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Beaver Falls Area Shs High School
1701 8th Ave
Beaver Falls PA, 15010, Beaver County
Phone: 724-843-7470
Ranking: 
(430 out of 626, bottom 31%)*
(430 out of 626, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Big Beaver Falls Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 38 | 36 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 459 | 465 | 502 | 558 | 562 | 580 | 613 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 128 | 27.9% | 117 | 25.2% | 108 | 21.5% | 132 | 23.7% | 140 | 24.9% | 154 | 26.6% | 150 | 24.5% |
| Grade 10: | 120 | 26.1% | 114 | 24.5% | 129 | 25.7% | 150 | 26.9% | 165 | 29.4% | 151 | 26.0% | 154 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 104 | 22.7% | 112 | 24.1% | 127 | 25.3% | 158 | 28.3% | 136 | 24.2% | 139 | 24.0% | 150 | 24.5% |
| Grade 12: | 107 | 23.3% | 114 | 24.5% | 133 | 26.5% | 118 | 21.1% | 121 | 21.5% | 136 | 23.4% | 159 | 25.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 243 | 52.9% | 233 | 50.1% | 250 | 49.8% | 284 | 50.9% | 274 | 48.8% | 295 | 50.9% | 298 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 216 | 47.1% | 232 | 49.9% | 252 | 50.2% | 274 | 49.1% | 252 | 44.8% | 243 | 41.9% | 266 | 43.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 140 | 30.5% | 141 | 30.3% | 156 | 31.1% | 173 | 31.0% | 152 | 27.0% | 161 | 27.8% | 159 | 25.9% |
| White: | 270 | 58.8% | 288 | 61.9% | 324 | 64.5% | 354 | 63.4% | 379 | 67.4% | 380 | 65.5% | 404 | 65.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 10.0% | 30 | 6.5% | 17 | 3.4% | 27 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 289 | 63.0% | 286 | 61.5% | 276 | 55.0% | 307 | 55.0% | 263 | 46.8% | 246 | 42.4% | 250 | 40.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.8% | 35 | 7.5% | 52 | 10.4% | 62 | 11.1% | 68 | 12.1% | 54 | 9.3% | 69 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.53 | 12.13 | 13.86 | 13.28 | 12.38 | 12.40 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 34.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 34.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 45.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 39.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.6% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 43.1% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51.2% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 53.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 54.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 27.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 20.6% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 20.6% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 24.2% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 16.1% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75% | 82.9% |
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* Beaver Falls Area Shs High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.