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Enrollment
560
High
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IROQUOIS SD·NCES 421221004817
Iroquois JSHS
4301 Main Street, Erie, PA 16511 · (814) 899-7643 · Erie County
GRADES 07–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
548 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 17% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Iroquois SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
30.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 26.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 Iroquois JSHS
Iroquois JSHS's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois JSHS this school | 560 | 97.9% | 47.6% |
| Meadville Area SHS Meadville | 708 | 99.6% | 53.0% |
| Mifflinburg Area SHS Mifflinburg | 499 | 99.4% | 56.1% |
| Oil City SHS Oil City | 611 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
| Belle Vernon Area High School Belle Vernon | 735 | 99.6% | 52.3% |
| Brownsville Area High School Brownsville | 457 | 93.0% | 33.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Iroquois JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #340 of 576 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #401 of 626 ▲ 24 | #12 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #446 of 626 ▲ 35 | #12 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #369 of 713 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #325 of 601 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #269 of 604 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #189 of 619 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #262 of 373 | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
560
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 560 | 39.6 | 14.1:1 | 98% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 38.9 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 42.4 | 12.7:1 | 85% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 88% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 31.5 | 18.9:1 | 50% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 57% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 43% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 13% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 48 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iroquois JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (596 to 560); teachers up 26% (31.5 to 39.6).
About Iroquois JSHS
Iroquois JSHS serves students in Erie, Pennsylvania, as a small high school. A federal count lists 560 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Iroquois JSHS is one of the 2 schools that make up Iroquois SD (1,117 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Iroquois JSHS is 81% White. The school is also 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 83% White share among all Erie County residents. Iroquois JSHS's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 39.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania have 12.8:1, compared with 14.1:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Erie County average 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Iroquois JSHS is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Iroquois JSHS is 11.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 47.6%. Predicted: 35.6%.
Erie County has these Census figures: the median household income is $63,354, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Erie County has 68 public schools and roughly 35,738 students.
The school nearest to Iroquois JSHS is Iroquois Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Iroquois JSHS places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Iroquois JSHS in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 569 in 2020-21, 560 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.1:1.
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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
- 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
- Iroquois Elementary School0.2 mi · 557
- Rolling Ridge Elementary School1.0 mi · 472
- Diehl School1.4 mi · 441
- Klein Elementary School1.6 mi · 282
- Edison Elementary School1.7 mi · 427
- Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS2.3 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Iroquois JSHSHow large is Iroquois JSHS?
Iroquois JSHS enrolls approximately 560 students in grades 07-12.
Is Iroquois JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Iroquois JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Iroquois JSHS have?
Iroquois JSHS employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Iroquois JSHS?
At Iroquois JSHS, the student body is approximately 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Iroquois JSHS public or private?
Iroquois JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iroquois SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.