Grover Cleveland El Sch

Grover Cleveland El Sch, a mid-sized elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, run under Erie City SD, teaches 559 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 26% larger than typical.

Within Erie City SD, which oversees 15 schools and 10,473 students, Grover Cleveland El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Grover Cleveland El Sch reports that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% multiracial, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 102% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Erie County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Grover Cleveland El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.8%, the actual is 35.8%, a residual of +2.0 points.

Around the school, Erie County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,354, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grover Cleveland El Sch is one of 68 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 35,738 students).

Nearest neighbor: Perry El Sch, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Grover Cleveland El Sch comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grover Cleveland El Sch has decreased 12%, going from 632 students in 2018 to 559 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 58% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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