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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERIE CITY SD·NCES 420930002018
Perry Elementary School
955 W 29th St, Erie, PA 16508 · (814) 874-6485 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
479 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
72%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
13.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
10.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.8% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 15.0% |
% 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
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Perry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #1,319 of 1,396 | #25 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #1,410 of 1,511 ▼ 86 | #31 of 33 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #1,445 of 1,511 ▼ 27 | #28 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #638 of 1,638 | #18 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #522 of 1,528 | #14 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #58 of 1,531 | #5 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #182 of 1,600 | #5 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #1,020 of 1,045 | #23 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
466
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 466 | 38 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 37.5 | 12.3:1 | 100% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 99% (437) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 31.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (469) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 100% (490) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 70% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 63% (322) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (469 to 466); teachers up 21% (31.5 to 38).
About Perry Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, Perry Elementary School is part of Erie City SD. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 466 students.
Within Erie City SD, Perry Elementary School is one of 15 schools. The district enrolls 10,473 students.
The largest group at Perry Elementary School is White students, at 35%. It is also 29% Black, 27% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Erie County is roughly 83% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Perry Elementary School scores 72%.
Its ratio of 12.3:1 is based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Perry Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Perry Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (17.2%) and its predicted rate (33.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Erie County, the median household earns about $63,354 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Erie County has 68 public schools with about 35,738 students, including Perry Elementary School.
About 0.5 miles separate Perry Elementary School from the closest public school, Erie High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Perry Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Perry Elementary School as City: Small.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 466, up from 440 in 2020-21.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Perry Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Perry Elementary. Perry Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 13.
- Perry Elementary SchoolShoemakersville, PA · 327 students
- Perry ElementaryPerry, IA · 816 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolPerry, OK · 573 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolPerry, OH · 538 students
- PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPERRY, NY · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Erie High School0.5 mi · 2,501
- Grover Cleveland Elementary School0.9 mi · 559
- Northwest PA Collegiate Academy1.2 mi · 750
- Perseus House CS of Excellence1.4 mi · 627
- Jefferson Elementary School1.5 mi · 447
- Strong Vincent Middle School1.5 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Perry Elementary School?
Perry Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Perry Elementary School serve?
Perry Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Perry Elementary School have?
Perry Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Perry Elementary School?
Student demographics at Perry Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 7% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 27% Two or more.
What district is Perry Elementary School in?
Perry Elementary School is part of Erie City SD.
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