Best Public Schools in Erie, PA

Summary:

The city of Erie, Pennsylvania is home to a diverse array of 35 schools, including 23 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, and 6 high schools, spanning across 5 different school districts. While the data reveals stark contrasts in school performance, a few standout institutions emerge that are worth highlighting.

At the high school level, Northwest PA Collegiate Academy in the Erie City School District stands out with an impressive 98.7% four-year graduation rate and 82.1% proficiency in Keystone Exams/Literature, ranking 81st out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools. Another high-performing high school is McDowell High School in the Millcreek Township School District, boasting a 92.4% graduation rate and 75.2% proficiency in Keystone Exams/Literature, ranking 136th in the state.

At the elementary level, Robison Elementary School in the Fort LeBoeuf School District stands out with exceptional test scores, including 76.3% proficiency in PSSA/Math and 82.4% proficiency in PSSA/English Language Arts, ranking 140th out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools. Similarly, Clark Elementary School in the Harbor Creek School District boasts impressive test scores, with 86.9% proficiency in PSSA/Math and 81% proficiency in PSSA/English Language Arts, ranking 84th in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	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 Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science 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
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 State St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(814) 874-6300	753	49	15.3	99.6%	447 (59.4%)	155 (20.6%)	64 (8.5%)	46 (6.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.8%)	84.9	81^st of 674 public high schools	88.0%		81.1	99^th of 634 public high schools	84.4%	18	46.4	71.9	82.1																		$14,516	$3,367	$11,149
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	554	45	12.3	100.0%	289 (52.2%)	90 (16.2%)	38 (6.9%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (19.7%)	24.6	1174^th of 1534 public elementary schools	23.5%		24	1177^th of 1534 public elementary schools	23.3%	3				29.4	36.9	37.3				34.8	55.5		55.5	23.1	28.6	38.8				30.4	$11,102	$4,897	$6,205
Diehl School	Public	PK, KG-5	2327 Fairmont Pkwy	Erie	16510	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6585	474	39	12.1	99.4%	115 (24.3%)	185 (39.0%)	44 (9.3%)	43 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (17.9%)	4.4	1497^th of 1534 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.5	1457^th of 1534 public elementary schools	5.0%	40				10.4	8.5	7.7				9.0	27.1		27.1	14.3	10.2	15.3				13.4	$9,421	$3,197	$6,224
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	419	35	12.1	100.0%	109 (26.0%)	135 (32.2%)	35 (8.4%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (28.6%)	5.9	1449^th of 1534 public elementary schools	5.5%		3.4	1529^th of 1534 public elementary schools	0.3%	80				12.2	16.3	1.7				9.4	42.8		42.8	19.5	14.0	11.7				14.6	$8,574	$3,333	$5,241
Harding School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Lincoln Ave	Erie	16505	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6550	590	49	12.1	100.0%	242 (41.0%)	140 (23.7%)	27 (4.6%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	167 (28.3%)	7.3	1414^th of 1534 public elementary schools	7.8%		8	1395^th of 1534 public elementary schools	9.1%	19				17.5	8.0	5.1				10.0	29.9		29.9	36.0	10.3	22.8				21.6	$10,445	$3,279	$7,166
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	401	38	10.6	100.0%	146 (36.4%)	130 (32.4%)	21 (5.2%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (20.7%)	5.8	1451^st of 1534 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.8	1329^th of 1534 public elementary schools	13.4%	122				17.0	18.0	5.5				13.3	32.0		32.0	9.4	16.0	12.7				12.7	$10,662	$3,286	$7,377
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	370	32	11.5	100.0%	140 (37.8%)	108 (29.2%)	11 (3.0%)	34 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	76 (20.5%)	14.6	1281^st of 1534 public elementary schools	16.5%		12	1311^th of 1534 public elementary schools	14.5%	30				27.9	20.4	26.3				25.0	47.2		47.2	31.1	20.4	22.8				25.0	$10,233	$3,451	$6,782
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	462	38	12.3	100.0%	187 (40.5%)	110 (23.8%)	21 (4.5%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	132 (28.6%)	10.4	1355^th of 1534 public elementary schools	11.7%		9.8	1345^th of 1534 public elementary schools	12.3%	10				29.0	11.1	15.0				18.4	42.9		42.9	30.6	12.7	21.3				21.5	$10,061	$3,191	$6,870
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	558	44	12.8	100.0%	240 (43.0%)	127 (22.8%)	33 (5.9%)	37 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	120 (21.5%)	20.7	1216^th of 1534 public elementary schools	20.7%		24.9	1164^th of 1534 public elementary schools	24.1%	52				25.8	24.1	29.9				26.6	56.6		56.6	33.7	34.9	30.2				33.0	$10,805	$3,346	$7,460
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	718 E 28th St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6600	756	58	13.0	100.0%	270 (35.7%)	288 (38.1%)	94 (12.4%)	51 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	17.1	711^th of 893 public middle schools	20.4%		18.9	687^th of 883 public middle schools	22.2%	24							15.8	15.6	7.2	12.8		33.8	33.8				31.9	25.0	21.3	25.9	$9,398	$3,071	$6,327
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	565	53	10.7	100.0%	150 (26.5%)	182 (32.2%)	48 (8.5%)	40 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	142 (25.1%)	8.5	1387^th of 1534 public elementary schools	9.6%		8.1	1391^st of 1534 public elementary schools	9.3%	4				16.5	16.7	17.6				16.9	44.8		44.8	19.3	13.6	16.9				16.8	$10,750	$3,543	$7,207
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	459	45	10.2	100.0%	112 (24.4%)	196 (42.7%)	33 (7.2%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.9%)	5.2	1470^th of 1534 public elementary schools	4.2%		5.5	1455^th of 1534 public elementary schools	5.1%	15				12.5	6.0	3.7				7.5	20.9		20.9	14.8	11.9	27.8				17.6	$10,065	$3,392	$6,672
Strong Vincent Middle School	Public	6-8	1330 West 8	Erie	16502	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6500	729	59	12.3	100.0%	334 (45.8%)	229 (31.4%)	91 (12.5%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	24.1	657^th of 893 public middle schools	26.4%		23.9	647^th of 883 public middle schools	26.7%	10							14.9	20.1	16.1	16.8		37.0	37.0				30.2	33.7	31.7	31.8	$9,874	$3,142	$6,732
East Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Atkins St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6400	654	57	11.5	100.0%	174 (26.6%)	288 (44.0%)	101 (15.4%)	44 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.4%)	6.1	873^rd of 893 public middle schools	2.2%		9.2	802^nd of 883 public middle schools	9.2%	71							2.3	4.0	2.2	2.8		14.7	14.7				11.7	13.7	10.9	12.0	$10,744	$3,962	$6,782
Erie High School	Public	9-12	3325 Cherry St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 874-6200	2,317	155	14.9	100.0%	832 (35.9%)	971 (41.9%)	346 (14.9%)	87 (3.8%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (3.3%)	6.3	622^nd of 674 public high schools	7.7%		6.1	588^th of 634 public high schools	7.3%	34	7.3	14.9	15.9																		$10,225	$3,104	$7,121
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	558	39	14.3	96.1%	76 (13.6%)	272 (48.7%)	107 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	100 (17.9%)	12.1	1314^th of 1534 public elementary schools	14.3%		11	1324^th of 1534 public elementary schools	13.7%	10				27.2	10.4	18.8	7.4	24.4	20.0	17.5	44.8	49.1	46.7	41.6	13.4	23.1	20.6	48.9	38.2	29.8	$7,267	$1,455	$5,812
Perseus House Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	1511 Peach Street	Erie	16501	Erie County	Perseus House Charter School of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 480-5914	610	36	16.7	100.0%	153 (25.1%)	260 (42.6%)	133 (21.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	2.9	670^th of 674 public high schools	0.6%		2.6	623^rd of 634 public high schools	1.7%	47	0.0	5.4	2.2				0.0	11.7	1.8	3.6		24.6	24.6				11.1	17.7	17.9	15.6	$17,530	$3,772	$13,758
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	583	36	16.1	100.0%	345 (59.2%)	84 (14.4%)	70 (12.0%)	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.8%)	23.6	1184^th of 1534 public elementary schools	22.8%		24.4	1173^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	23.5%	11				28.2	28.7	21.8	11.8	21.3		23.2	68.4		68.4	38.5	29.2	41.0	29.4	46.8		36.8	$12,247	$1,572	$10,675
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	474	34	13.9	40.5%	411 (86.7%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (3.8%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	86.2	170^th of 1534 public elementary schools	88.9%		89.8	99^th of 1534 public elementary schools	93.5%	71				84.4	73.9	77.0	53.7			71.0	88.4		88.4	76.6	73.9	80.4	68.3			74.3	$13,389	$599	$12,790
Iroquois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4231 Morse St	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 899-7643	538	50	10.7	100.0%	418 (77.7%)	24 (4.5%)	29 (5.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.8%)	51.1	855^th of 1534 public elementary schools	44.3%		58	731^st of 1534 public elementary schools	52.3%	124				61.0	50.0	47.6	33.3			47.7	68.2		68.2	42.5	54.5	49.4	50.5			49.0	$15,952	$2,223	$13,729
Iroquois Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4301 Main Street	Erie	16511	Erie County	Iroquois School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 899-7643	539	42	12.7	85.3%	466 (86.5%)	14 (2.6%)	19 (3.5%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	77	137^th of 674 public high schools	79.7%		65	246^th of 634 public high schools	61.2%	109	39.5	66.7	76.6					30.0	29.7	29.8		49.5	49.5					52.6	48.4	50.3	$20,152	$1,228	$18,924
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	610	39	15.4	48.4%	426 (69.8%)	23 (3.8%)	17 (2.8%)	92 (15.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	73.4	423^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	72.4%		73.7	418^th of 1534 public elementary schools	72.8%	5				74.3	62.2	56.8				63.7	73.4		73.4	75.7	66.3	60.9				67.0	$15,084	$1,900	$13,183
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	509	35	14.6	58.5%	429 (84.3%)	7 (1.4%)	26 (5.1%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	73.9	410^th of 1534 public elementary schools	73.3%		59	711^th of 1534 public elementary schools	53.7%	301				75.0	50.7	65.8				64.3	77.3		77.3	71.4	66.6	61.1				66.5	$15,833	$2,147	$13,686
Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	4330 W Lake Rd	Erie	16505	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5750	470	37	12.6	58.7%	377 (80.2%)	13 (2.8%)	36 (7.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	65.6	294^th of 893 public middle schools	67.1%		70.5	239^th of 883 public middle schools	72.9%	55							35.6	33.9	35.4	35.0		71.6	71.6				52.1	54.3	59.9	55.5	$17,011	$1,105	$15,906
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	365	24	14.9	49.3%	288 (78.9%)	10 (2.7%)	11 (3.0%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.3%)	74.9	381^st of 1534 public elementary schools	75.2%		74.8	396^th of 1534 public elementary schools	74.2%	15				63.9	58.0	65.6				62.8	84.0		84.0	59.0	67.3	73.8				66.6	$14,620	$1,536	$13,084
James S Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	901 W 54 St	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5500	550	38	14.5	50.7%	432 (78.5%)	15 (2.7%)	23 (4.2%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.0%)	74.9	200^th of 893 public middle schools	77.6%		79.7	145^th of 883 public middle schools	83.6%	55							34.9	47.1	44.2	42.1		72.7	72.7				60.9	63.5	58.6	60.9	$15,401	$986	$14,415
Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4301 Lancaster Rd	Erie	16506	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 836-6300	659	37	17.6	45.5%	486 (73.7%)	16 (2.4%)	35 (5.3%)	85 (12.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	73.3	424^th of 1534 public elementary schools	72.4%		78	327^th of 1534 public elementary schools	78.7%	97				61.2	59.2	62.4				61.0	85.6		85.6	60.2	68.7	64.8				64.5	$14,568	$1,510	$13,057
McDowell High School	Public	9-12	3580 West 38th St	Erie	16506	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5403	2,205	134	16.4	40.4%	1,801 (81.7%)	77 (3.5%)	99 (4.5%)	90 (4.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	132 (6.0%)	77.1	136^th of 674 public high schools	79.8%		77.6	137^th of 634 public high schools	78.4%	1	43.5	64.8	75.2																		$14,805	$1,008	$13,797
Robison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1651 Robison Road West	Erie	16509	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 796-3742	381	30	12.6	39.9%	349 (91.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	87.7	140^th of 1534 public elementary schools	90.9%		89.2	108^th of 1534 public elementary schools	93.0%	32				76.3	69.4	83.7				77.0	92.0		92.0	76.3	69.8	82.4				76.5	$14,817	$1,104	$13,713
Klein Elementary School	Public	K-6	5325 E Lake Rd	Erie	16511	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 897-2100	306	23	13.6	42.8%	284 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	83.9	214^th of 1534 public elementary schools	86.0%		84.7	206^th of 1534 public elementary schools	86.6%	8				79.5	79.5	48.8	50.0			63.8	95.5		95.5	82.0	77.3	76.8	66.7			75.3	$14,936	$1,072	$13,864
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	3650 Depot Rd	Erie	16510	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 897-2100	292	20	14.3	36.3%	276 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	90.5	84^th of 1534 public elementary schools	94.5%		87.7	141^st of 1534 public elementary schools	90.8%	57				86.9	76.3	72.9	87.1			80.9	92.1		92.1	76.3	71.0	81.0	84.7			78.3	$14,246	$902	$13,344
Wattsburg Area Elementary Center	Public	K-4	10780 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 824-3400	455	35	12.8	100.0%	436 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	67.5	546^th of 1534 public elementary schools	64.4%		62.7	631^st of 1534 public elementary schools	58.9%	85				63.9	52.6					58.0	87.4		87.4	56.9	61.3					59.2	$20,051	$1,510	$18,541
Seneca High School	Public	9-12	10770 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 824-3400	389	30	13.0	28.3%	366 (94.1%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)	92.2																				$18,518	$1,961	$16,557
Wattsburg Area Middle School	Public	5-8	10774 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 824-3400	409	30	13.5	45.2%	386 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	75.9	185^th of 893 public middle schools	79.3%		78.5	154^th of 883 public middle schools	82.6%	31						41.4	33.3	43.5	52.4	42.8		66.7	66.7			55.1	61.6	66.3	65.7	62.2	$13,991	$1,482	$12,510
Erie County Technical School	Public	9-12	8500 Oliver Road	Erie	16509	Erie County	Erie County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(814) 464-8600	1	23	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Erie

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairview	7 mi	5	51^st
Harborcreek	7.19 mi	2	130^th
Mc Kean	9.26 mi	1	102^nd
Waterford	12.84 mi	3	70^th
Edinboro	14.4 mi	3	148^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.