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If you could change one rule at Blackhawk HS, what would it be?
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Enrollment
763
High
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACKHAWK SD·NCES 420368806707
Blackhawk HS
500 Blackhawk Rd, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 · (724) 846-9600 · Beaver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
256 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Blackhawk SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 are up about 7 points.
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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
763
+6 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.7:1
% White
93%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Blackhawk HS
As a mid-sized high school in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Blackhawk HS works with 763 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Blackhawk SD.
Within Blackhawk SD, which oversees 4 schools and 2,310 students, Blackhawk HS is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Blackhawk HS lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.
On the resource side, On paper, Blackhawk HS has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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.
After controlling for student poverty, Blackhawk HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.2%, the actual is 60.1%, a residual of -3.1 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Beaver County) logs that median household income runs about $71,089, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blackhawk HS is one of 52 public schools in Beaver County (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students).
Nearest neighbor: Blackhawk Intermediate Sch, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Blackhawk HS. On composite proficiency, Blackhawk HS comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.6%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 757 students in 2018 compared to 763 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 Blackhawk SD
- Blackhawk Intermediate SchElementary · 708 students
- Highland MSMiddle · 698 students
- Patterson Primary SchElementary · 141 students
Other schools in Beaver Falls
- Blackhawk Intermediate SchElementary · 708 students
- Highland MSMiddle · 698 students
- Beaver Falls Area SHSHigh · 486 students
- Central El SchElementary · 466 students
- Beaver Falls MSMiddle · 360 students
- Patterson Primary SchElementary · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Blackhawk Intermediate Sch1.4 mi · 708
- Highland MS1.6 mi · 698
- Big Beaver El Sch3.4 mi · 301
- Patterson Primary Sch3.7 mi · 141
- Beaver Falls Area SHS4.2 mi · 486
- Central El Sch4.3 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Blackhawk HSWhat is the total enrollment at Blackhawk HS?
Blackhawk HS enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Blackhawk HS serve?
Blackhawk HS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Blackhawk HS?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Blackhawk HS.
How diverse is Blackhawk HS?
Blackhawk HS reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Blackhawk HS?
Blackhawk HS is overseen by Blackhawk SD in Beaver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.