Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAWFORD CENTRAL SD·NCES 420708001651
First District Elementary School
725 N Main St, Meadville, PA 16335 · (814) 724-1124 · Crawford County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
344 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 39.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where First District Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #976 of 1,396 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,028 of 1,511 ▼ 42 | #11 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #949 of 1,511 ▲ 49 | #8 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #1,123 of 1,638 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #449 of 1,528 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #656 of 1,531 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #173 of 1,600 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #353 of 1,045 | #6 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
334
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 334 | 27.7 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 22.7 | 15.2:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 24.7 | 13.6:1 | 100% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 99% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 28.8 | 14.2:1 | 66% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 62% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 40% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 37% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 27 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for First District Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (407 to 334); teachers down 4% (28.8 to 27.7).
About First District Elementary School
Families in Meadville, Pennsylvania, are served by First District Elementary School, a small elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 334 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Crawford Central SD serves 2,993 students across 8 schools.
First District Elementary School's enrollment is 72% White. Enrollment also includes 16% multiracial and 9% Black. Among people living in Crawford County, the White share is about 93%. First District Elementary School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at First District Elementary School is 27.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.1:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1.
The allk12 Grade for First District Elementary School is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
First District Elementary School is 11.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (45.2% versus 33.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Within Crawford County, median household income is about $60,476, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 26 public schools in Crawford County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,156.
The shortest distance from First District Elementary School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Second District Elementary School. The five-mile area around First District Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. First District Elementary School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around First District Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 353 in 2020-21 and 334 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.6:1 to 12.1:1.
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Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,716
Census ACS
Median income
$60,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crawford Central SD
- Meadville Area SHSHigh · 708 students
- Cochranton JSHSHigh · 341 students
- Meadville Middle SchoolMiddle · 340 students
- Neason Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Second District Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Cochranton Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
Other schools in Meadville
- Meadville Area SHSHigh · 708 students
- Meadville Middle SchoolMiddle · 340 students
- Neason Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Second District Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- West End Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Crawford County Career and Technical CenterHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Second District Elementary School0.9 mi · 316
- Meadville Area SHS1.2 mi · 708
- Meadville Middle School1.2 mi · 340
- Crawford County Career and Technical Center1.3 mi · 16
- Neason Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 333
- West End Elementary School4.6 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About First District Elementary SchoolHow large is First District Elementary School?
First District Elementary School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does First District Elementary School serve?
First District Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at First District Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at First District Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at First District Elementary School?
Student demographics at First District Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 2% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is First District Elementary School in?
First District Elementary School is part of Crawford Central SD.
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