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Harding School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Harding School is an elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving 678 students in grades PK-5. It 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. Harding School itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 0-star rating.

Harding School struggles academically, with only 16.3% of students proficient or better in Math and 16.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school also underperforms for various student groups, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Despite spending significantly more per student ($17,529) than the state average, Harding School's academic outcomes remain poor.

Interestingly, other elementary schools in the Erie City School District, such as Lincoln Elementary and Grover Cleveland Elementary, perform better on PSSA tests and have higher SchoolDigger rankings. Additionally, the Millcreek Township School District, located just outside of Erie, has several high-performing elementary schools, such as Grandview Elementary and Chestnut Hill Elementary, which significantly outperform Harding School and the Erie City School District on academic measures.

633

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,650

Per pupil spending ?

107.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 Lincoln Ave
Erie, PA 16505-5030

(814) 874-6550

District: Erie City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

Two or more races:

26.5%

African American:

25.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg15%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,387^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	8.3	1387 of 1511	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1407 of 1526	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1414 of 1534	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1395 of 1534	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1266 of 1433	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1355 of 1544	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1279 of 1530	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	1130 of 1547	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	1111 of 1554	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.0	995 of 1474	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	889 of 1467	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.4	1111 of 1519	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	70.3	539 of 1599	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	706 of 1597	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.4	367 of 1579	76.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.7	230 of 1549	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	148 of 1551	90.5%	★★★★★
2007	86.4	64 of 1555	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	82.0	165 of 1545	89.3%	★★★★☆
2005	67.3	473 of 1299	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.5	686 of 1308	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	32.2	981 of 1302	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	384 of 413	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	403 of 437	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	411 of 437	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1010 of 1030	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	974 of 1084	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1005 of 1043	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1358 of 1466	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1409 of 1488	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1267 of 1369	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1320 of 1432	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1321 of 1414	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1337 of 1475	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1359 of 1495	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	88 of 100	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	124 of 128	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	111 of 117	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	1187 of 1201	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1204 of 1229	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1220 of 1236	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2017	64.4	310 of 877	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	345 of 870	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.6	202 of 835	75.8%	★★★★☆
2014	58.1	365 of 728	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	329 of 758	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	289 of 834	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.1	128 of 825	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	69 of 805	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	84.7	60 of 770	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	79.3	119 of 753	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	85.7	39 of 749	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	78.4	128 of 736	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	66.0	265 of 687	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.2	417 of 663	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	67.7	238 of 643	63.0%	★★★☆☆

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

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-32 vs state

Math16%-25 vs state

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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
Harding School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Lincoln Ave	Erie	16505	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6550	633	52	12.2	107.1%	251 (39.7%)	159 (25.1%)	28 (4.4%)	19 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	168 (26.5%)	8.3	1387^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.2%		7.4	1407^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.8%	20	21.3	17.1	8.8				16.3	20.1	13.5	15.2				16.7	$3,650	$2,702	$948
Montessori Regional Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2549 West 8th Street	Erie	16505	Erie County	Montessori Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 833-7771	626	44	14.2	97.9%	343 (54.8%)	101 (16.1%)	95 (15.2%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.5%)	23.4	1157^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.4%		21.9	1192^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	21.9%	35	33.0	34.2	19.7	15.1	21.8	10.5	23.5	34.2	26.7	30.2	38.4	50.9	31.6	35.0	$12,777	$1,249	$11,527
Tracy Elementary School	Public	K-5	2624 W 6th St	Erie	16505	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5800	515	39	13.3	58.1%	415 (80.6%)	9 (1.7%)	32 (6.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.1%)	69.2	487^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.8%		72.5	443^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	71.0%	44	72.3	60.2	54.6				62.7	62.8	51.3	46.5				53.9	$17,106	$1,374	$15,732
Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	955 W 29th St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6485	466	38	12.2	102.8%	161 (34.5%)	134 (28.8%)	32 (6.9%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (26.6%)	6.3	1445^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.4%		7.1	1416^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.2%	29	15.3	6.0	10.0				10.5	12.5	13.4	15.5				13.8	$3,645	$2,698	$947
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1540 W 38th St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6670	559	42	13.3	102.1%	283 (50.6%)	89 (15.9%)	26 (4.7%)	36 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (22.2%)	24	1149^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.0%		26.4	1141^st of 1526 public elementary schools	25.2%	8	31.5	31.4	36.6				33.0	22.9	24.5	36.1				27.6	$3,699	$2,739	$961
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
Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4301 Lancaster Rd	Erie	16506	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 836-6300	691	46	15.0	50.7%	492 (71.2%)	16 (2.3%)	36 (5.2%)	93 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.7%)	78.6	308^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.6%		79.8	291^st of 1526 public elementary schools	80.9%	17	69.3	77.7	61.4				69.5	54.9	76.9	53.5				62.0	$14,387	$791	$13,597
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 East 38th St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6650	447	38	11.9	98.0%	165 (36.9%)	148 (33.1%)	25 (5.6%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (19.7%)	5.1	1478^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.2%		6.8	1421^st of 1526 public elementary schools	6.9%	57	19.0	5.6	9.8				11.6	13.8	7.4	3.3				8.1	$3,641	$2,695	$946
Chestnut Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 W 54th St	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5550	403	29	13.9	51.9%	318 (78.9%)	17 (4.2%)	13 (3.2%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	78.6	309^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.5%		77.2	347^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.3%	38	69.1	60.6	79.1				69.7	49.3	68.2	77.6				65.0	$16,768	$1,174	$15,594
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harding School

What is the racial makeup of Harding School?

Students at Harding School are 40% White, 27% Two or more races, 25% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Harding School a good school?

Harding School ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Harding School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Harding School.

What district is Harding School in?

Erie City School District

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