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East Middle School

Q: Is East Middle School a good school?

East Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

Q: How many students attend East Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended East Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Middle School?

Students at East Middle School are 39% African American, 30% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

Public Grades 6-8

867^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

East Middle School is a public middle school in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving 709 students in grades 6-8. 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. Unfortunately, East Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Pennsylvania middle schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 0.8% of students proficient or better in Math and 8.3% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district and state averages. East Middle School struggles across all student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Pennsylvania middle schools for every group. The school also has a higher dropout rate than the state average, at 4.3% in the 2023-2024 school year.

While East Middle School has relatively high spending per student at $17,984, and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.1, these factors have not translated to improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools in the Erie City School District, such as Strong Vincent Middle School and Woodrow Wilson Middle School, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but they outperform East Middle School on most metrics. Addressing the root causes of East Middle School's challenges, such as socioeconomic factors and instructional practices, will be crucial in improving outcomes for the students.

672

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,485

Per pupil spending ?

105.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Atkins St
Erie, PA 16503

(814) 874-6400

District: Erie City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.7%

White:

29.6%

Two or more races:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2019 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 40 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg15%

Pennsylvania avg45%

867^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 4% (2019) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	5.4	867 of 873	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	864 of 891	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	873 of 893	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	802 of 883	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	775 of 797	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	852 of 891	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	384 of 393	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	385 of 408	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	401 of 421	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	0.2	138 of 138	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.4	145 of 145	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	144 of 144	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	613 of 643	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	628 of 672	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	640 of 660	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	142 of 145	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	139 of 150	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	133 of 143	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	826 of 835	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	824 of 860	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	342 of 348	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	354 of 362	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	342 of 362	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	835 of 843	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	849 of 877	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	856 of 874	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	830 of 839	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	844 of 870	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	174 of 174	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	196 of 199	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.3	649 of 649	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	672 of 673	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	679 of 681	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)

Disabled (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math80%+38 vs state

English Language Arts8%-40 vs state

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Schools Near East Middle 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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
East Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Atkins St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6400	672	55	12.2	105.5%	199 (29.6%)	260 (38.7%)	71 (10.6%)	57 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (12.2%)	5.4	867^th of 873 public middle schools	0.7%		6.4	864^th of 891 public middle schools	3.0%	3		1.1	0.0	1.2	0.8		5.6	7.4	12.1	8.3	$3,485	$2,580	$905
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	769	60	12.8	96.1%	282 (36.7%)	268 (34.9%)	54 (7.0%)	55 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (14.3%)	14.4	733^rd of 873 public middle schools	16.0%		15.3	733^rd of 891 public middle schools	17.7%			8.1	6.9	13.0	9.3		19.2	20.3	27.9	22.3	$3,591	$2,658	$933
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	711	60	11.8	101.5%	299 (42.1%)	180 (25.3%)	61 (8.6%)	24 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	145 (20.4%)	21.6	667^th of 873 public middle schools	23.6%		20.3	689^th of 891 public middle schools	22.7%	22		16.2	11.7	16.3	14.8		28.6	29.1	27.6	28.5	$3,569	$2,642	$927
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	547	42	13.1	51.4%	378 (69.1%)	28 (5.1%)	26 (4.8%)	78 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	76.1	162^nd of 873 public middle schools	81.4%		73.5	212^th of 891 public middle schools	76.2%	50		48.3	45.1	39.2	44.0		67.6	57.8	52.0	58.9	$16,489	$358	$16,131
Harbor Creek Junior High School	Public	7-8	6375 Buffalo Rd	Harborcreek	16421	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 897-2100	330	27	12.0	45.8%	288 (87.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	87.2	94^th of 873 public middle schools	89.2%		84.6	105^th of 891 public middle schools	88.2%	11			44.3	50.9	47.7			69.8	66.9	68.3	$14,439	$455	$13,983
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	477	40	11.8	61.2%	383 (80.3%)	15 (3.1%)	33 (6.9%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	64.6	280^th of 873 public middle schools	67.9%		59.9	367^th of 891 public middle schools	58.8%	87		32.1	40.5	28.3	33.9		55.2	62.1	50.0	55.9	$17,428	$420	$17,008
Walnut Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	5901 Sterrettania Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5700	399	37	10.8	38.3%	307 (76.9%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.0%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	94	44^th of 873 public middle schools	95.0%		88.8	74^th of 891 public middle schools	91.7%	30		65.9	59.6	61.6	62.5		77.7	71.0	74.6	74.6	$19,813	$263	$19,550
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
Fairview Middle School	Public	5-8	4967 Avonia Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 474-2600	633	45	14.2	27.6%	529 (83.6%)	10 (1.6%)	26 (4.1%)	43 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	92.7	51^st of 873 public middle schools	94.2%		94.2	35^th of 891 public middle schools	96.1%	16	66.5	66.2	61.6	70.9	66.4	68.8	67.5	67.1	79.3	70.6	$13,413	$77	$13,336
North East Middle School	Public	6-8	1903 Freeport Rd	North East	16428	Erie County	North East School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 725-8671	322	34	9.5	59.0%	286 (88.8%)	6 (1.9%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.7%)	70.6	219^th of 873 public middle schools	74.9%		81.6	127^th of 891 public middle schools	85.7%	92		35.9	40.0	43.4	39.5		57.3	57.0	56.6	57.0	$16,663	$388	$16,275

Frequently Asked Questions about East Middle School

Is East Middle School a good school?

East Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Middle School?

Students at East Middle School are 39% African American, 30% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

How many students attend East Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended East Middle School.

What district is East Middle School in?

Erie City School District

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