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Schools in French Creek Township

French Creek Township’s public schools

Crawford Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for French Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/7schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
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
0
2,285 students on the public path
In brief

French Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of French Creek Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Cochranton JSHS places highest (better than 63%); Second District El Sch lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve French Creek Township, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Cochranton JSHS and Meadville MS. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in French Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–65 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Crawford Central School 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

French Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
French Creek Township—Crawford Central
Mill Creek—Lakeview
Deer Creek—Commodore Perry

Every school in French Creek Township

7 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).

Also serving French Creek Townshipin other towns
First District El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Meadville
C+
334 students12:1Rate it →
Neason Hill El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Meadville
C
333 students15:1Rate it →
Second District El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Meadville
C−
316 students12:1Rate it →
Cochranton El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cochranton
C+
311 students14:1Rate it →
West End El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Meadville
B−
310 students12:1Rate it →
Cochranton JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Cochranton
B
341 students12:1Rate it →
Meadville MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Meadville
C
340 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about French Creek Township’s schools

Are French Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for French Creek Township. Crawford Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for French Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is French Creek Township in?

Crawford Central School District.

Where do French Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Cochranton JSHS and Meadville MS.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.