📍 1601 8th Ave, Beaver Falls, Beaver County, 15010
Beaver Falls MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Beaver Falls, Beaver County. The school has 384 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Beaver Falls Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beaver Falls MS enrolls 384 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 24% Two or more races and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 189 | 49% |
| Two or more races | 92 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 384 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 384 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beaver Falls MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 10.
Beaver Falls MS is one of 4 schools in Big Beaver Falls Area SD, based in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,638 students district-wide and employs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 384 students, Beaver Falls MS is close to the district average of about 410 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large