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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN BEAVER COUNTY SD·NCES 422604000719

Western Beaver Co JSHS

216 Engle Rd, Industry, PA 15052 · (724) 643-8500 · Beaver County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Pennsylvania public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools

Enrollment
359
High
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
142 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 65816%
Grade 75415%
Grade 84914%
Grade 94111%
Grade 106017%
Grade 115415%
Grade 124312%
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
32891%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
93%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
216%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
20256%
Female
15744%

School pathway

Feeds from
Fairview Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within Western Beaver County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
64.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
36.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.5%36.8%
2023-2468.5%47.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Western Beaver Co JSHS

Western Beaver Co JSHS's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Western Beaver Co JSHS this school35939.6%55.4%
Bellwood-Antis High School
Bellwood
37839.7%53.9%
Mohawk SHS
New Castle
40637.7%62.0%
Southern Fulton JSHS
Warfordsburg
32342.7%44.3%
Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS
Strattanville
35944.0%58.2%
McConnellsburg High School
McConnellsburg
28541.8%57.4%
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Western Beaver Co JSHS ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Beaver County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.4%#222 of 576#6 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.8%#332 of 626
▼ 135
#8 of 15
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.5%#239 of 626
▼ 36
#6 of 15
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
359#519 of 713#12 of 16
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#65 of 601#1 of 14
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.1%#428 of 604#10 of 14
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.6%#461 of 619#8 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.5%#313 of 373#7 of 9
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
359
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535932.511.1:140% (142)
2023-243473210.8:141% (142)
2022-233393210.6:144% (149)
2020-213683311.2:127% (98)
2017-1837233.111.2:136% (134)
2015-164033212.6:143% (172)
2010-114533811.9:135% (159)
2000-014973315.1:125% (125)
1990-915063414.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Beaver Co JSHS.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (372 to 359); teachers down 2% (33.1 to 32.5).

About Western Beaver Co JSHS

Western Beaver Co JSHS is a public low-enrollment high school in Industry, Pennsylvania. Its 359 students are spread across grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 51% smaller than the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.

Western Beaver Co JSHS falls under Western Beaver County SD, which has 2 schools enrolling 662 students.

White students make up 91% of enrollment at Western Beaver Co JSHS. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school employs the equivalent of 32.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.1:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Western Beaver Co JSHS is 40%. On average, public schools in Beaver County report 55%.

Western Beaver Co JSHS is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.6%. Western Beaver Co JSHS scores 55.4%.

Beaver County has about 166,324 residents, and the median household income is $71,089, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Western Beaver Co JSHS, Beaver County has 51 other public schools.

The closest public school to Western Beaver Co JSHS is Midland El/MS, about 2.6 miles away. Western Beaver Co JSHS is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 58.6% proficiency; Western Beaver Co JSHS posts 55.4%.

NCES describes the area around Western Beaver Co JSHS as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (368) to 2024-25 (359).

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Beaver County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Western Beaver Co JSHS
District
Western Beaver County SD
Address
216 Engle Rd, Industry, PA 15052
Phone
(724) 643-8500
County
Beaver County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
359
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
142 (40%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
422604000719
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Western Beaver Co JSHS
How many students attend Western Beaver Co JSHS?
Western Beaver Co JSHS enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 06-12.
Is Western Beaver Co JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Western Beaver Co JSHS is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Western Beaver Co JSHS have?
Western Beaver Co JSHS employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Western Beaver Co JSHS?
Student demographics at Western Beaver Co JSHS are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Western Beaver Co JSHS public or private?
Western Beaver Co JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Beaver County SD.
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