The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in Science. The lowest is 23% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Second District El Sch
Second District Elementary School is a public elementary school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in Meadville, located in Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania. The school enrolls roughly mid-range elementary enrollment for its grade band and sits within the city, which functions as the county seat.
The school serves a student body that is economically disadvantaged as a whole: all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student composition is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are Black, multiracial, or Hispanic, and very small numbers of Asian students.
State testing results show a significant gap between early elementary subjects and later grades. In math and English language arts, proficiency among third through eighth graders runs below one in four. In science, where a smaller subset of students in this grade range was tested, proficiency reached substantially higher levels, suggesting that science instruction or student engagement in that subject differs markedly from the literacy and numeracy results. Relative to other districts in Crawford County, this school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint, indicating weaker performance than the average of its county peer districts on tested subjects.
The school does not report discipline data, chronic absenteeism rates, or numbers of students receiving special education or English learner services, so the full picture of school environment and student support needs remains incomplete based on available public data.
Meadville itself is a compact historic city with a walkable downtown centered on Diamond Park and the Market House, anchored by Allegheny College on a nearby hilltop. The area economy blends healthcare, education, and government employment with a legacy manufacturing base in tools and precision machining. Housing values in the zipcode are below the state median and well below the national median, reflecting regional economic conditions. The city is pursuing housing redevelopment and affordable construction projects, though it faces an aging housing stock and population decline that has prompted the district to weigh substantial consolidations.
The parent district, Crawford Central School District, is grappling with enrollment and revenue pressures significant enough to drive discussion of closing at least one Meadville elementary building and merging secondary schools in Cochranton. The district reinstated a per capita tax on residents in 2025 after eliminating it three years prior, and recent budgets have carried deficits closed through fund balance drawdown. These are structural pressures that affect school stability and parent costs directly. A parent considering this school may want to track the district's consolidation timeline and decisions, as they could reshape which building their child attends within Meadville.
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