Perry Elementary School
955 West 29th St
Erie PA, 16508, Erie County
Phone: 814-874-6485
Ranking: 
(1,458 out of 2,311, bottom 37%)*
(1,458 out of 2,311, bottom 37%)*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 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 507 | 503 | 493 | 533 | 503 | 482 | 465 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 91 | 17.9% | 80 | 15.9% | 60 | 12.2% | 68 | 12.8% | 62 | 12.3% | 53 | 11.0% | 49 | 10.5% |
| Grade 1: | 85 | 16.8% | 90 | 17.9% | 62 | 12.6% | 70 | 13.1% | 61 | 12.1% | 63 | 13.1% | 50 | 10.8% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 17.2% | 87 | 17.3% | 63 | 12.8% | 62 | 11.6% | 68 | 13.5% | 52 | 10.8% | 60 | 12.9% |
| Grade 3: | 81 | 16.0% | 86 | 17.1% | 59 | 12.0% | 71 | 13.3% | 55 | 10.9% | 57 | 11.8% | 68 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 17.2% | 82 | 16.3% | 61 | 12.4% | 52 | 9.8% | 49 | 9.7% | 62 | 12.9% | 70 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 76 | 15.0% | 78 | 15.5% | 47 | 9.5% | 48 | 9.0% | 61 | 12.1% | 50 | 10.4% | 66 | 14.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 280 | 55.2% | 277 | 55.1% | 254 | 51.5% | 287 | 53.8% | 257 | 51.1% | 249 | 51.7% | 258 | 55.5% |
| Female: | 227 | 44.8% | 226 | 44.9% | 239 | 48.5% | 246 | 46.2% | 206 | 41.0% | 203 | 42.1% | 203 | 43.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 15 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 50 | 9.9% | 48 | 9.5% | 25 | 5.1% | 32 | 6.0% | 25 | 5.0% | 31 | 6.4% | 40 | 8.6% |
| Black: | 107 | 21.1% | 107 | 21.3% | 84 | 17.0% | 86 | 16.1% | 71 | 14.1% | 83 | 17.2% | 103 | 22.2% |
| White: | 324 | 63.9% | 312 | 62.0% | 363 | 73.6% | 375 | 70.4% | 363 | 72.2% | 335 | 69.5% | 315 | 67.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 3.0% | 24 | 4.8% | 11 | 2.2% | 24 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 504 | 99.4% | 500 | 99.4% | 244 | 49.5% | 314 | 58.9% | 295 | 58.6% | 276 | 57.3% | 264 | 56.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 11.3% | 70 | 13.9% | 60 | 12.4% | 67 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.60 | 14.58 | 14.94 | 14.03 | 13.59 | 13.40 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 74% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 72.8% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 70.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 73.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 71.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 62.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 58% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 63.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 63% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 61.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 55.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 58.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 52.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 70.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 71.7% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 71.1% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 70.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 75.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 77.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 68.2% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 56.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 62.3% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 57.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 57.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 56.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 64.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 69.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 62.6% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 63.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.1% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 52.5% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 59.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 65.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 70% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 62.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 60.9% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 63.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 54.3% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 48.7% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59.4% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 54.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 53.2% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 54% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 48.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 50.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 49.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 50.3% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 40.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 41.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 44.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 27.9% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 33.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 37.4% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 39.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 37% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 66.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 66.2% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 62.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 68.4% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 68.7% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 66.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 60% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 55.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 51.8% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 53.6% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 48.1% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 51% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 57.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 66.1% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 66.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 71.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 65.3% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 56.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 55.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 62.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 60.1% | 76% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 56.1% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 60.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 65.3% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 56.5% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 70% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 69% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 66.3% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 31% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 38.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 38% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 34.8% | 59.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 44.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 50.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 39.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 36.9% | 72.7% |
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* Perry Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.