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Jefferson Elementary School

Q: Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 37% White, 33% African American, 20% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving 438 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Despite consistent funding increases and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Jefferson Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.6% of students were proficient or better in Math, and just 8.1% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for various student groups.

When comparing Jefferson Elementary to other nearby schools in the Erie City School District, the academic struggles are not unique, as schools like Diehl, Perry, Pfeiffer-Burleigh, and McKinley all have similarly low proficiency rates. However, the performance gap is stark when comparing Jefferson Elementary to higher-performing schools outside the district, such as Belle Valley Elementary and Chestnut Hill Elementary in the Millcreek Township School District, which have proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher than Jefferson Elementary.

447

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,641

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 East 38th St
Erie, PA 16504-1561

(814) 874-6650

District: Erie City School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.9%

African American:

33.1%

Two or more races:

19.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (10% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg15%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,478^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1478 of 1511	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1421 of 1526	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1451 of 1534	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1329 of 1534	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1279 of 1433	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1269 of 1544	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1281 of 1530	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	1335 of 1547	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	1274 of 1554	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.3	1095 of 1474	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.8	1141 of 1467	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	1276 of 1519	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.6	1271 of 1599	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	1268 of 1597	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	1220 of 1579	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	74.2	365 of 1549	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.1	671 of 1551	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.8	230 of 1555	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	63.7	626 of 1545	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	33.9	1007 of 1299	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.7	1036 of 1308	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.2	936 of 1302	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	385 of 413	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	356 of 437	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	400 of 437	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	911 of 1030	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	985 of 1084	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	908 of 1043	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1435 of 1466	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1432 of 1488	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1337 of 1369	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1344 of 1432	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1344 of 1414	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1432 of 1475	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1319 of 1495	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	98 of 100	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	125 of 128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	1195 of 1201	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1210 of 1229	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	1226 of 1236	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math12%-30 vs state

English Language Arts8%-40 vs state

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Schools Near Jefferson Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Erie City School District

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 37% White, 33% African American, 20% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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