Springfield’s public schools score below 71% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Springfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
The short version on Springfield’s schools
Springfield’s schools are very small
All of Springfield’s public school students add up to 298 children, with about 13 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. Every school ↓
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Springfield’s schools beat 29% of districts. Among the 1,408 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 12%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Springfield has its own elementary school and shares the rest
Springfield’s own school is Springfield El Sch, for kindergarten through grade 5. From grade 6, students go to Connellsville Area MS and Connellsville Area SHS, both in Connellsville, alongside students from Saltlick, Bullskin and Dunbar. The high school earns the best grade on the path (B−); the middle school earns the lowest (C−). See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Springfield compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Springfield.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Springfield vs. its neighbors
Springfield’s schools rank 4th of 9 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in Springfield
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Springfield families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Springfield
There’s no college in Springfield, but 12 are within 30 miles. The closest is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly in North Union, 11.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Springfield. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 2 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.