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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERIE CITY SD·NCES 420930002021
JoAnna Connell School
1820 E 38th St, Erie, PA 16510 · (814) 874-6785 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
540 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 | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
74%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
22.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.5pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 30.5% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 JoAnna Connell School
JoAnna Connell School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JoAnna Connell School this school | 556 | 97.1% | 31.4% |
| Diehl School Erie | 441 | 99.3% | 15.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Erie | 447 | 98.0% | 15.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Erie | 347 | 97.1% | 30.0% |
| Belmont Hills Elementary School Bensalem | 580 | 94.3% | 43.1% |
| Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Pittsburgh | 789 | 93.9% | 66.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 JoAnna Connell School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,161 of 1,396 | #22 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #1,169 of 1,511 ▼ 57 | #23 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,327 of 1,511 ▼ 59 | #26 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #368 of 1,638 | #11 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #508 of 1,528 | #13 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #36 of 1,531 | #1 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #498 of 1,600 | #15 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #775 of 1,045 | #16 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
556
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 556 | 45.5 | 12.2:1 | 97% (540) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 48 | 11.3:1 | 100% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 43.5 | 12.8:1 | 100% (558) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 46 | 12.6:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 43.5 | 13.8:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 100% (604) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 67% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 19 | 20.8:1 | 67% (263) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 23 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JoAnna Connell School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (598 to 556); teachers up 5% (43.5 to 45.5).
About JoAnna Connell School
JoAnna Connell School is a medium-sized elementary school found in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school serves 556 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 26% above that.
Erie City SD operates 15 schools. Combined enrollment is 10,473 students.
JoAnna Connell School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 37%. After that, the student body is 24% Black, 23% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. Among all residents of Erie County, the White share is about 83%. By the diversity index, JoAnna Connell School comes in at 74%.
A ratio of 12.2:1 comes from the school's 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 97% of students at JoAnna Connell School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Erie County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
allk12 grades JoAnna Connell School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, JoAnna Connell School is 4.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Erie County census figures show that median household income is about $63,354, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 68 public schools operate in Erie County, serving about 35,738 students.
The closest public school, Diehl School, is about 1.1 miles from JoAnna Connell School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, JoAnna Connell School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 556, 4% below the 581 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Diehl School1.1 mi · 441
- Lincoln Elementary School1.2 mi · 347
- Belle Valley Elementary School1.3 mi · 626
- McKinley Elementary School1.4 mi · 504
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School1.5 mi · 769
- Jefferson Elementary School2.0 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About JoAnna Connell SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at JoAnna Connell School?
JoAnna Connell School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
Is JoAnna Connell School an elementary, middle, or high school?
JoAnna Connell School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does JoAnna Connell School have?
JoAnna Connell School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at JoAnna Connell School?
Student demographics at JoAnna Connell School are roughly 37% White, 5% Hispanic, 24% Black, 11% Asian, 23% Two or more.
What district is JoAnna Connell School in?
JoAnna Connell School is part of Erie City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.