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Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Erie, Pennsylvania, with 542 students. The school is part of the Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School District, which is ranked 541 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $6,866 to $13,817 in recent years, Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates on the PSSA exams are significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 14.5% of students proficient or better in Math and 25.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year.

When comparing the school to nearby traditional public schools, it performs similarly or slightly better on most metrics. However, it lags far behind the higher-performing Iroquois Elementary School in the Iroquois School District and the top-ranked Rolling Ridge Elementary School in the Harbor Creek School District. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.7% to 96.1% in recent years, indicating a very high-poverty student population.

550

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,622

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1446 East Lake Rd
Erie, PA 16507-1936

(814) 461-9600

District: Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.4%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Two or more races:

17.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Math scores 27 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,274^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

747^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

541^st of 606Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School 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	14.9	1274 of 1511	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1319 of 1526	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1314 of 1534	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1324 of 1534	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1262 of 1433	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1318 of 1544	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1314 of 1530	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	1382 of 1547	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	1315 of 1554	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	1349 of 1474	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.1	1464 of 1599	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	1400 of 1597	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	1366 of 1579	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	1446 of 1549	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	1501 of 1551	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	1534 of 1555	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.0	1530 of 1545	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.6	1258 of 1299	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	1303 of 1308	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.3	1224 of 1302	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	164 of 413	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	278 of 437	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	249 of 437	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	853 of 1030	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	814 of 1084	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	833 of 1043	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1269 of 1466	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1296 of 1488	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	177 of 429	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	269 of 454	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	304 of 432	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1064 of 1369	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1204 of 1432	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1177 of 1414	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1194 of 1475	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1268 of 1495	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	92 of 100	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	101 of 117	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	4.7	1193 of 1229	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1164 of 1236	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	747 of 873	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	648 of 891	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	620 of 893	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	600 of 883	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.3	671 of 797	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	722 of 891	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	721 of 861	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	726 of 877	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	708 of 870	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	741 of 835	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	749 of 834	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	695 of 825	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	681 of 805	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.1	732 of 770	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	725 of 753	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	746 of 749	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.5	735 of 736	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.1	658 of 687	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.1	648 of 663	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.7	640 of 643	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	273 of 393	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	184 of 408	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	139 of 421	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	417 of 643	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	443 of 660	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	735 of 835	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	664 of 860	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	278 of 348	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	275 of 362	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	219 of 362	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	695 of 843	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	566 of 877	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	497 of 874	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	704 of 839	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	603 of 870	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	116 of 199	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2024)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-23 vs state

Math14%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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What is the racial makeup of Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School?

Students at Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School are 50% African American, 21% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 11% White.

Is Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School a good school?

Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School.

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