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Perseus House Charter School of Excellence

Q: Is Perseus House Charter School of Excellence a good school?

Perseus House Charter School of Excellence ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Pennsylvania high schools.

Q: How many students attend Perseus House Charter School of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Perseus House Charter School of Excellence.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Perseus House Charter School of Excellence?

Students at Perseus House Charter School of Excellence are 39% African American, 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Perseus House Charter School of Excellence is a public charter high school located in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 601 students. The school is part of the Perseus House Charter School of Excellence District, which is ranked 595 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending significantly more per student, ranging from $15,825 to $18,473 per student in recent years, compared to the nearby public high schools, General McLane High School, Fort LeBoeuf Senior High School, Fairview High School, Seneca High School, Harbor Creek Senior High School, McDowell High School, Iroquois Junior/Senior High School, and Northwest PA Collegiate Academy, Perseus House Charter School of Excellence consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Pennsylvania, with rankings between 493 and 675 out of over 600 high schools in the state over the past several years.

The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages, with proficiency rates in math, English Language Arts, and science all well below 50%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 69.6% and 87.9% in recent years, which is lower than the state average, and the dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 1.4% to 3.2%. Despite the higher per-student spending and the school's efforts, Perseus House Charter School of Excellence has not shown consistent improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the years.

627

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,948

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1511 Peach Street
Erie, PA 16501

(814) 480-5914

District: Perseus House Charter School of Excellence

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.2%

White:

25.2%

Hispanic:

21.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (7% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

841^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

664^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

595^th of 606Perseus House Charter School of Excellence 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	841 of 873	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	826 of 891	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	820 of 893	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	807 of 883	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	721 of 797	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	849 of 891	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	805 of 861	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	788 of 877	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.4	821 of 870	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	774 of 835	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	765 of 834	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	778 of 825	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	749 of 805	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.8	727 of 770	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	29.5	597 of 753	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.4	569 of 749	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	631 of 736	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.6	629 of 687	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.8	650 of 663	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	383 of 393	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	407 of 408	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	345 of 421	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	600 of 660	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	790 of 835	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	808 of 860	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	347 of 348	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	356 of 362	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	824 of 843	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	786 of 877	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	805 of 874	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	817 of 839	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	798 of 870	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	640 of 649	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	669 of 681	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	664 of 681	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	675 of 686	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	670 of 674	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	623 of 634	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	493 of 537	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	654 of 693	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	628 of 673	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	606 of 663	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	597 of 677	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.7	607 of 680	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	622 of 664	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.1	652 of 660	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	620 of 649	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.7	631 of 632	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.1	615 of 621	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	611 of 615	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.9	574 of 604	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.9	579 of 593	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	570 of 590	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	265 of 276	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	278 of 284	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	259 of 260	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	0.1	125 of 125	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	416 of 524	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	467 of 513	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	487 of 502	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	84 of 109	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	82 of 84	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	82 of 85	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	649 of 657	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	660 of 665	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	282 of 287	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	264 of 274	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	249 of 252	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	632 of 651	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	654 of 664	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	647 of 652	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	638 of 660	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	647 of 662	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	0.9	579 of 583	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.5	592 of 595	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.0	575 of 577	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Disabled (2023)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

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

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2025)21st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-36 vs state

Biology9%-40 vs state

Literature8%-54 vs state

Algebra I4%-41 vs state

Math0%-42 vs state

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
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	627	34	18.6	78.1%	158 (25.2%)	246 (39.2%)	136 (21.7%)	48 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	2.4	664^th of 681 public high schools	2.5%		2.1	675^th of 686 public high schools	1.6%	11	3.5	8.8	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.4	20.0	1.5	13.0	$20,948	$5,659	$15,289
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	750	54	14.0	99.6%	406 (54.1%)	164 (21.9%)	73 (9.7%)	54 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.8%)	82	98^th of 681 public high schools	85.6%		92.2	39^th of 686 public high schools	94.3%	59	58.9	67.1	77.1									$3,737	$2,766	$971
Erie High School	Public	9-12	3325 Cherry St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 874-6200	2,501	180	13.8	96.6%	886 (35.4%)	1,048 (41.9%)	316 (12.6%)	116 (4.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	127 (5.1%)	2.3	666^th of 681 public high schools	2.2%		3.1	663^rd of 686 public high schools	3.4%	3	2.7	7.9	12.4									$3,040	$2,250	$789
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	560	40	14.1	97.9%	452 (80.7%)	35 (6.3%)	27 (4.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	79.3	122^nd of 681 public high schools	82.1%		67.5	227^th of 686 public high schools	66.9%	105	57.6	65.1	74.4		33.0	27.5	30.1		49.4	45.1	47.1	$24,652	$940	$23,712
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	2,133	148	14.3	48.9%	1,675 (78.5%)	71 (3.3%)	116 (5.4%)	126 (5.9%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	138 (6.5%)	77.8	140^th of 681 public high schools	79.4%		78.2	129^th of 686 public high schools	81.2%	11	59.0	61.0	73.9									$15,703	$390	$15,313
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	2	26	.0		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harbor Creek Senior High School	Public	9-12	6375 Buffalo Rd	Harborcreek	16421	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 897-2100	692	45	15.4	42.8%	619 (89.5%)	13 (1.9%)	23 (3.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	76.7	150^th of 681 public high schools	78.0%		80.4	110^th of 686 public high schools	84.0%	40	62.5	73.6	62.1									$16,682	$325	$16,358
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
Fairview High School	Public	9-12	7460 McCray Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 474-2600	593	41	14.4	27.3%	488 (82.3%)	9 (1.5%)	26 (4.4%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	91.4	41^st of 681 public high schools	94.0%		93.4	29^th of 686 public high schools	95.8%	12	85.1	76.6	77.9									$19,044	$331	$18,713
Fort LeBoeuf Senior High School	Public	9-12	931 N High St	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 796-2616	652	49	13.2	56.4%	627 (96.2%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	85.1	78^th of 681 public high schools	88.5%		88.2	55^th of 686 public high schools	92.0%	23	62.1	68.0	80.4									$17,422	$395	$17,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Perseus House Charter School of Excellence

What is the racial makeup of Perseus House Charter School of Excellence?

Students at Perseus House Charter School of Excellence are 39% African American, 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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Is Perseus House Charter School of Excellence a good school?

Perseus House Charter School of Excellence ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend Perseus House Charter School of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Perseus House Charter School of Excellence.

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