JoAnna Connell Sch

JoAnna Connell Sch, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Erie, Pennsylvania, run under Erie City SD, teaches 556 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 26% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

JoAnna Connell Sch is one of 15 schools operated by Erie City SD, a district that hosts 10,473 students overall.

In terms of who attends, JoAnna Connell Sch reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 24% Black, 23% multiracial, 11% Asian, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, JoAnna Connell Sch has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting JoAnna Connell Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 97% of students at JoAnna Connell Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Erie County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JoAnna Connell Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 31.4%, a residual of -4.5 points.

Across the wider county, Erie County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,354 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. JoAnna Connell Sch is one of 68 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 35,738 students).

The closest other public school is Diehl Sch, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JoAnna Connell Sch at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 24.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JoAnna Connell Sch has shrank 7%, going from 598 students in 2018 to 556 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 15% to 5%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.