1
What's one community event at Wattsburg Area El Ctr more people should show up to?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATTSBURG AREA SD·NCES 422508000274
Wattsburg Area El Center
10780 Wattsburg Rd, Erie, PA 16509 · (814) 824-4152 · Erie County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
485 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (96).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Wattsburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 65.3% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 31 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 Wattsburg Area El Center
Wattsburg Area El Center's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattsburg Area El Center this school | 488 | 99.4% | 66.4% |
| School Street Elementary School Bradford | 514 | 97.7% | 54.5% |
| Lewistown Intrmd School Lewistown | 516 | 98.3% | 43.0% |
| Apollo-Ridge Elementary School Spring Church | 545 | 97.8% | 49.9% |
| West Crawford Elementary School Connellsville | 487 | 99.4% | 30.0% |
| Curwensville Area Elementary School Curwensville | 533 | 99.4% | 57.6% |
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 Wattsburg Area El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #404 of 1,396 | #14 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #509 of 1,511 ▼ 159 | #19 of 33 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #526 of 1,511 ▼ 114 | #15 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #562 of 1,638 | #16 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #767 of 1,528 | #20 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #1,342 of 1,531 | #28 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #343 of 1,600 | #10 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #1,007 of 1,045 | #22 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
488
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
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 | 488 | 37.4 | 13.0:1 | 99% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 36.4 | 13.3:1 | 100% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 35.4 | 12.8:1 | 100% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 31% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 35.5 | 13.9:1 | 46% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 36% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 40% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 27% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wattsburg Area El Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (493 to 488); teachers up 5% (35.5 to 37.4).
About Wattsburg Area El Center
Wattsburg Area El Center is an elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. Its 488 students are spread across kindergarten through 4.
Wattsburg Area El Center reports to Wattsburg Area SD, which has 3 schools and 1,254 students.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at Wattsburg Area El Center. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Erie County is about 83% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 13.0:1 comes from the school's 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. The lunch program counts 99% of students at Wattsburg Area El Center as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 74% for public schools in Erie County.
allk12 grades Wattsburg Area El Center an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Wattsburg Area El Center outperforms its prediction by 31.4 points. The model expects 35.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania; the school's rate is 66.4%.
Erie County census figures show that the median household income is $63,354, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Erie County is home to 68 public schools and about 35,738 public school students.
Seneca High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Wattsburg Area El Center holds 2 other public schools. Wattsburg Area El Center ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.4% against a local average of 63.4%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment increase, from 476 in 2020-21 to 488 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times 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 Wattsburg Area SD
- Seneca High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Wattsburg Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 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
Nearby schools
- Seneca High School0.3 mi · 383
- Wattsburg Area Middle School0.3 mi · 383
- Clark Elementary School7.0 mi · 303
- Belle Valley Elementary School7.1 mi · 626
- JoAnna Connell School7.9 mi · 556
- Rolling Ridge Elementary School7.9 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Wattsburg Area El CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Wattsburg Area El Center?
Wattsburg Area El Center enrolls approximately 488 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Wattsburg Area El Center serve?
Wattsburg Area El Center serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Wattsburg Area El Center?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Wattsburg Area El Center.
What is the student diversity at Wattsburg Area El Center?
Student demographics at Wattsburg Area El Center are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wattsburg Area El Center?
Wattsburg Area El Center is overseen by Wattsburg Area SD in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.