Central El Sch

Central El Sch is one of the moderately sized primary schools in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, part of Big Beaver Falls Area SD, with 466 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 4 schools in Big Beaver Falls Area SD (1,613 students total), Central El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Central El Sch shows that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% White, 27% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Beaver County as a whole is about 6% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Central El Sch has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Beaver County (around 55%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Central El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Beaver County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,089, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Beaver County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students), Central El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Beaver Falls MS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central El Sch. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central El Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Central El Sch's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 572 (now 466). White enrollment moved from 44% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, 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.