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Schools in Franklin Township · Central Greene School District

Franklin Township’s public schools score below 64% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Franklin Township, 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.

#831of 1,037 Pennsylvania townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
50%
▼ 5 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 4 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 10% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,422 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1996 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin Township’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 50% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Franklin Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,604 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 Waynesburg Central JSHS. Enrollment is up 11% 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 Franklin Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Pennsylvania school districts, #831 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1996)Better than 19%
Towns in Greene County (20)Better than 15%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 752 test results and a graduating class of 137 could put Franklin Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Franklin Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (735 in math, 769 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Waynesburg Central El SchoolCentral Greene School DistrictC
7–12Waynesburg Central JSHSCentral Greene School DistrictC+

Franklin Township’s public schools are run by Central Greene School District, which also serves Perry, Washington, Wayne and Waynesburg 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.

Central Greene School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 1,422 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,604PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 55.1% · 769 students tested
Math32%
State average 36.1% · 735 students tested

Franklin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin TownshipC+Central Greene
Whiteley—Central Greene
CenterC+West Greene
Washington—Central Greene
JeffersonCJefferson-Morgan
MorganCJefferson-Morgan
WayneC+Central Greene
Morris—West Greene

3 of the 7 neighbors share Central Greene with Franklin Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Franklin Township

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 Franklin Townshipby address
Waynesburg Central El School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Waynesburg
C
761 students12:1Rate it →
Waynesburg Central JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Waynesburg
C+
661 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Greene County Career and Technology Center).

Questions about Franklin Township’s schools

Are Franklin Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Franklin Township children attend score below 64% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #831 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Franklin Township in?

Central Greene School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,422 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Franklin Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Central Greene School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Franklin Township spend per student?

$19,604 in Central Greene 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.