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Jefferson Elementary School
230 East 38th St
Erie PA, 16504, Erie County
Phone: 814-874-6650
Ranking:
(1,039 out of 2,311, top 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 33 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 530 | 527 | 615 | 610 | 599 | 571 | 569 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 101 | 19.1% | 111 | 21.1% | 76 | 12.4% | 67 | 11.0% | 61 | 10.2% | 58 | 10.2% | 76 | 13.4% |
Grade 1: | 102 | 19.2% | 91 | 17.3% | 64 | 10.4% | 67 | 11.0% | 68 | 11.4% | 78 | 13.7% | 66 | 11.6% |
Grade 2: | 93 | 17.5% | 86 | 16.3% | 67 | 10.9% | 57 | 9.3% | 72 | 12.0% | 62 | 10.9% | 85 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 85 | 16.0% | 82 | 15.6% | 60 | 9.8% | 72 | 11.8% | 70 | 11.7% | 83 | 14.5% | 55 | 9.7% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 14.9% | 81 | 15.4% | 76 | 12.4% | 75 | 12.3% | 78 | 13.0% | 58 | 10.2% | 57 | 10.0% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 13.2% | 76 | 14.4% | 68 | 11.1% | 80 | 13.1% | 68 | 11.4% | 58 | 10.2% | 49 | 8.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 282 | 53.2% | 275 | 52.2% | 299 | 48.6% | 304 | 49.8% | 249 | 41.6% | 243 | 42.6% | 273 | 48.0% |
Female: | 248 | 46.8% | 252 | 47.8% | 316 | 51.4% | 306 | 50.2% | 265 | 44.2% | 267 | 46.8% | 292 | 51.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 17 | 3.2% | 21 | 4.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 16 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 54 | 10.2% | 57 | 10.8% | 47 | 7.6% | 39 | 6.4% | 33 | 5.5% | 32 | 5.6% | 40 | 7.0% |
Black: | 182 | 34.3% | 157 | 29.8% | 159 | 25.9% | 146 | 23.9% | 135 | 22.5% | 143 | 25.0% | 153 | 26.9% |
White: | 259 | 48.9% | 263 | 49.9% | 354 | 57.6% | 351 | 57.5% | 338 | 56.4% | 327 | 57.3% | 358 | 62.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.8% | 25 | 4.7% | 43 | 7.0% | 57 | 9.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 527 | 99.4% | 524 | 99.4% | 301 | 48.9% | 389 | 63.8% | 374 | 62.4% | 336 | 58.8% | 319 | 56.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 91 | 14.9% | 80 | 13.4% | 88 | 15.4% | 77 | 13.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.31 | 15.58 | 17.08 | 14.19 | 14.49 | 14.50 | 14.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 72.8% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 70.1% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 73.8% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 76.2% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 71.3% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.1% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 60% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 63.4% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 63% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 61.8% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 55.5% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 58.1% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 52.6% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 70.5% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 71.7% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 71.1% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 70.5% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 75.1% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 77.5% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 68.2% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 56.8% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 62.3% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 57.4% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 57.5% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56.3% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 54.7% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 48.8% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 64.6% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.7% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 62.6% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 63.4% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 61.1% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.5% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 59.9% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.1% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 65.5% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 70% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 62.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 60.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 63.7% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 63.9% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 54.3% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.7% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 59.4% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 54.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 53.2% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 54% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 48.4% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 50.5% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 49.3% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 50.3% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 40.1% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 41.6% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 44.7% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 27.9% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 33.5% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 37.4% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 39.3% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 37% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 64.2% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 66.2% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 66.2% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 62.3% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 68.4% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 68.7% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 60% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 55.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 55.8% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 51.8% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 53.6% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 48.1% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 51% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 56.6% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 61.3% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 57.4% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 66.1% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66.5% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 71.6% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 65.3% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 58.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 58.5% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 56.5% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 55.9% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59.8% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 62.8% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 60.1% | 76% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 53.2% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60.7% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 61.1% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 56.1% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 60.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 65.3% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 56.5% | 76.4% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 60.5% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 66.7% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 68.5% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 70% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 69% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 69.8% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 66.3% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 30.7% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 31% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 38.9% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 38% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 34.8% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 51% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 53.6% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 42.5% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 44.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 50.4% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 39.9% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 36.9% | 72.7% |
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* Jefferson Elementary 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.