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Beaver Falls Middle School

Q: Is Beaver Falls Middle School a good school?

Beaver Falls Middle School ranks 558 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Beaver Falls Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Big Beaver Falls Area School District, with 344 students. Despite its relatively small size, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years.

Academically, Beaver Falls Middle School struggles, with only 23.8% of students proficient or better in Math and 36.7% in English Language Arts, far below the state and district averages. The school also has significant achievement gaps between student subgroups, with African American students and those from low-income backgrounds performing much worse than their peers. Additionally, Beaver Falls Middle School has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 2.0%, compared to the state average of around 1.4%.

While Beaver Falls Middle School spends a relatively high amount per student, around $17,000 per year, and has a low student-teacher ratio of 11-12 students per teacher, it still lags behind many of the surrounding middle schools, such as Haine Middle School, Beaver Area Middle School, and Riverside Middle School, which all have much higher academic achievement and rankings. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its instructional practices and support systems to better serve its students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

360

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,678

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 8th Ave
Beaver Falls, PA 15010-4004

(724) 846-5470

District: Big Beaver Falls Area School District

Students who attend Beaver Falls Middle School usually attend:

High:

Beaver Falls Area Senior High School

Feeder schools for Beaver Falls Middle School:

Elementary:	Big Beaver Elementary School
	Central Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

African American:

26.1%

Two or more races:

23.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (30% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Math scores 18 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg45%

558^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	36.2	558 of 873	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	497 of 891	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	594 of 893	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	608 of 883	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	643 of 797	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	596 of 891	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	599 of 861	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	601 of 877	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	607 of 870	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.7	494 of 728	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	469 of 758	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	555 of 834	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.6	349 of 825	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	360 of 805	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.4	483 of 770	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.5	509 of 753	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	478 of 749	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.8	491 of 736	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.1	469 of 687	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.6	448 of 663	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	36.5	484 of 643	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	170 of 393	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	90 of 408	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.9	180 of 421	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	406 of 643	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	545 of 672	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	544 of 660	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	536 of 835	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	390 of 860	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	536 of 843	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	398 of 877	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	501 of 874	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	546 of 839	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	562 of 870	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	131 of 174	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	157 of 199	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	135 of 187	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	429 of 649	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	387 of 673	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	535 of 681	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2025)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-12 vs state

Math24%-18 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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beaver Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 846-5470	360	30	11.9	95.8%	162 (45.0%)	94 (26.1%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.6%)	36.2	558^th of 873 public middle schools	36.1%		47	497^th of 891 public middle schools	44.2%	61		32.7	19.6	19.7	23.8		36.1	39.2	35.2	36.7	$16,678	$2,703	$13,975
New Brighton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Penn Ave	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 846-8100	290	29	10.1	97.2%	195 (67.2%)	24 (8.3%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (20.0%)	28.3	611^th of 873 public middle schools	30.0%		46.7	500^th of 891 public middle schools	43.9%	111		36.9	12.8	12.0	20.9		42.6	24.5	20.6	29.4	$21,243	$1,901	$19,342
Highland Middle School	Public	5-8	402 Shenango Rd	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Blackhawk School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 843-1700	698	46	15.2	36.1%	631 (90.4%)	11 (1.6%)	25 (3.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	54.3	392^nd of 873 public middle schools	55.1%		55.6	408^th of 891 public middle schools	54.2%	16	49.7	51.1	44.8	16.3	40.7	39.6	42.1	64.0	21.7	41.8	$16,554	$1,913	$14,641
Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	540 Reno Street	Rochester	15074	Beaver County	Rochester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7500	181	15	11.9	96.1%	114 (63.0%)	35 (19.3%)	10 (5.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (10.5%)	28.5	609^th of 873 public middle schools	30.2%		55.7	407^th of 891 public middle schools	54.3%	202		21.5	17.8	9.5	16.9		33.4	35.0	38.1	35.1	$20,533	$1,093	$19,440
Beaver Area Middle School	Public	7-8	Gypsy Glen Rd	Beaver	15009	Beaver County	Beaver Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 774-0253	291	20	14.6	27.8%	265 (91.1%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	91.7	60^th of 873 public middle schools	93.1%		86.2	88^th of 891 public middle schools	90.1%	28			57.0	49.3	53.0			74.8	69.5	72.1	$10,535	$336	$10,199
Central Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Allen Ave	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-8200	504	44	11.5	36.7%	425 (84.3%)	41 (8.1%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	51	424^th of 873 public middle schools	51.4%		47	496^th of 891 public middle schools	44.3%	72		31.6	25.5	41.3	32.7		37.4	43.5	47.5	42.8	$19,770	$335	$19,435
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Country Club Dr	Ellwood City	16117	Beaver County	Riverside Beaver County School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 758-7512	307	19	16.5	55.4%	288 (93.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	74.2	183^rd of 873 public middle schools	79.0%		80.6	131^st of 891 public middle schools	85.3%	52		33.7	47.7	47.6	42.8		52.5	69.4	57.7	59.3	$15,760	$507	$15,253
Freedom Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1702 School Street	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7641	356	30	11.6	55.3%	320 (89.9%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	40.6	522^nd of 873 public middle schools	40.2%		42.9	530^th of 891 public middle schools	40.5%	8	54.1	38.3	40.3	21.3	38.7	40.0	37.0	31.2	26.5	33.6	$16,132	$00	$16,132
Hartman Intrmd School	Public	5-6	Crescent Avenue & 4th Street	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Ellwood City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 758-3241	225	16	14.0	64.9%	207 (92.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)								(n/a)	48.5	36.6			42.3	57.4	58.0			57.8	$9,466	$256	$9,210
Ambridge Area Middle School	Public	6-8	401 First Street	Freedom	15042	Beaver County	Ambridge Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 266-2833	500	31	16.1	95.0%	383 (76.6%)	69 (13.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)	31.4	584^th of 873 public middle schools	33.1%		32	606^th of 891 public middle schools	32.0%	22		12.3	21.1	10.6	14.9		42.8	39.2	36.6	39.6	$15,392	$1,760	$13,632

Frequently Asked Questions about Beaver Falls Middle School

Is Beaver Falls Middle School a good school?

Beaver Falls Middle School ranks 558^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beaver Falls Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Beaver Falls Middle School.

What district is Beaver Falls Middle School in?

Big Beaver Falls Area School District

What high school do graduates of Beaver Falls Middle School attend?

Students who attend Beaver Falls Middle School usually go on to attend Beaver Falls Area Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Beaver Falls Middle School?

Students at Beaver Falls Middle School are 45% White, 26% African American, 24% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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