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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 16502

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Top rankedStrong Vincent Middle School667^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Summary:

There is only one middle school located in the 16502 zip code - Strong Vincent Middle School, which is part of the Erie City School District. Based on the available data, Strong Vincent Middle School appears to be a low-performing school, ranking 667 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is significantly below the state average. In 2024-2025, only 14.8% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. The school also has a high dropout rate of 1.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, 100% of students at Strong Vincent Middle School receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Despite the school's relatively high spending of $17,426 per student in the 2022-2023 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 12.4, which is slightly higher than the state average, the academic outcomes at Strong Vincent Middle School suggest the need for significant improvements in order to better serve its students and the surrounding community.

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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 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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 16502

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Erie	0.73 mi	35	539^th
Fairview	5.78 mi	5	73^rd
Mc Kean	8.18 mi	1	154^th
Harborcreek	8.35 mi	2	103^rd
Waterford	12.46 mi	3	90^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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