Jefferson El Sch

Jefferson El Sch, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, run under Erie City SD, caters to 447 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, Jefferson El Sch records that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 33% Black, 20% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at Jefferson El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Erie County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson El Sch is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.6%; Jefferson El Sch posts 15.9%, -19.6 points below that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Erie County indicate median household income runs about $63,354, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Erie County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,738 students), of which Jefferson El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Northwest PA Collegiate Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jefferson El Sch comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 22.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 457 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 41% to 33% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Jefferson El Sch community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.