First District El Sch

As a tight-knit K-5 school in Meadville, Pennsylvania, First District El Sch caters to 334 students from grades K through 6, part of Crawford Central SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Crawford Central SD runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,993 students. First District El Sch is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, First District El Sch lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 16% multiracial, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 103% of students at First District El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Crawford County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, First District El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 45.2%, a residual of +11.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Crawford County) records that median household income runs about $60,476, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. First District El Sch is one of 26 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 9,156 students).

The closest other public school is Second District El Sch, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, First District El Sch comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 334 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 76% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.