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Blackhawk High School

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Blackhawk High School ranks 217 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 68% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Blackhawk High School is a public high school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 766 students. The school is part of the Blackhawk School District, which is ranked 179 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blackhawk High School has consistently performed well on Keystone Exams, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 62.5% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Keystone Exams/Literature, compared to the state average of 62.1%. The school has also maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.5% to 93.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Blackhawk High School's dropout rate has been low, ranging from 0.1% to 1.6% during the same period.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lincoln Junior/Senior High School and Riverside High School, Blackhawk High School generally outperforms them in academic metrics, such as Keystone Exam proficiency rates and graduation rates. The school's ability to maintain strong academic performance across different student subgroups, including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is a testament to its inclusive and effective educational practices.

763

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,123

Per pupil spending ?

33.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Blackhawk Rd
Beaver Falls, PA 15010-1410

(724) 846-9600

District: Blackhawk School District

Feeder schools for Blackhawk High School:

Elementary:	Patterson Primary School
Middle:	Highland Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (60% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Pennsylvania avg52%

217^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

179^th of 606Blackhawk 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	69.6	217 of 681	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	196 of 686	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	177 of 674	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	255 of 634	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.0	140 of 537	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	60 of 693	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	92 of 673	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	32 of 663	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	82.7	70 of 677	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	72.2	199 of 680	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	70.5	159 of 580	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.4	105 of 591	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	63.7	270 of 664	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	261 of 660	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.1	133 of 649	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.7	185 of 632	70.7%	★★★★☆
2008	54.7	340 of 621	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.7	211 of 615	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.5	303 of 604	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.4	294 of 593	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.5	139 of 590	76.4%	★★★★☆
2003	74.5	135 of 583	76.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	203 of 524	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	74 of 513	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	182 of 502	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	280 of 657	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	192 of 665	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	269 of 651	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	192 of 664	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	174 of 652	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	159 of 660	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	206 of 662	68.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	237 of 583	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	205 of 595	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	198 of 577	65.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Biology64%+15 vs state

Literature62%~ state avg

Algebra I54%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
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
Beaver Falls Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1701 8th Ave	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-7470	486	32	15.2	98.8%	252 (51.9%)	129 (26.5%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (17.5%)	30.4	498^th of 681 public high schools	26.9%		28	515^th of 686 public high schools	24.9%	17	28.6	37.2	50.5									$17,272	$2,799	$14,472
New Brighton Area High School	Public	9-12	3202 43rd St	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 846-1050	382	33	11.7	98.2%	290 (75.9%)	20 (5.2%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.9%)	40.5	453^rd of 681 public high schools	33.5%		45.4	426^th of 686 public high schools	37.9%	27	36.6	46.4	50.0									$24,588	$2,098	$22,490
Beaver Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	Gypsy Glen Rd	Beaver	15009	Beaver County	Beaver Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 774-0251	650	41	15.6	27.8%	595 (91.5%)	14 (2.2%)	15 (2.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	82.4	95^th of 681 public high schools	86.0%		80.3	112^th of 686 public high schools	83.7%	17	59.7	65.8	78.3									$19,662	$628	$19,034
Western Beaver County Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	216 Engle Rd	Industry	15052	Beaver County	Western Beaver County School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 643-8500	359	33	11.0	39.6%	328 (91.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	78.2	138^th of 681 public high schools	79.7%		59.2	304^th of 686 public high schools	55.7%	166	62.5	56.0	77.6	41.8	39.2	28.2	36.8	72.7	58.8	60.8	64.4	$21,725	$1,605	$20,120
Rochester High School	Public	9-12	540 Reno Street	Rochester	15074	Beaver County	Rochester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-7500	222	18	12.1	102.3%	155 (69.8%)	44 (19.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.6%)	23.7	534^th of 681 public high schools	21.6%		50.2	388^th of 686 public high schools	43.4%	146	22.8	31.8	48.8									$25,023	$1,029	$23,994
Lincoln Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	501 Crescent Ave	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Ellwood City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 752-1591	682	57	11.9	50.6%	600 (88.0%)	13 (1.9%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.2%)	41.3	448^th of 681 public high schools	34.2%		25.4	534^th of 686 public high schools	22.2%	86	37.7	40.6	55.8		33.0	19.0	26.0		64.2	41.7	53.1	$21,050	$561	$20,489
Riverside High School	Public	9-12	300 Country Club Dr	Ellwood City	16117	Beaver County	Riverside Beaver County School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 758-7512	461	34	13.5	44.3%	431 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	54.5	344^th of 681 public high schools	49.5%		61.9	269^th of 686 public high schools	60.8%	75	50.0	45.3	59.6									$19,407	$393	$19,015
Central Valley High School	Public	9-12	160 Baker Road Ext	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-4300	721	47	15.4	36.5%	608 (84.3%)	59 (8.2%)	22 (3.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	87.6	61^st of 681 public high schools	91.0%		78.6	124^th of 686 public high schools	81.9%	63	65.3	72.0	80.3									$20,927	$355	$20,572
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	One Lincoln Park	Midland	15059	Beaver County	Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(724) 643-9004	674	44	15.2	25.4%	497 (73.7%)	76 (11.3%)	24 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.0%)	73.1	181^st of 681 public high schools	73.4%		73.1	173^rd of 686 public high schools	74.8%	8	45.6	60.7	79.9		34.2	32.5	33.3		75.3	61.0	67.7	$18,761	$1,302	$17,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackhawk High School

What schools feed into Blackhawk High School?

Blackhawk High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Patterson Primary School
Middle : Highland Middle School

Is Blackhawk High School a good school?

Blackhawk High School ranks 217^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Blackhawk High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 763 students attended Blackhawk High School.

What is the racial makeup of Blackhawk High School?

Students at Blackhawk High School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Blackhawk High School in?

Blackhawk School District

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