Patterson Primary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Patterson Primary School in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania enrolled 141 students in 2024-25 with 11.4 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%
146 students in 2022-23, 144 students in 2023-24, 141 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.6 to 11.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 146 | 8.6 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 11.2 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 141 | 11.4 | 12.3 |
12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 286 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Patterson Primary School enrolled 143 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 286 of the 143 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent19.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.2% of students were White, 6.4% of two or more races, 2.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White87.2%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Hispanic2.8%
- Black2.1%
- Asian1.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Beaver Falls
3 public elementary schools in Beaver Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Patterson Primary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Intermediate School | 708 | 15.8 | 37.6% |
| Central Elementary School | 466 | 13.8 | 97.9% |
| Patterson Primary School | 141 | 12.3 | 31.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Patterson Primary School
- Central Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 466 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- New Brighton Area Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 558 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Patterson Primary School with Central Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Blackhawk SD spends per student$15,029 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,029
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPatterson Primary School is the number 1,577 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,577 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Patterson Primary School
How many students attend Patterson Primary School?
141 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 146 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Beaver Falls, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Patterson Primary School?
12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Patterson Primary School a Title I school?
Patterson Primary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Patterson Primary School in?
Blackhawk SD, NCES district ID 4203688. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420368806560 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.