page_title: Connellsville Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Connellsville Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania / Education
caption_attribution_description: Map of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States Public School Districts
context_page_description: Connellsville Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,391 at the 2010 census, down from 2,483 at the 2000 census.
  Poplar Grove, Shady Rest, Broadford, Washington Heights, Coldbrook, Sunrise Circle, The Narrows, McCoy, and North Connellsville are neighborhoods within the township.
context_section_description: Residents of Connellsville Township may attend the local, public schools operated by Connellsville Area School District which provides full day kindergarten through 12th grade. In 2015, the Connellsville Area School District's enrollment declined to 4,321 students. In 2011, Connellsville Area School District enrollment was 4,896 pupils. Connellsville Area School District operates: Connellsville Area Senior High School (9th-12th), Connellsville Area Junior High School (7th-8th), and eight elementary schools including Connellsville Township Elementary School which is located on Rock Ridge Road in Connellsville, PA. The District also operates its own career tech school called Connellsville Area Career & Technology Center.
  In 2015, Connellsville Area Senior High School ’s graduation rate was 69.75%. Connellsville Area School District ranked 401st out of 493 Pennsylvania public school districts, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking is based on the last 3 years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in: reading, writing, math and science and the three Keystone Exams (literature, Algebra 1, Biology I) in high school.
  In 2012, Connellsville Area School District declined to District Improvement II Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status due to missing nearly every academic metric measured in reading and mathematics. In 2011, the District was in Making Progress: in District Improvement I AYP status. The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the District administration to develop a plan to raise student academic achievement.
  Connellsville Township Elementary School
  Connellsville Township Elementary School is located at 730 Rockridge Road. In 2015, Connellsville Township Elementary School's enrollment was just 132 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 64% of pupils receiving a federal free or reduced price meals due to family poverty. Additionally, 16.6% of the pupils receive special education services, while 3% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides full day kindergarten. The school is a federally designated Title I school.
  In October 2015, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale reported that several schools in the Connellsville Area School District are among the 561 academically challenged schools that have been overlooked by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Connellsville Township Elementary School was on the  list. DePasquale also reported the Pennsylvania Department of Education failed to take any action to remediate the poorly performing schools to raise student academic achievement or to provide them with targeted professional assistance.
  2015 School Performance Profile
  According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 62% of 5th grade students at Connellsville Township Elementary School were on grade level in reading on the PSSAs given in April 2015. In mathematics, 50% of 5th grade students showed on grade level skills. No fifth grade writing scores were reported. In 4th grade, 35% were on grade level in reading, while 21% showed on grade level math skills. In science, 63% of fourth graders showed on grade level understanding. Among third (3rd) graders, just 21% were on grade level in reading and 22% were on grade level in mathematics. Among 6th graders, 77% were on grade level in reading and 54% were on grade level in mathematics. Statewide 61.9% of fifth (5th) graders were on grade level in reading, while 42.8% demonstrated on grade level math skills. Pennsylvania 4th graders were 58.6% on grade level in reading and 44.4% demonstrated on grade level math skills. In science, 77.3% of fourth graders showed on grade level understanding. Among Pennsylvania third (3rd) graders, 62% were reading on grade level, while 48.5% demonstrated on grade level math skills.
  AYP status history
  In 2012, Connellsville Township Elementary School achieved Adequate YEarly Progress (AYP) status. In 2012, only 62% of the studen
caption: Map of Fayette County, Pennsylvania public school districts showing Connellsville Area School District in orange
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