Beaver County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 48 schools in Beaver County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Valley HS Monaca · Central Valley SD | High | 80.4% | +29.3pp |
| 2 | Beaver Area SHS Beaver · Beaver Area SD | High | 78.3% | +27.2pp |
| 3 | South Side HS Hookstown · South Side Area SD | High | 77.0% | +25.9pp |
| 4 | Dutch Ridge El Sch Beaver · Beaver Area SD | Elementary | 76.1% | +25.0pp |
| 5 | Beaver Area MS Beaver · Beaver Area SD | Middle | 72.1% | +21.0pp |
| 6 | Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS Midland · Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS | High | 67.7% | +16.6pp |
| 7 | Freedom Area SHS Freedom · Freedom Area SD | High | 65.5% | +14.4pp |
| 8 | Western Beaver Co JSHS Industry · Western Beaver County SD | High | 64.5% | +13.4pp |
| 9 | Hopewell SHS Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | High | 64.1% | +13.0pp |
| 10 | Blackhawk HS Beaver Falls · Blackhawk SD | High | 62.4% | +11.3pp |
| 11 | State Street El Sch Baden · Ambridge Area SD | Elementary | 61.4% | +10.3pp |
| 12 | Blackhawk Intermediate Sch Beaver Falls · Blackhawk SD | Elementary | 59.8% | +8.7pp |
| 13 | Riverside HS Ellwood City · Riverside Beaver County SD | High | 59.6% | +8.5pp |
| 14 | Riverside MS Ellwood City · Riverside Beaver County SD | Middle | 59.4% | +8.3pp |
| 15 | Fairview El Sch Midland · Western Beaver County SD | Elementary | 58.8% | +7.7pp |
| 16 | South Side MS Hookstown · South Side Area SD | Middle | 56.5% | +5.4pp |
| 17 | Independence El Sch Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | Elementary | 53.6% | +2.5pp |
| 18 | Margaret Ross El Sch Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | Elementary | 51.2% | +0.1pp |
| 19 | Riverside El Sch Ellwood City · Riverside Beaver County SD | Elementary | 50.9% | -0.2pp |
| 20 | Beaver Falls Area SHS Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | High | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 21 | New Brighton Area HS New Brighton · New Brighton Area SD | High | 50.0% | -1.1pp |
| 22 | South Side El Sch Hookstown · South Side Area SD | Elementary | 49.5% | -1.6pp |
| 23 | Rochester High School Rochester · Rochester Area SD | High | 48.8% | -2.3pp |
| 24 | Hopewell JHS Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | Middle | 48.3% | -2.8pp |
| 25 | Ambridge Area HS Ambridge · Ambridge Area SD | High | 45.6% | -5.5pp |
| 26 | Midland Innovation & Technology CS Midland · Midland Innovation & Technology CS | High | 45.2% | -5.9pp |
| 27 | Rochester Area Elementary School Rochester · Rochester Area SD | Elementary | 44.4% | -6.7pp |
| 28 | Big Beaver El Sch Darlington · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.1pp |
| 29 | Freedom Area El Sch Freedom · Freedom Area SD | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.1pp |
| 30 | Economy El Sch Freedom · Ambridge Area SD | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.8pp |
| 31 | Central Valley MS Monaca · Central Valley SD | Middle | 42.8% | -8.3pp |
| 32 | Highland MS Beaver Falls · Blackhawk SD | Middle | 41.8% | -9.3pp |
| 33 | Todd Lane El Sch Monaca · Central Valley SD | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.4pp |
| 34 | Ambridge Area MS Freedom · Ambridge Area SD | Middle | 39.6% | -11.5pp |
| 35 | Central El Sch Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.8pp |
| 36 | Beaver Falls MS Beaver Falls · Big Beaver Falls Area SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 37 | Hopewell El Sch Aliquippa · Hopewell Area SD | Elementary | 35.5% | -15.6pp |
| 38 | Rochester MS Rochester · Rochester Area SD | Middle | 35.2% | -15.9pp |
| 39 | New Brighton Area El Sch New Brighton · New Brighton Area SD | Elementary | 33.9% | -17.2pp |
| 40 | Freedom Area MS Freedom · Freedom Area SD | Middle | 33.6% | -17.5pp |
| 41 | Pennsylvania Cyber CS Midland · Pennsylvania Cyber CS | Combined | 32.1% | -19.0pp |
| 42 | Midland El/MS Midland · Midland Borough SD | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.4pp |
| 43 | Baden Academy CS Baden · Baden Academy CS | Elementary | 30.7% | -20.4pp |
| 44 | New Brighton Area MS New Brighton · New Brighton Area SD | Middle | 29.4% | -21.7pp |
| 45 | Highland El Sch Ambridge · Ambridge Area SD | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.1pp |
| 46 | Aliquippa El Sch Aliquippa · Aliquippa SD | Elementary | 11.3% | -39.8pp |
| 47 | Aliquippa JSHS Aliquippa · Aliquippa SD | High | 9.7% | -41.4pp |
| 48 | Provident CS - West Baden · Provident CS - West | Elementary | 2.6% | -48.5pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the PSSA + Keystone % Proficient or Advanced threshold on the latest available PSSA + Keystone English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Beaver County, Pennsylvania with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Pennsylvania statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Pennsylvania ranking.