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Central Elementary School

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Central Elementary School ranks 1030 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1030^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 456 students. The school is part of the Big Beaver Falls Area School District, which is ranked 436 out of 606 districts in the state.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $19,553 and low student-teacher ratio of 13.4 students per teacher, Central Elementary has consistently performed in the bottom third of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on PSSA tests are below the state and district averages in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels, with particularly low performance in 5th grade Math at just 22.7% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 44%.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Freedom Area Elementary School and Riverside Elementary School, Central Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures, even within the same school district. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges that are not shared by its neighbors, and addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement.

466

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,424

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 15th Street
Beaver Falls, PA 15010

(724) 843-3420

District: Big Beaver Falls Area School District

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beaver Falls Middle School
High:	Beaver Falls Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.3%

White:

32.2%

Two or more races:

27.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,030^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Big Beaver Falls Area School District

436^th of 606Big Beaver Falls Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1030 of 1511	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1092 of 1526	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1172 of 1534	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1133 of 1534	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1180 of 1433	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1303 of 1544	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1259 of 1530	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	1231 of 1547	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	1220 of 1554	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.1	1137 of 1467	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.5	1109 of 1519	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.6	982 of 1599	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.9	651 of 1597	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	593 of 1579	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	596 of 1549	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.7	408 of 1551	73.7%	★★★★☆
2007	65.1	607 of 1555	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.5	798 of 1545	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	153 of 413	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	113 of 437	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	109 of 437	75.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	987 of 1030	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1037 of 1084	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1013 of 1043	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	995 of 1466	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1095 of 1488	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	735 of 1369	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	911 of 1432	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1015 of 1414	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1025 of 1475	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1047 of 1495	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	52 of 100	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	63 of 128	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	79 of 117	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	656 of 1201	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1013 of 1229	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1174 of 1236	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)63rd percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-10 vs state

Math36%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 15th Street	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-3420	466	34	13.7	97.9%	150 (32.2%)	160 (34.3%)	24 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (27.3%)	34.8	1030^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.8%		31.7	1092^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	28.4%	62	37.2	52.4	22.7		36.4	41.4	47.5	28.0		38.4	$18,424	$2,986	$15,438
Patterson Primary School	Public	K-2	701 Darlington Rd	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Blackhawk School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 843-1268	141	11	12.3	35.5%	123 (87.2%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)								(n/a)											$16,831	$714	$16,117
New Brighton Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 43rd St	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-1194	558	46	12.1	107.7%	369 (66.1%)	44 (7.9%)	30 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	114 (20.4%)	30.2	1081^st of 1511 public elementary schools	28.5%		47	907^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.6%	174	29.8	43.0	36.9		36.1	31.9	37.9	32.2		33.8	$18,901	$1,880	$17,021
Blackhawk Intermediate School	Public	K-4	635 Shenango Rd	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Blackhawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-5050	708	45	15.7	40.4%	646 (91.2%)	8 (1.1%)	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	74	401^st of 1511 public elementary schools	73.5%		72.7	440^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.2%	39	72.9	61.5			67.4	63.0	56.3			59.8	$13,983	$1,360	$12,624
Dutch Ridge Elementary School	Public	3-6	2220 Dutch Ridge Road	Beaver	15009	Beaver County	Beaver Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 774-1017	640	35	18.3	20.2%	587 (91.7%)	12 (1.9%)	19 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	90.9	102^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	93.2%		91.8	47^th of 1526 public elementary schools	96.9%	55	82.6	70.7	88.3	68.6	77.3	82.0	61.8	78.7	82.4	76.1	$13,210	$422	$12,789
Rochester Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	540 Reno Street	Rochester	15074	Beaver County	Rochester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 775-7500	346	35	9.8	98.8%	222 (64.2%)	47 (13.6%)	27 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.3%)	44.9	899^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.5%		44.9	945^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.1%	46	46.3	51.2	33.9		43.2	52.9	45.2	33.9		44.4	$23,444	$3,254	$20,190
College Square Elementary School	Public	K-2	375 College Ave	Beaver	15009	Beaver County	Beaver Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 774-1168	400	34	11.8	28.5%	355 (88.8%)	15 (3.8%)	18 (4.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)											$15,073	$481	$14,591
Big Beaver Elementary School	Public	K-5	588 Friendship Drive	Darlington	16115	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 827-2828	301	27	11.2	104.3%	194 (64.5%)	34 (11.3%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.6%)	47.7	857^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.3%		42.6	984^th of 1526 public elementary schools	35.5%	127	44.1	63.8	40.0		47.9	40.7	47.2	45.6		44.0	$18,902	$3,064	$15,839
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Country Club Drive	Ellwood City	16117	Beaver County	Riverside Beaver County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 758-7512	667	48	14.0	46.3%	625 (93.7%)	6 (0.9%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	63.3	597^th of 1511 public elementary schools	60.5%		72.8	438^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.3%	159	60.6	61.3	52.0		58.2	52.5	51.6	48.5		50.9	$14,828	$1,195	$13,632
Todd Lane Elementary School	Public	3-5	113 Todd Ln	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 775-1050	493	37	13.3	39.1%	421 (85.4%)	31 (6.3%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	46.2	874^th of 1511 public elementary schools	42.2%		60.9	692^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	54.7%	182	58.5	50.3	37.5		48.6	38.4	48.2	37.3		40.7	$19,851	$336	$19,514

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Central Elementary School.

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 1030^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beaver Falls Middle School
High : Beaver Falls Area Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 34% African American, 32% White, 27% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Central Elementary School in?

Big Beaver Falls Area School District

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