Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST SD·NCES 421716006144
North East Elementary School
50 E Division Street, North East, PA 16428 · (814) 725-8671 · Erie County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
176 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
22%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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within North East SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
64.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.5% | 65.4% |
% 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
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Elementary School
North East Elementary School's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East Elementary School this school | 589 | 29.9% | 70.7% |
| Dallas Intermediate School Dallas | 561 | 30.7% | 70.4% |
| Southern Elementary School Glen Rock | 527 | 32.6% | 64.7% |
| Highcliff Elementary School Pittsburgh | 519 | 31.6% | 68.3% |
| Oley Valley Elementary School Oley | 593 | 34.6% | 61.4% |
| Blue Mountain El East School Orwigsburg | 609 | 35.1% | 57.4% |
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 North East Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #279 of 1,396 | #7 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #412 of 1,511 ▼ 67 | #15 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #284 of 1,511 ▼ 11 | #8 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #283 of 1,638 | #7 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #498 of 1,528 | #12 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #1,157 of 1,531 | #23 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #1,329 of 1,600 | #34 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.7% | #16 of 450 | #1 of 9 |
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
589
+243 (+70%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 589 | 48.3 | 12.2:1 | 30% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 26.6 | 11.7:1 | 57% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 22.3 | 14.0:1 | 51% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 51% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 23.3 | 17.6:1 | 55% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 53% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 47% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 56% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 39 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North East Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (410 to 589); teachers up 108% (23.3 to 48.3).
About North East Elementary School
North East Elementary School sits in North East, Pennsylvania, and is classified as an elementary school. It had 589 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
Across its 4 schools, North East SD enrolls 1,741 students. North East Elementary School is one of those schools.
North East Elementary School is 88% White by enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for North East Elementary School is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 48.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.2:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 0.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%. The average for public schools in Erie County is 74%.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, North East Elementary School's results are 5.9 points above predicted: 70.7% against 64.8%.
The school's county is Erie County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,354, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 68 public schools in the county, enrolling about 35,738, North East Elementary School among them.
Earle C. Davis Primary is less than a tenth of a mile from North East Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around North East Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 62.1%, lower than North East Elementary School's 70.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
North East Elementary School enrolled 346 in 2020-21 and 589 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.7:1 to 12.2:1.
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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 North East SD
- North East High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- North East Middle SchoolMiddle · 322 students
- Earle C. Davis PrimaryElementary · 309 students
Other schools in North East
- North East High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- North East Middle SchoolMiddle · 322 students
- Earle C. Davis PrimaryElementary · 309 students
Other North East Elementary schools
One other US public school is named North East Elementary. North East Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- North East ElementaryNorth East, MD · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Earle C. Davis Primary0.0 mi · 309
- North East High School0.3 mi · 521
- North East Middle School0.3 mi · 322
- RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL7.0 mi · 147
- Harbor Creek Junior High School7.5 mi · 330
- Harbor Creek Senior High School7.5 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About North East Elementary SchoolHow large is North East Elementary School?
North East Elementary School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades KG-05.
Is North East Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North East Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does North East Elementary School have?
North East Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at North East Elementary School?
Student demographics at North East Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North East Elementary School?
North East Elementary School is overseen by North East SD in Erie County.
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