📍 805 15th Street, Beaver Falls, Beaver County, 15010
Central El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Beaver Falls, Beaver County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Beaver Falls Area SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central El Sch enrolls 497 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 29% Two or more races and 28% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 146 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 140 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
497 of the school's 497 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 497 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.
Central El Sch 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.
Central 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 497 students, Central El Sch is larger than the district average of about 410 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large