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How has Harding Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERIE CITY SD·NCES 420930002009
Harding School
820 Lincoln Ave, Erie, PA 16505 · (814) 874-6550 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
12.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
107%
678 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
16.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
16.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.7% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.6% | 12.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Harding School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #1,336 of 1,511 ▲ 26 | #26 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #1,401 of 1,511 ▲ 40 | #27 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #200 of 1,638 | #4 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #525 of 1,528 | #15 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #85 of 1,531 | #9 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 107% | #73 of 1,600 | #2 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #639 of 1,045 | #13 of 24 |
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
633
+73 (+13%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 633 | 51.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 52 | 13.0:1 | 100% (678) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 48.5 | 12.2:1 | 100% (590) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 47 | 11.9:1 | 99% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 50 | 14.1:1 | 100% (704) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 100% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 53% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 63% (385) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harding School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (704 to 633); teachers up 3% (50 to 51.5).
About Harding School
Harding School is an elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Erie City SD. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 633 students. That is 43% bigger than the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Erie City SD has 10,473 students in 15 schools, and Harding School is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at Harding School; the largest is White, at 40%. The school is also 27% multiracial, 25% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 83%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harding School scores 71%.
The school had 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 0.8 students per teacher.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Harding School outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Erie County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,354, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Erie County's 68 public schools enroll about 35,738 students and include Harding School.
About 0.5 miles separate Harding School from the closest public school, Strong Vincent Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 73 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 Erie City SD
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 2,501 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Northwest PA Collegiate AcademyHigh · 750 students
- Strong Vincent Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Pfeiffer-Burleigh SchoolElementary · 690 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 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
Nearby schools
- Strong Vincent Middle School0.5 mi · 711
- Montessori Regional CS1.0 mi · 626
- Tracy Elementary School1.2 mi · 515
- Perry Elementary School1.6 mi · 466
- Grover Cleveland Elementary School1.8 mi · 559
- Erie High School2.1 mi · 2,501
Frequently asked questions
About Harding SchoolHow many students attend Harding School?
Harding School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harding School serve?
Harding School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harding School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harding School is approximately 12.3:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harding School?
At Harding School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 4% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 27% Two or more.
Who oversees Harding School?
Harding School is overseen by Erie City SD in Erie County.
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