Fort LeBoeuf MS

Fort LeBoeuf MS is a small junior high in Waterford, Pennsylvania, part of Fort LeBoeuf SD. The school instructs 471 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Fort LeBoeuf SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,924 students; Fort LeBoeuf MS is among them.

Looking at the student body, Fort LeBoeuf MS logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder is composed of 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Erie County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Erie County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Fort LeBoeuf MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 60.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Erie County) records that the typical household earns roughly $63,354 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Erie County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,738 students), Fort LeBoeuf MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fort LeBoeuf SHS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fort LeBoeuf MS ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 70.4%.

Fort LeBoeuf MS operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fort LeBoeuf MS has fell 8%, going from 512 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.