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Wattsburg Area School District

At a glance

108^thof 606 Pennsylvania districts▼ 32

Better than 82% of Pennsylvania districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades K-12

10782 Wattsburg Road
Erie, PA 16509·(814) 824-3400·All Pennsylvania district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 82.2% of districts

Schools

1,254

Students

5-star school

Top rankedSeneca High School69^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Biggest riser

Seneca High School up 18 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Wattsburg Area School District in Pennsylvania operates three schools: Wattsburg Area Elementary Center, Wattsburg Area Middle School, and Seneca High School. The district is performing well above the state average, with its schools consistently delivering strong academic results.

Seneca High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 69th out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive Keystone Exam proficiency rates, a high graduation rate, and a low dropout rate. In contrast, Wattsburg Area Elementary Center has significantly higher spending per student, which may contribute to its strong academic performance on PSSA tests and its statewide ranking of 376th out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

The data also suggests a correlation between socioeconomic factors and student outcomes, with the elementary school (100% free/reduced lunch) outperforming the middle and high schools (62.03% and 50.52% free/reduced lunch, respectively) on standardized tests. This highlights the potential need for the district to consider additional support and resources for students from lower-income families to ensure equitable educational opportunities across all schools.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	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 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
Wattsburg Area Elementary Center	Public	K-4	10780 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 824-4152	488	37	13.0	99.4%	454 (93.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	66.4	547^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.8%		75.8	376^th of 1526 public elementary schools	75.4%	171				63.5	58.4					61.1	50.0	64.1					56.7	$21,358	$1,025	$20,333
Seneca High School	Public	9-12	10770 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 824-4154	383	32	12.0	51.2%	355 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	86.3	69^th of 681 public high schools	89.9%		84.3	87^th of 686 public high schools	87.3%	18	70.3	67.8	77.1															$17,410	$1,026	$16,384
Wattsburg Area Middle School	Public	5-8	10774 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 814-4153	383	31	12.5	64.0%	366 (95.6%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	67.2	246^th of 873 public middle schools	71.8%		78.5	155^th of 891 public middle schools	82.6%	91						47.6	57.6	38.4	24.7	42.2			40.4	57.6	47.5	55.9	50.7	$17,400	$1,025	$16,375

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Harbor Creek School District	7.05 mi	5	55^th
Millcreek Township School District	7.08 mi	9	97^th
Erie City School District	7.86 mi	15	545^th
Fort LeBoeuf School District	7.98 mi	5	45^th
Iroquois School District	8.87 mi	2	187^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.

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