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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACKHAWK SD·NCES 420368807694
Blackhawk Intermediate School
635 Shenango Rd, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 · (724) 843-5050 · Beaver County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
286 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 184 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 171 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 32% smaller than its 4th grade class (171).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Blackhawk SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
67.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.8% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.6% | 63.9% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Blackhawk Intermediate School
Blackhawk Intermediate School's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Intermediate School this school | 708 | 40.4% | 67.0% |
| Alloway Creek Elementary School Littlestown | 746 | 41.4% | 49.4% |
| Mohawk Elementary School New Castle | 709 | 36.2% | 66.7% |
| Central Columbia Elementary School Bloomsburg | 705 | 38.3% | 73.9% |
| Hillview Elementary School Grove City | 768 | 43.8% | 65.6% |
| Frankstown Elementary School Hollidaysburg | 622 | 38.7% | 65.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Blackhawk Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #387 of 1,396 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #334 of 1,511 ▲ 45 | #2 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #437 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #3 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #133 of 1,638 | #1 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,374 of 1,528 | #20 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #1,264 of 1,531 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #1,153 of 1,600 | #16 of 23 |
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
708
+43 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 708 | 44.9 | 15.8:1 | 40% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 729 | 44.4 | 16.4:1 | 39% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 37% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 30% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackhawk Intermediate School.
About Blackhawk Intermediate School
Blackhawk Intermediate School is a large elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Beaver Falls. The school serves kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 708 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 60% higher.
District-wide, Blackhawk SD has 4 schools and 2,310 students.
Of every 100 students at Blackhawk Intermediate School, about 91 are White. It is also 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
Teacher count: 44.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.8:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. Roughly 40% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 15 points below the 55% average for public schools in Beaver County.
Blackhawk Intermediate School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (67.0%) and its predicted rate (60.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Beaver County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,089 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Blackhawk Intermediate School, Beaver County has 52 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Blackhawk Intermediate School is closest to Highland Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Blackhawk Intermediate School at 2nd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 708 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 665.
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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 Blackhawk SD
- Blackhawk High SchoolHigh · 763 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
- Patterson Primary SchoolElementary · 141 students
Other schools in Beaver Falls
- Blackhawk High SchoolHigh · 763 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
- Beaver Falls Area SHSHigh · 486 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Beaver Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
- Patterson Primary SchoolElementary · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Middle School0.7 mi · 698
- Blackhawk High School1.4 mi · 763
- Big Beaver Elementary School2.5 mi · 301
- Patterson Primary School2.6 mi · 141
- Beaver Falls Area SHS3.0 mi · 486
- Central Elementary School3.0 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Blackhawk Intermediate SchoolHow large is Blackhawk Intermediate School?
Blackhawk Intermediate School enrolls approximately 708 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Blackhawk Intermediate School serve?
Blackhawk Intermediate School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blackhawk Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blackhawk Intermediate School is approximately 15.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blackhawk Intermediate School?
At Blackhawk Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Blackhawk Intermediate School?
Blackhawk Intermediate School is overseen by Blackhawk SD in Beaver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.