Summary:
The Crawford Central School District in Pennsylvania has one middle school, Meadville Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The district is located in a rural area and faces challenges common to many small-town school systems, including high poverty levels among the student population.
Meadville Middle School's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is generally below the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA). The school's proficiency rates range from 23.4% to 27.3% in Math and 50.4% to 53.1% in ELA, compared to district averages of 21.6% to 26.3% in Math and 50.4% to 53.1% in ELA, and state averages of 30.5% to 33.7% in Math and 54.5% to 68.2% in ELA. However, the school's Science proficiency rates are higher, at 68.2%, compared to the district average of 67.4% and the state average of 54.5%.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.7 and a high per-student spending of $21,546, which could suggest a focus on providing resources and support for the students. However, the extremely high percentage of students (99.11%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the academic performance issues and require targeted interventions and support.
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