Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARBOR CREEK SD·NCES 421149002047
Clark Elementary School
3650 Depot Rd, Erie, PA 16510 · (814) 897-2100 · Erie County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
118 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Harbor Creek SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
77.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 77.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clark Elementary School
Clark Elementary School's state test result (77.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Elementary School this school | 303 | 38.9% | 77.7% |
| Knoch Intermediate Elementary School Saxonburg | 296 | 37.2% | 68.9% |
| McKean Elementary School Mc Kean | 319 | 38.9% | 69.6% |
| Mount Rock Elementary School Newville | 331 | 39.3% | 68.3% |
| Hegins-Hubley Elementary School Valley View | 307 | 42.3% | 50.1% |
| Towamensing Elementary School Lehighton | 328 | 39.9% | 67.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #152 of 1,396 | #3 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #146 of 1,511 ▲ 45 | #3 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #127 of 1,511 ▲ 31 | #2 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #1,239 of 1,638 | #32 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,197 of 1,528 | #31 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #1,316 of 1,531 | #26 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #1,182 of 1,600 | #31 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #352 of 450 | #7 of 9 |
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
303
+34 (+13%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 303 | 20.7 | 14.7:1 | 39% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 20.8 | 14.2:1 | 40% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 20.4 | 14.3:1 | 36% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 37% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 20.5 | 14.3:1 | 40% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | 37% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 32% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 29% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 16 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (294 to 303); teachers up 1% (20.5 to 20.7).
About Clark Elementary School
Clark Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Erie, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 303 students, in kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
The 5 schools in Harbor Creek SD enroll 2,079 students altogether, Clark Elementary School among them.
Clark Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Erie County is about 83% White. Clark Elementary School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.7:1, with 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Clark Elementary School is 39%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Erie County is 35 points.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Clark Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school in Pennsylvania with Clark Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 60.9%. Clark Elementary School scores 77.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Erie County show that median household income is about $63,354, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Clark Elementary School is one of 68 public schools in Erie County, which together enroll about 35,738 students.
The school nearest to Clark Elementary School is Harbor Creek Senior High School, at a distance of about 1.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Clark Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Clark Elementary School went from 269 students to 303. The ratio was 13.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harbor Creek SD
- Harbor Creek Senior High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Rolling Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Harbor Creek Junior High SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Klein Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
Other schools in Erie
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 2,501 students
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 2,133 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Northwest PA Collegiate AcademyHigh · 750 students
- Strong Vincent Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
Other Clark Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 15 states are named Clark Elementary. Clark Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 21.
- Clark Elementary SchoolUniontown, PA · 282 students
- CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 858 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 828 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 712 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Harbor Creek Senior High School1.3 mi · 692
- Harbor Creek Junior High School1.3 mi · 330
- Rolling Ridge Elementary School3.0 mi · 472
- Klein Elementary School3.2 mi · 282
- Iroquois JSHS3.6 mi · 560
- Iroquois Elementary School3.7 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clark Elementary School?
Clark Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Clark Elementary School serve?
Clark Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Clark Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Clark Elementary School.
How diverse is Clark Elementary School?
Clark Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Clark Elementary School?
Clark Elementary School is overseen by Harbor Creek SD in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.