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Schools in Coraopolis · Cornell School District

Coraopolis’s public schools score below 72% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

22% of students in Coraopolis’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Coraopolis, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

#907of 1,037 Pennsylvania townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% 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
47%
▼ 8 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 14 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.1K
▲ 29% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
541 students on the public path
In brief

Coraopolis’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1869 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Coraopolis’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,082 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 Cornell HS. 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 Coraopolis’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 28% of Pennsylvania school districts, #907 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Test scores are below the Pennsylvania average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1869)Better than 10%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 256 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Coraopolis’s students in the tested grades sat them (256 in math, 257 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Cornell El SchCornell School DistrictC−
7–12Cornell HSCornell School DistrictC−

Coraopolis’s public schools are run by Cornell School District, which also serves Neville. 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.

Cornell School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 541 students · 10.0 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$28,082PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 55.1% · 257 students tested
Math22%
State average 36.1% · 256 students tested

Coraopolis vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CoraopolisCCornell
MoonAMoon Area
RobinsonAMontour
NevilleCCornell

Every school in Coraopolis

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 Coraopolisby address
Cornell El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
C−
289 students10:1Rate it →
Cornell HS
High · Grades 7–12
C−
252 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Coraopolis’s schools

Are Coraopolis’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Coraopolis children attend score below 72% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #907 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Coraopolis in?

Cornell School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 541 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Coraopolis spend per student?

$28,082 in Cornell 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.