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Enrollment
627
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERSEUS HOUSE CS OF EXCELLENCE·NCES 420011500738
Perseus House CS of Excellence
1511 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16501 · (814) 480-5914 · Erie County
GRADES 06–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
18.7:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
490 students
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 6 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 20% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
13.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
0.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.8% | 3.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-35.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Perseus House CS of Excellence
Perseus House CS of Excellence's state test result (9.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perseus House CS of Excellence this school | 627 | 78.1% | 9.1% |
| Franklin LC Philadelphia | 918 | 83.2% | 48.4% |
| Susquehanna Twp High School Harrisburg | 767 | 64.7% | 39.7% |
| Bodine William W High School Philadelphia | 489 | 94.9% | 61.2% |
| Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Philadelphia | 599 | 97.3% | 64.6% |
| 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 Perseus House CS of Excellence ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #565 of 576 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #617 of 626 ▼ 19 | #15 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #607 of 626 ▲ 12 | #14 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #318 of 713 | #7 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #560 of 601 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #15 of 604 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #259 of 619 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #75 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
627
+33 (+6%) vs 2020
+44% since 2010-11, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 627 | 33.6 | 18.7:1 | 78% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 37.1 | 16.2:1 | 82% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 36.3 | 16.8:1 | 100% (610) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 99% (591) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 35.8 | 15.6:1 | 94% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 36 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 75% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perseus House CS of Excellence.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (560 to 627); teachers down 6% (35.8 to 33.6).
About Perseus House CS of Excellence
This page covers Perseus House CS of Excellence, a small high school in Erie, Pennsylvania. Its 627 students are spread across grades 6 through 12.
In federal data, the district for Perseus House CS of Excellence is the school itself.
Black students are the largest group at Perseus House CS of Excellence, with 39% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Erie County's residents are about 7% Black, 32 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Perseus House CS of Excellence belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Federal staffing data show 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Perseus House CS of Excellence and a ratio of 18.7:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 78% of students.
The allk12 Grade for Perseus House CS of Excellence is F. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Perseus House CS of Excellence scores 35.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 9.1% actual versus 44.1% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Erie County show that median household income is about $63,354, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Perseus House CS of Excellence is one of 68 public schools in Erie County, which together enroll about 35,738 students.
The closest public school, Pfeiffer-Burleigh School, is about 0.4 miles from Perseus House CS of Excellence. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Perseus House CS of Excellence is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Perseus House CS of Excellence has an NCES locale of City: Small. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The number of students climbed from 594 to 627 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.7:1, from 17.0:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Pfeiffer-Burleigh School0.4 mi · 690
- Northwest PA Collegiate Academy0.8 mi · 750
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School1.2 mi · 769
- Erie High School1.3 mi · 2,501
- McKinley Elementary School1.3 mi · 504
- Jefferson Elementary School1.4 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Perseus House CS of ExcellenceWhat is the total enrollment at Perseus House CS of Excellence?
Perseus House CS of Excellence enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 06-12.
Is Perseus House CS of Excellence an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perseus House CS of Excellence is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Perseus House CS of Excellence?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Perseus House CS of Excellence.
How diverse is Perseus House CS of Excellence?
Perseus House CS of Excellence reports a student body of 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 39% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Perseus House CS of Excellence?
Perseus House CS of Excellence is overseen by Perseus House CS of Excellence in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.