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Central Career & Technical School
3325 Cherry St
Erie PA, 16508, Erie County
Phone: 814-874-6200
Ranking: 
(485 out of 626, bottom 23%)*
(485 out of 626, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Erie City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 77 | 76 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 71 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,046 | 1,089 | 1,049 | 952 | 860 | 859 | 941 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 245 | 23.4% | 313 | 28.7% | 339 | 32.3% | 298 | 31.3% | 369 | 42.9% | 310 | 36.1% | 369 | 39.2% |
| Grade 10: | 296 | 28.3% | 306 | 28.1% | 270 | 25.7% | 296 | 31.1% | 199 | 23.1% | 235 | 27.4% | 248 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 288 | 27.5% | 229 | 21.0% | 236 | 22.5% | 163 | 17.1% | 134 | 15.6% | 132 | 15.4% | 137 | 14.6% |
| Grade 12: | 217 | 20.7% | 241 | 22.1% | 204 | 19.4% | 194 | 20.4% | 158 | 18.4% | 182 | 21.2% | 187 | 19.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 583 | 55.7% | 586 | 53.8% | 555 | 52.9% | 516 | 54.2% | 455 | 52.9% | 464 | 54.0% | 523 | 55.6% |
| Female: | 463 | 44.3% | 503 | 46.2% | 494 | 47.1% | 436 | 45.8% | 373 | 43.4% | 385 | 44.8% | 414 | 44.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 21 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.3% | 17 | 2.0% | 15 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 138 | 13.2% | 141 | 12.9% | 143 | 13.6% | 130 | 13.7% | 116 | 13.5% | 104 | 12.1% | 108 | 11.5% |
| Black: | 256 | 24.5% | 288 | 26.4% | 266 | 25.4% | 240 | 25.2% | 229 | 26.6% | 260 | 30.3% | 285 | 30.3% |
| White: | 577 | 55.2% | 595 | 54.6% | 581 | 55.4% | 539 | 56.6% | 479 | 55.7% | 473 | 55.1% | 531 | 56.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 51 | 4.9% | 54 | 5.0% | 50 | 4.8% | 33 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,043 | 99.7% | 1,086 | 99.7% | 502 | 47.9% | 564 | 59.2% | 522 | 60.7% | 734 | 85.4% | 803 | 85.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 6.3% | 57 | 6.6% | 89 | 10.4% | 64 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.58 | 14.42 | 16.65 | 13.38 | 12.29 | 12.70 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 39.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 47.4% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 69.6% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 67.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 60.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 57.6% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 49.8% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 52.2% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 56.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 65.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 64.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 70.3% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 75.9% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 76.5% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 68.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 31.5% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 37.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 33.9% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 30.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 31.7% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 61.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 85.8% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 86.9% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 85.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 81.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 79.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 70.3% | 82.9% |
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* Central Career & Technical School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.