Summary:
The Big Beaver Falls Area School District in Pennsylvania is home to a single high school, Beaver Falls Area Senior High School. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools over the past three years, with a statewide ranking between 502 and 536 out of 634-686 schools. Additionally, the school is rated only 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.
Beaver Falls Area Senior High School has a 87.5% four-year graduation rate, slightly below the state average, and a relatively low 1.6% dropout rate. However, the school's performance on Keystone Exams is significantly below the state average, with only 24.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, 25.5% in Biology, and 57.5% in Literature, compared to state averages of 41.6%, 50.5%, and 63.2%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students (88.91%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite the higher-than-average spending per student ($24,368 in the 2021-2022 school year) and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.2 to 1, the school's academic performance remains below the state average. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes, and the school may need to examine its instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems to identify areas for improvement.
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