981 Render Ave E
Meadville, PA 16335

Switched this year and we absolutely LOVE this school! Wish we would have done it sooner pre renovations, school closing and redistricting. We can not say enough good things about Neason Hill. The pricipal is proactive, the secretary is lovely and it is a great learning environment. Experienced teachers who really do care about your child's education.

A school always has its bad patches or students but there is always those who make it a good school.

Crawford Central Schools all practice "Ability Grouping" which is a sneeky way of "Tracking" students. If your child is not a straight A student & not competing in the top 10% of his/her class then he/she will not prosper in this type of education system partly because the expectations of these students by the teachers are low so the teachers don't challenge them the way teachers should. Also, the AP classes have the better, more experienced teachers while everybody else winds up with the "newbies" & "paycheck teachers". These schools would be better if they quit spending all the money on the teacher's salaries, benefits & pensions. Crawford Central has the highest average paid teachers salaries in PA while it has one of the lowest per child spending rates. Most of the average & below average students don't even have books to bring home while the AP students do. Also, in order to get a teaching position in the Meadville area, one has to be either "related" or "know" someone. Good teachers from outside the area "need not apply." Look up "Ability grouping" & "Crawford Central School District" at Wikipedia & you will learn tons more about it & the overall effect.