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What's something Northwest PA Collegiate Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
750
High
DISTRICT 1,626 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERIE CITY SD·NCES 420930000273
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy
2825 State St, Erie, PA 16508 · (814) 874-6300 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
14.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
747 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 196 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 205 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 197 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 152 | 20% |
Student demographics
64%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
77.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.4pp since 2023
Math
58.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 88.5% | 66.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 38 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Northwest PA Collegiate Academy
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest PA Collegiate Academy this school | 750 | 99.6% | 72.7% |
| Gateway SHS Monroeville | 1,152 | 98.0% | 59.1% |
| Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Philadelphia | 599 | 97.3% | 64.6% |
| Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Pittsburgh | 840 | 98.3% | 71.5% |
| Dunmore JSHS Dunmore | 674 | 99.1% | 42.6% |
| Science Leadership Academy Philadelphia | 502 | 99.6% | 79.3% |
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 Northwest PA Collegiate Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #55 of 576 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #119 of 626 ▼ 63 | #7 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #93 of 626 ▼ 65 | #4 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #250 of 713 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #314 of 601 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #61 of 604 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #122 of 619 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #139 of 373 | #2 of 11 |
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
750
-56 (-7%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 750 | 53.5 | 14.0:1 | 100% (747) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 100% (745) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 100% (750) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 100% (803) |
| 2017-18 | 853 | 48 | 17.8:1 | 100% (853) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 100% (771) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 27% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 798 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest PA Collegiate Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (853 to 750); teachers up 11% (48 to 53.5).
About Northwest PA Collegiate Academy
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy is a high school in Erie, Pennsylvania, reachable at (814) 874-6300. Its enrollment is 750 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy is one school in Erie City SD, a system of 15 schools with 10,473 students.
About 54% of the student body at Northwest PA Collegiate Academy is White. The remaining students are 22% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Erie County, the White share is about 83%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy has 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Northwest PA Collegiate Academy. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in Erie County.
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Northwest PA Collegiate Academy ranks in the top 10% in Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.7%, against a prediction of 34.9%.
For Erie County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $63,354, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 68 public schools in the county, enrolling about 35,738, Northwest PA Collegiate Academy among them.
The closest school to Northwest PA Collegiate Academy is Jefferson Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. Northwest PA Collegiate Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 15.6% on proficiency, and Northwest PA Collegiate Academy is above that at 72.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 806 (2020-21) to 750 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.8:1 to 14.0:1.
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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 Erie City SD
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 2,501 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Strong Vincent Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Pfeiffer-Burleigh SchoolElementary · 690 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Harding SchoolElementary · 633 students
Other schools in Erie
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 2,501 students
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 2,133 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Strong Vincent Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Pfeiffer-Burleigh SchoolElementary · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.6 mi · 447
- Erie High School0.8 mi · 2,501
- Perseus House CS of Excellence0.8 mi · 627
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School0.9 mi · 769
- Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 347
- Pfeiffer-Burleigh School1.1 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest PA Collegiate AcademyHow large is Northwest PA Collegiate Academy?
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Northwest PA Collegiate Academy serve?
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Northwest PA Collegiate Academy?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Northwest PA Collegiate Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwest PA Collegiate Academy?
At Northwest PA Collegiate Academy, the student body is approximately 54% White, 10% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Northwest PA Collegiate Academy in?
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy is part of Erie City SD.
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