Beaver Area High School

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Beaver Area High School
Address
Beaver Area High School
1 Gypsy Glen Road

Beaver
,
Pennsylvania
15009

United States
Coordinates 40°41′48″N80°19′10″W / 40.6967°N 80.3194°W / 40.6967; -80.3194 Coordinates: 40°41′48″N80°19′10″W / 40.6967°N 80.3194°W / 40.6967; -80.3194
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Type Public, coeducational high school
Established1899
School district Beaver Area School District
SuperintendentCarrie Rowe
CEEB code 390200
PrincipalSean Snowden
Teaching staff39.65 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment694 (2019-20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.50 [1]
Campus typeLarge suburb [2]
Color(s) Maroon and grey   
Slogan“Where tradition dictates a standard of excellence”
Athletics conference Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
MascotBobcat
Team nameBobcats
Athletic DirectorAlan Alcalde
Website www.basd.k12.pa.us/beaverareahighschool_home.aspx

Beaver Area High School is a public high school in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Beaver Area School District. Athletic teams compete as the Beaver Bobcats in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.

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Academics

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 665 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 85 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 33 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 20.5:1. [3] According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 5 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. [4]

The school's eleventh grade ranked 21st out of 123 western Pennsylvania high schools for student academic achievement in 2009. The ranking was reported by the Pittsburgh Business Times. It was based on the previous three years of PSSA results on: reading, writing, math and science. [5]

In 2010 and 2011 Beaver Area High School achieved AYP status under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. [6]

PSSA results:
11th grade reading
11th grade math:
11th grade science:

College remediation

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 43% of Beaver Area School District graduates required remediation in mathematics and/or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges. [14] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduates in three years. [15] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.

Dual enrollment

The high school does not offer the Pennsylvania dual enrollment program which permits students to earn deeply discounted college credits while still enrolled in high school. The program is offered through over 400 school districts, including all the high schools in Beaver County except Beaver Area High School.

SAT scores

From January to June 2011, 118 Beaver Area School District students took the SAT exams. The district's average verbal score was 521. The average math score was 518. The average writing score was 491. [16] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: verbal - 493, math - 501, writing - 479. [17] In the United States 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) in verbal, 514 in math and 489 in writing. [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Beaver Area SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ U.S. News & World Report. "Beaver Area Senior High School" . Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Care Data - Beaver Area High School, 2010
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Beaver Area High School, September 29, 2011
  5. ↑ Pittsburgh Business Times (May 15, 2009). "The Rankings: 11th Grade".
  6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Beaver Area High School AYP Overview 2011, September 29, 2012
  7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "2010-2011 PSSA and AYP Results".
  8. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2010). "2009-2010 PSSA and AYP Results".
  9. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Beaver Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2009, September 14, 2009
  10. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "Beaver Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2011" (PDF).[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ 2009 PSSAs: Reading, Math, Writing and Science Results http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442
  12. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "2010-2011 PSSA results in Science".
  13. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education Science PSSA Results Report 2008, August 2008
  14. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (January 21, 2009). "Pennsylvania College Remediation Report" (PDF).
  15. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics
  16. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2011). "Public School SAT Scores 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15.
  17. ↑ College Board (September 2011). "SAT Scores State By State - Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08.
  18. ↑ "While U.S. SAT scores dip across the board, N.J. test-takers hold steady". NJ.com. September 2011.
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