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Clark Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Clark Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 296 students. The school is part of the Harbor Creek School District, which is ranked 55 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clark Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 79 and 149 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state and Harbor Creek School District averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, Clark Elementary had 77.6% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 62.4% for the district and 41.7% for Pennsylvania. Similarly, in PSSA English Language Arts, Clark Elementary had 75.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 70% for the district and 48.5% for the state.

Clark Elementary School also performs exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, such as male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. For the 2024-2025 school year, Clark Elementary ranked 97th out of 1,475 Pennsylvania elementary schools for male students and 24th out of 1,369 schools for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The nearby Rolling Ridge Elementary and Klein Elementary schools within the Harbor Creek School District also perform well academically, but Clark Elementary consistently outperforms these nearby schools, suggesting it has additional factors contributing to its exceptional academic outcomes.

303

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,833

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3650 Depot Rd
Erie, PA 16510-5903

(814) 897-2100

District: Harbor Creek School District

Students who attend Clark Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harbor Creek Junior High School
High:	Harbor Creek Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Hispanic:

3.0%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (76% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg45%

103^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Harbor Creek School District

55^th of 606Harbor Creek 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	90.9	103 of 1511	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	110 of 1526	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	84 of 1534	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	141 of 1534	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	149 of 1433	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	79 of 1544	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	148 of 1530	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	83.1	216 of 1547	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	85.6	152 of 1554	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	84 of 1474	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	84.5	100 of 1467	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.5	85 of 1519	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	80.7	189 of 1599	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.5	130 of 1597	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	85.5	55 of 1579	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	81.0	174 of 1549	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	84.2	108 of 1551	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	77.2	309 of 1555	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	173 of 1545	88.8%	★★★★☆
2005	67.8	463 of 1299	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.6	370 of 1308	71.7%	★★★★☆
2003	64.1	534 of 1302	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	121 of 1466	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	194 of 1488	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	24 of 1369	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	57 of 1432	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	20 of 1414	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	97 of 1475	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	56 of 1495	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	156 of 1201	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	132 of 1229	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	104 of 1236	91.6%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math78%+36 vs state

English Language Arts75%+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
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	3650 Depot Rd	Erie	16510	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 897-2100	303	21	14.6	38.9%	280 (92.4%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	90.9	103^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	93.2%		89.3	110^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.8%	7	80.0	77.8	81.6	70.2			77.6	64.4	75.6	84.2	78.4			75.1	$14,833	$815	$14,018
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
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	282	23	12.1	48.6%	249 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	80.3	276^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.7%		82.8	229^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.0%	47	72.5	76.5	79.1	34.0			64.0	67.5	67.6	69.8	61.7			66.5	$16,568	$945	$15,623
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
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
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
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
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	626	46	13.7	54.0%	390 (62.3%)	35 (5.6%)	36 (5.8%)	117 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	69.6	474^th of 1511 public elementary schools	68.6%		77.1	348^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.2%	126	63.8	73.8	55.7				64.5	46.7	61.9	55.7				54.2	$16,916	$1,216	$15,700
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Clark Elementary School

How many students attend Clark Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Clark Elementary School.

What district is Clark Elementary School in?

Harbor Creek School District

What schools do graduates of Clark Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Clark Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harbor Creek Junior High School
High : Harbor Creek Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Clark Elementary School?

Students at Clark Elementary School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Clark Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Clark Elementary School ranks in the top 6.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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