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Schools in Neville Township · Cornell School District

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

In Neville Township, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Neville Township, 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.

K–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
0
541 students on the public path
In brief

Neville Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1723 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Neville Township’s, its schools beat 11%, 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 Neville Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 28% of Pennsylvania school districts. 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 (1723)Better than 11%
Towns in Allegheny County (40)Better than 15%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 256 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Neville Township’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 Neville Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Cornell El Schin CoraopolisC−
7–12Cornell HSin CoraopolisC−

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

Neville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Neville TownshipCCornell
RobinsonAMontour
StoweDSto-Rox
Glenfield—Quaker Valley
CoraopolisCCornell
Ben AvonA+Avonworth
EmsworthA+Avonworth
Haysville—Quaker Valley
KennedyAMontour
Kilbuck—Avonworth

Every school in Neville 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).

Also serving Neville Townshipin other towns
Cornell El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Coraopolis
C−
289 students10:1Rate it →
Cornell HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Coraopolis
C−
252 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Neville Township’s schools

Are Neville Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Neville Township children attend score below 72% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Neville Township in?

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

How much does Neville Township 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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What Neville Township families are saying about school.

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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.