📍 10774 Wattsburg Rd, Erie, Erie County, 16509
Wattsburg Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Erie, Erie County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wattsburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wattsburg Area MS enrolls 409 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 386 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 409 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wattsburg Area MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 4.
Wattsburg Area MS is one of 3 schools in Wattsburg Area SD, based in Erie, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,260 students district-wide and employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Wattsburg Area MS is close to the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant