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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG BEAVER FALLS AREA SD·NCES 420363000799
Central Elementary School
805 15th Street, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 · (724) 843-3420 · Beaver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
456 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
70%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.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 33.7% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 466 | 97.9% | 41.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Erie | 447 | 98.0% | 15.9% |
| Roy A. Hunt Elementary School Arnold | 609 | 96.1% | 26.2% |
| Henry Charles W School Philadelphia | 518 | 95.8% | 56.9% |
| Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia | 432 | 95.4% | 54.1% |
| Diehl School Erie | 441 | 99.3% | 15.4% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #1,051 of 1,396 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #1,052 of 1,511 ▲ 12 | #15 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #1,048 of 1,511 ▲ 24 | #14 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #635 of 1,638 | #9 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,003 of 1,528 | #14 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #95 of 1,531 | #1 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #460 of 1,600 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #335 of 1,045 | #5 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
466
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 466 | 33.9 | 13.8:1 | 98% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 33.9 | 13.5:1 | 100% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 33.4 | 14.9:1 | 100% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 99% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 36.9 | 15.5:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 100% (528) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 77% (373) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (572 to 466); teachers down 8% (36.9 to 33.9).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 466 students in pre-K through 5.
Central Elementary School is one of the 4 schools that make up Big Beaver Falls Area SD (1,613 students in total).
The most common group at Central Elementary School is Black students, at 34%. The school is also 32% White, 27% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 6%. Central Elementary School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 33.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.8:1. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Around 98% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Beaver County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Central Elementary School is 5.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.1% actual, 35.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Beaver County has these Census figures: the median household income is $71,089, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Beaver County is home to 52 public schools and about 31,222 public school students.
The closest public school, Beaver Falls Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Central Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.0%; Central Elementary School's is 41.1%, ranking 4th of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 472 in 2020-21 to 466 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students.
The Central Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Beaver Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 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
- Beaver Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
- Patterson Primary SchoolElementary · 141 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 46th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 694 students
- Central Elementary SchoolAllison Park, PA · 456 students
- Central Elementary SchoolSouth Williamsport, PA · 414 students
- Central Elementary SchoolFranklin, PA · 342 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElizabeth, PA · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Beaver Falls Middle School0.1 mi · 360
- Beaver Falls Area SHS0.2 mi · 486
- Patterson Primary School0.9 mi · 141
- New Brighton Area Middle School1.6 mi · 290
- New Brighton Area Elementary School1.8 mi · 558
- New Brighton Area High School1.8 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
Is Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 5% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 27% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary School public or private?
Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Beaver Falls Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.