High Schools in Blackhawk School District

Summary:

The Blackhawk School District in Pennsylvania is home to one high school, Blackhawk High School, which serves grades 9-12. This school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top third of Pennsylvania high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years.

Blackhawk High School outperforms both the state and district averages on Keystone Exams in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature, with proficiency rates ranging from 53.6% to 64.2%. The school's graduation rate of 87.9% is higher than the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.4% is relatively low. Despite serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Blackhawk High School is able to provide a quality education and maintain strong academic outcomes.

The school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $20,207 may contribute to its ability to support its diverse student population and achieve these impressive results. Overall, Blackhawk High School stands out as a strong-performing institution within the Blackhawk School District and the state of Pennsylvania.

District Detail

500 Blackhawk Rd
Beaver Falls, PA 15010-1498

(724) 846-6600

SchoolDigger Rank:
179^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,310

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blackhawk High School	Public	9-12	500 Blackhawk Rd	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Blackhawk School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 846-9600	763	50	15.3	33.6%	711 (93.2%)	10 (1.3%)	17 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	69.6	217^th of 681 public high schools	68.1%		71.1	196^th of 686 public high schools	71.4%	21	53.6	64.2	62.5	$17,123	$653	$16,470

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Big Beaver Falls Area School District	2.65 mi	4	436^th
Beaver Area School District	3.31 mi	4	33^rd
New Brighton Area School District	3.84 mi	3	458^th
Rochester Area School District	6.08 mi	3	454^th
Western Beaver County School District	6.77 mi	2	146^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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