 23.3 | 12.5:1 | 100% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 99% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 23.4 | 13.5:1 | 100% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 67% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 103 | 6 | 17.2:1 | 40% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 155 | 8 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Beaver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (316 to 301); teachers up 14% (23.4 to 26.8).
About Big Beaver Elementary School
Big Beaver Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Darlington, Pennsylvania. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 301 students. Enrollment is 32% lower than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
The Big Beaver Falls Area SD system has 4 schools and 1,613 students.
White students are the majority at Big Beaver Elementary School, with 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 11% Black, and 7% Hispanic. The county population is about 87% White. Big Beaver Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 11.3:1 comes from the school's 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Big Beaver Elementary School is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Big Beaver Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 32.9%. Big Beaver Elementary School scores 48.3%, 15.4 points above that line.
Beaver County has about 166,324 residents, and the median household income is $71,089, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Beaver County has 52 public schools and roughly 31,222 students.
The closest other public school is Blackhawk Intermediate School, about 2.5 miles away. Big Beaver Elementary School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Big Beaver Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 48.3% versus a 46.6% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Big Beaver Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Big Beaver Elementary School was 308 in 2020-21 and 301 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.3:1).
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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 Big Beaver Falls Area SD
- Beaver Falls Area SHSHigh · 486 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Beaver Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Blackhawk Intermediate School2.5 mi · 708
- Highland Middle School3.2 mi · 698
- Blackhawk High School3.4 mi · 763
- Beaver Falls Area SHS4.1 mi · 486
- Beaver Falls Middle School4.2 mi · 360
- Central Elementary School4.2 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Big Beaver Elementary SchoolHow large is Big Beaver Elementary School?
Big Beaver Elementary School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades KG-05.
Is Big Beaver Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Big Beaver Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Big Beaver Elementary School have?
Big Beaver Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Big Beaver Elementary School?
Student demographics at Big Beaver Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 7% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Big Beaver Elementary School in?
Big Beaver Elementary School is part of Big Beaver Falls Area SD.
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