Central Elementary School
805 15th St
Beaver Falls PA, 15010, Beaver County
Phone: 724-843-3420
Ranking: 
(902 out of 2,311, top 39%)*
(902 out of 2,311, top 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 35 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 529 | 491 | 489 | 482 | 491 | 468 | 483 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 20 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 3.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 102 | 19.3% | 102 | 20.8% | 109 | 22.3% | 94 | 19.5% | 101 | 20.6% | 101 | 21.6% | 99 | 20.5% |
| Grade 1: | 97 | 18.3% | 86 | 17.5% | 77 | 15.7% | 85 | 17.6% | 83 | 16.9% | 83 | 17.7% | 78 | 16.1% |
| Grade 2: | 82 | 15.5% | 76 | 15.5% | 85 | 17.4% | 82 | 17.0% | 83 | 16.9% | 74 | 15.8% | 71 | 14.7% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 14.9% | 84 | 17.1% | 71 | 14.5% | 74 | 15.4% | 73 | 14.9% | 72 | 15.4% | 85 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 76 | 14.4% | 70 | 14.3% | 78 | 16.0% | 65 | 13.5% | 77 | 15.7% | 76 | 16.2% | 75 | 15.5% |
| Grade 5: | 73 | 13.8% | 73 | 14.9% | 69 | 14.1% | 82 | 17.0% | 74 | 15.1% | 62 | 13.2% | 60 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 268 | 50.7% | 258 | 52.5% | 251 | 51.3% | 256 | 53.1% | 208 | 42.4% | 201 | 42.9% | 217 | 44.9% |
| Female: | 261 | 49.3% | 233 | 47.5% | 238 | 48.7% | 226 | 46.9% | 198 | 40.3% | 181 | 38.7% | 207 | 42.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 153 | 28.9% | 136 | 27.7% | 148 | 30.3% | 140 | 29.0% | 153 | 31.2% | 152 | 32.5% | 181 | 37.5% |
| White: | 263 | 49.7% | 242 | 49.3% | 250 | 51.1% | 254 | 52.7% | 256 | 52.1% | 235 | 50.2% | 242 | 50.1% |
| 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: | 102 | 19.3% | 103 | 21.0% | 86 | 17.6% | 82 | 17.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 406 | 76.7% | 378 | 77.0% | 359 | 73.4% | 350 | 72.6% | 327 | 66.6% | 295 | 63.0% | 294 | 60.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 7.0% | 27 | 5.5% | 41 | 8.4% | 23 | 4.8% | 43 | 8.8% | 56 | 12.0% | 51 | 10.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.08 | 13.99 | 14.37 | 13.08 | 13.66 | 12.80 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 93% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 85.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 92% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.3% | 80% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 87% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 88.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 85.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 80.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 72.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.7% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 83.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 94.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 94.4% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 79.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 68.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 88.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 74.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 74.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74.2% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 75.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 94% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 91.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.4% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.6% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 63.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 69.9% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 87.9% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 76.8% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.6% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 67.5% | 73.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 53.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 74.2% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 75.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 72.5% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 64.4% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 61% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 68% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 79.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.5% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.7% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 83.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 74.2% | 64.2% |
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* Central Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.