📍 955 W 29th St, Erie, Erie County, 16508
Perry El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Erie, Erie County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Erie City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perry El Sch enrolls 462 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 29% Two or more races and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 187 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 132 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 462 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 462 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Perry El Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 2.
Perry El Sch is one of 15 schools in Erie City SD, based in Erie, Pennsylvania. The district serves 10,593 students district-wide and employs 798 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 462 students, Perry El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 706 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small