📍 1001 Atkins St, Erie, Erie County, 16503
East MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Erie, Erie County. The school has 654 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Erie City SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East MS enrolls 654 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 27% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 288 | 44% |
| White | 174 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 15% |
| Asian | 44 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
654 of the school's 654 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 654 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.
East MS 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 1.
East MS 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 654 students, East MS is close to the district average of about 706 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small