Dutch Ridge El Sch

Dutch Ridge El Sch is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Beaver, Pennsylvania, overseen by Beaver Area SD. The school enrolls 640 students in grades 3 through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Dutch Ridge El Sch sits 44% larger than that benchmark.

Within Beaver Area SD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,981 students, Dutch Ridge El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Dutch Ridge El Sch logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dutch Ridge El Sch reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Dutch Ridge El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Beaver County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dutch Ridge El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.0%, the actual is 80.5%, a residual of +11.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Beaver County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,089, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dutch Ridge El Sch is one of 52 public schools in Beaver County (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students).

Nearest neighbor: Beaver Area MS, around 1.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dutch Ridge El Sch at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 49.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dutch Ridge El Sch has expanded 11%, going from 574 students in 2018 to 640 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Dutch Ridge El Sch community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.