📍 588 Friendship Drive, Darlington, Beaver County, 16115
Big Beaver El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Darlington, Beaver County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Beaver Falls Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Beaver El Sch enrolls 291 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 16% Two or more races and 8.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 193 | 66% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 8.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
291 of the school's 291 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 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.
Big Beaver El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 14.
Big Beaver El Sch 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 291 students, Big Beaver El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 410 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe