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Schools in Cochranton · Crawford Central School District

Cochranton’s public schools score below 65% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Cochranton’s districts is 30%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cochranton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
51%
▼ 4 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 6 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 0 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▼ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
652 students on the public path
In brief

Cochranton’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1600 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cochranton’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,738 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Cochranton JSHS. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cochranton’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1600)Better than 22%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,586 test results and a graduating class of 229 could put Cochranton anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Cochranton’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,541 in math, 1,630 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cochranton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Cochranton El SchCrawford Central School DistrictC+
7–12Cochranton JSHSCrawford Central School DistrictB

Cochranton’s public schools are run by Crawford Central School District, which also serves East Fairfield, Fairfield, French Creek and Meadville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Crawford Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 2,993 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,738PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 55.1% · 1630 students tested
Math30%
State average 36.1% · 1541 students tested

Cochranton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Cochranton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CochrantonC+Crawford Central
Fairfield—Crawford Central
East Fairfield—Crawford Central
WayneC+Crawford Central

All 3 neighbors share Crawford Central with Cochranton, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cochranton

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cochrantonby address
Cochranton El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
C+
311 students14:1Rate it →
Cochranton JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
B
341 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Cochranton’s schools

Are Cochranton’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cochranton children attend score below 65% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cochranton in?

Crawford Central School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,993 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

What is Cochranton’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Crawford Central School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Cochranton spend per student?

$17,738 in Crawford Central School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.