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Enrollment
521
High
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST SD·NCES 421716006145
North East High School
1901 Freeport Rd, North East, PA 16428 · (814) 725-8671 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
10.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
287 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 9 | 121 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 135 | 26% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 North East SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 60.2% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 North East High School
North East High School's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East High School this school | 521 | 55.1% | 60.6% |
| North Penn-Mansfield JSHS Mansfield | 544 | 52.4% | 37.3% |
| Southmoreland SHS Alverton | 566 | 53.0% | 39.7% |
| Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS Three Springs | 595 | 53.3% | 35.5% |
| Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School Bloomsburg | 609 | 53.0% | 27.6% |
| Marion Center Area JR/SR High School Marion Center | 550 | 52.2% | 46.0% |
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 North East High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #163 of 576 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #143 of 626 ▼ 51 | #9 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #147 of 626 ▲ 75 | #7 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #395 of 713 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #42 of 601 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #433 of 604 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #299 of 619 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #211 of 221 | N/A |
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
521
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 521 | 49.8 | 10.5:1 | 55% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 67.4 | 8.1:1 | 53% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 38.2 | 13.8:1 | 35% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 34% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 40% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 48% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 32% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 35 | 21.2:1 | 18% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 45 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North East High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (517 to 521); teachers up 39% (36 to 49.8).
About North East High School
This page covers North East High School, a small high school in North East, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 521 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
North East High School sits within North East SD, which has 4 schools and 1,741 students.
Federal enrollment data show North East High School is 92% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 83% White. North East High School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 49.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch subsidy eligibility at North East High School is 55%. Among public schools in Erie County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
allk12 grades North East High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, North East High School would be expected to post about 54.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.6%.
North East High School is located in Erie County, where the median household income is $63,354, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides North East High School, Erie County has 67 other public schools.
The nearest public school is North East Middle School, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, North East High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Federal data place North East High School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment increase, from 505 in 2020-21 to 521 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.0:1 to 10.5:1.
The North East High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 North East SD
- North East Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- North East Middle SchoolMiddle · 322 students
- Earle C. Davis PrimaryElementary · 309 students
Other schools in North East
- North East Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- North East Middle SchoolMiddle · 322 students
- Earle C. Davis PrimaryElementary · 309 students
Other North East High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named North East High. North East High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- North East HighNorth East, MD · 1,057 students
- North East HighArma, KS · 133 students
Nearby schools
- North East Middle School0.1 mi · 322
- North East Elementary School0.3 mi · 589
- Earle C. Davis Primary0.3 mi · 309
- RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL6.8 mi · 147
- Harbor Creek Junior High School7.7 mi · 330
- Harbor Creek Senior High School7.7 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About North East High SchoolHow large is North East High School?
North East High School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades 09-12.
Is North East High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North East High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North East High School have?
North East High School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at North East High School?
Student demographics at North East High School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North East High School?
North East High School is overseen by North East SD in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.