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Diehl School

Q: Is Diehl School a good school?

Diehl School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Diehl School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Diehl School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Diehl School?

Students at Diehl School are 33% White, 31% African American, 22% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Diehl School is an elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 458 students. The school is part of the Erie City School District, which is ranked 545 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Diehl School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years.

Diehl School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.9% of Diehl students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 12.8% in the Erie City School District. Similarly, only 9.4% of Diehl students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 48.5% statewide and 16.6% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner students.

Interestingly, Diehl School's performance is significantly worse than the nearby Pfeiffer-Burleigh School, Jefferson Elementary School, and McKinley Elementary School, which, while still struggling, perform better than Diehl across various academic metrics. In contrast, the nearby Iroquois School District and Millcreek Township School District have significantly higher-performing elementary schools, with over 50% of their students proficient or better in PSSA Math and English Language Arts.

441

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,629

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2327 Fairmont Pkwy
Erie, PA 16510-1401

(814) 874-6585

District: Erie City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.3%

African American:

31.1%

Two or more races:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg15%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,452^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Erie City School District

545^th of 606Erie City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1452 of 1511	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1422 of 1526	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1497 of 1534	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1457 of 1534	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1368 of 1433	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1382 of 1544	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	1427 of 1530	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	1409 of 1547	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	1449 of 1554	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	1298 of 1474	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	1341 of 1467	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	1381 of 1519	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	1331 of 1599	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	1383 of 1597	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	1374 of 1579	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	65.4	610 of 1549	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.8	723 of 1551	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.4	276 of 1555	82.3%	★★★★☆
2006	47.9	1011 of 1545	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.0	771 of 1299	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.5	516 of 1308	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	36.8	926 of 1302	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	347 of 413	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	394 of 437	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	427 of 437	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	894 of 1030	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1048 of 1084	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1006 of 1043	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	202 of 207	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	188 of 200	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	178 of 196	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1433 of 1466	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1390 of 1488	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1300 of 1369	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1313 of 1432	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1366 of 1414	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1384 of 1475	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1387 of 1495	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	100 of 100	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	126 of 128	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	1198 of 1201	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1198 of 1229	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	1235 of 1236	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2017	15.1	719 of 877	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	646 of 870	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	638 of 835	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	619 of 728	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	650 of 758	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	715 of 834	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	717 of 825	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	668 of 805	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.9	419 of 770	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.7	294 of 753	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.8	341 of 749	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.9	463 of 736	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math14%-28 vs state

English Language Arts9%-39 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

This school lacks educational quality in every way. My daughter was basically punished for doing more work than she was supposed to because she was done with her assigned work before the other kids. She became bored and was not allowed to get her book to read quietly. This type of punishment discourages children to try harder. This teaches a philosophy of "it's okay to be bored and lazy". This is a general problem in our society these days and now I am seeing how we are instilling this thought process in our children. Heaven forbid we should encourage intelligent children, let's squash them down and make them feel inadequate instead so that our society can go further down the path that we are inevitably on. I am moving her out of this school and this district. It has a ranking of a 2 on a scale of 1-10. They have bullies in the classes as well who are allowed to be mean to other children. They also have kids with severe hygiene issues that are not addressed. My daughter comes home saying "axe" instead of ask, and "valentimes" instead of valentines because this is the type of language and grammar she hears on a daily basis. If you can afford it, move. If you cannot afford it, find a school that welcomes open enrollment and get them to that school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Diehl School	Public	PK, KG-5	2327 Fairmont Pkwy	Erie	16510	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6585	441	35	12.6	99.3%	147 (33.3%)	137 (31.1%)	32 (7.3%)	26 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (22.2%)	6.1	1452^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	3.9%		6.8	1422^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	6.8%	30	11.1	18.5	12.3				13.9	8.3	9.2	10.8				9.4	$3,629	$2,686	$943
JoAnna Connell School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 E 38th St	Erie	16510	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6785	556	46	12.2	97.1%	207 (37.2%)	133 (23.9%)	26 (4.7%)	60 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (23.2%)	17.7	1239^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.0%		21.2	1198^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.5%	41	41.6	28.6	18.3				29.3	22.1	28.6	15.8				22.0	$3,676	$2,721	$955
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 E Lake Rd	Erie	16511	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6470	427	35	12.3	100.2%	113 (26.5%)	157 (36.8%)	35 (8.2%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (23.2%)	3.8	1501^st of 1511 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.7	1477^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	10.6	15.9	2.4				10.0	6.1	6.7	2.4				5.3	$3,595	$2,661	$934
Rolling Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-6	3700 Ridge Pkwy	Erie	16510	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 897-2100	472	34	13.9	45.3%	395 (83.7%)	8 (1.7%)	32 (6.8%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	87.8	159^th of 1511 public elementary schools	89.5%		88.4	125^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.8%	34	79.5	81.5	63.6	56.3			70.0	69.1	78.5	71.2	69.0			71.9	$14,112	$698	$13,414
Iroquois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4231 Morse St	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 899-7643	557	50	11.0	97.5%	416 (74.7%)	30 (5.4%)	35 (6.3%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.3%)	59.7	657^th of 1511 public elementary schools	56.5%		58	739^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.6%	82	64.7	61.3	44.7	40.3			52.3	51.5	57.3	34.1	54.1			48.7	$16,276	$1,286	$14,990
Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1446 East Lake Rd	Erie	16507	Erie County	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 461-9600	550	39	14.1	94.4%	62 (11.3%)	277 (50.4%)	115 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (17.5%)	14.9	1274^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.7	1319^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.6%	45	33.3	18.9	25.4	2.9	1.8	3.3	14.5	31.4	24.5	20.6	15.7	26.4	36.1	25.7	$8,622	$1,462	$7,160
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	933 E 22nd St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6870	504	41	12.2	101.4%	117 (23.2%)	221 (43.8%)	41 (8.1%)	33 (6.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (17.3%)	3.9	1496^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.0%		4.3	1487^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.6%	9	12.2	4.9	4.5				7.4	9.9	8.2	6.0				8.0	$3,599	$2,664	$935
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	831 E 31st St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6685	347	35	10.0	97.1%	137 (39.5%)	95 (27.4%)	14 (4.0%)	29 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (20.5%)	18	1234^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.3%		16.8	1261^st of 1526 public elementary schools	17.4%	27	36.7	33.3	19.3				29.0	20.4	29.2	19.3				22.7	$3,735	$2,765	$970
Belle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Henderson Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5600	626	46	13.7	54.0%	390 (62.3%)	35 (5.6%)	36 (5.8%)	117 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	69.6	474^th of 1511 public elementary schools	68.6%		77.1	348^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.2%	126	63.8	73.8	55.7				64.5	46.7	61.9	55.7				54.2	$16,916	$1,216	$15,700
Pfeiffer-Burleigh School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 E 11th St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6750	690	50	13.8	88.7%	155 (22.5%)	280 (40.6%)	54 (7.8%)	44 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (22.5%)	5.2	1476^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.3	1431^st of 1526 public elementary schools	6.2%	45	16.7	13.1	4.6				11.2	14.3	11.8	3.4				9.6	$3,625	$2,684	$942

Frequently Asked Questions about Diehl School

What district is Diehl School in?

Erie City School District

How many students attend Diehl School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Diehl School.

What is the racial makeup of Diehl School?

Students at Diehl School are 33% White, 31% African American, 22% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

Is Diehl School a good school?

Diehl School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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