Harding School

Summary:

Harding School is an elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving 590 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Erie City School District, which is ranked 534 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Harding School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1407 out of 1526 schools and a 0-star rating. The school significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages on PSSA exams, with only 12.3% of students proficient or better in Math, compared to 40.4% statewide and 14.1% in the district. Harding also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of schools for African American, White, Multi-racial, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Despite spending $10,445 per student, well above the state average, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

When comparing Harding to other elementary schools in the Erie City School District, it is clear that the school is one of the lowest-performing, with Jefferson, McKinley, and Lincoln all outperforming Harding on PSSA exams. The contrast is even more stark when looking at Grandview and Chestnut Hill Elementary Schools in the Millcreek Township School District, which consistently rank in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Additionally, the Montessori Regional Charter School, located near Harding, serves a similar high-needs student population but achieves significantly better academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 820 Lincoln Ave
       Erie, PA  16505-5030


(814) 874-6550

District: Erie City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1407th of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,445 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  678

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.6%
Two or more races:
30.1%
African American:
23.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Harding School ranks worse than 92.2% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 4th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Erie City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.36. (See more...)
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Compare Details Harding School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.42. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Harding School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Erie City School District. Student population at Harding School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.6%), two or more races (30.1%), African American (23.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harding School is 13. 6 elementary schools in the Erie City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harding School is $10,445, which is the 5th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Erie City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harding School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harding School 1407th of 1526 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Harding School in the ranking list.)

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Erie City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Erie City School District 534th of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Harding School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Harding School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 32.20 981st 1302 24.7%
2004 56.52 686th 1308 47.6%
2005 67.33 473rd 1299 63.6%
2006 82.04 165th 1545 89.3%
2007 86.36 64th 1555 95.9%
2008 82.40 148th 1551 90.5%
2009 78.73 230th 1549 85.2%
2010 74.40 367th 1579 76.8%
2011 62.77 706th 1597 55.8%
2012 70.34 539th 1599 66.3%
2013 40.36 1111th 1519 26.9%
2014 52.32 889th 1467 39.4%
2015 40.99 995th 1474 32.5%
2016 36.54 1111th 1554 28.5%
2017 33.81 1130th 1547 27.0%
2018 16.13 1279th 1530 16.4%
2019 10.80 1355th 1544 12.2%
2021 9.19 1266th 1433 11.7%
2022 8.00 1395th 1534 9.1%
2023 7.34 1414th 1534 7.8%
2024 7.36 1407th 1526 7.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Harding School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.63 111th 117 5.1%
2024 8.28 124th 128 3.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Harding School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.51 1321st 1414 6.6%
2024 10.21 1320th 1432 7.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Harding School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 6.03 1409th 1488 5.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Harding School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.47 1005th 1043 3.6%
2024 15.88 974th 1084 10.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Harding School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 9.16 1359th 1495 9.1%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Harding School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.32 411th 437 5.9%
2024 18.60 403rd 437 7.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Harding School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 2.81 1220th 1236 1.3%
2024 3.04 1204th 1229 2.0%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Harding School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 67.73 238th 643 63.0%
2004 50.21 417th 663 37.1%
2005 66.00 265th 687 61.4%
2006 78.36 128th 736 82.6%
2007 85.73 39th 749 94.8%
2008 79.28 119th 753 84.2%
2009 84.75 60th 770 92.2%
2010 84.07 69th 805 91.4%
2011 79.11 128th 825 84.5%
2012 69.54 289th 834 65.3%
2013 64.01 329th 758 56.6%
2014 58.09 365th 728 49.9%
2015 73.61 202nd 835 75.8%
2016 62.21 345th 870 60.3%
2017 64.42 310th 877 64.7%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Harding School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 232 64 1 19 0 n/a n/a 0 316
1989 206 65 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 281
1990 222 64 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 301
1991 231 68 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 314
1992 263 77 4 18 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1993 303 95 4 23 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1994 361 117 3 19 0 n/a n/a 0 500
1995 387 131 4 45 2 n/a n/a 0 569
1996 387 131 4 45 2 n/a n/a 0 569
1997 392 140 3 34 2 n/a n/a 0 571
1998 386 166 3 45 3 n/a n/a 0 603
1999 377 176 5 47 0 n/a n/a 0 605
2000 361 190 6 51 2 n/a n/a 0 610
2001 366 177 4 63 3 n/a n/a 0 613
2002 324 197 3 62 4 n/a n/a 0 590
2003 324 197 3 62 4 n/a n/a 0 590
2004 369 198 4 78 6 n/a n/a 0 655
2005 368 158 3 49 2 n/a n/a 0 580
2006 389 162 4 54 1 n/a n/a 0 610
2007 415 148 6 46 1 n/a n/a 0 616
2008 443 142 4 32 0 n/a n/a 0 621
2009 405 84 6 32 3 n/a n/a 75 605
2010 413 85 10 29 3 n/a n/a 74 614
2011 446 89 9 27 3 0 67 0 641
2012 439 93 7 38 1 0 55 0 633
2013 406 116 6 53 1 0 53 0 635
2014 376 121 12 70 1 0 36 0 616
2015 359 134 15 66 0 0 27 0 601
2016 336 154 14 66 0 0 18 0 588
2017 309 146 14 73 0 0 25 0 567
2018 306 257 8 91 1 0 41 0 704
2019 254 213 7 62 1 0 84 0 621
2020 232 186 11 56 2 0 89 0 576
2021 222 150 8 46 2 0 132 0 560
2022 234 152 9 35 3 0 156 0 589
2023 242 140 5 27 6 3 167 0 590
2024 275 162 7 23 4 3 204 0 678

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harding School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 316 19.5 16.2 n/a
1989 281 18.0 15.6 n/a
1990 301 22.5 13.3 0
1991 314 24.4 12.8 n/a
1992 362 23.5 15.4 n/a
1993 425 20.5 20.7 n/a
1994 500 26.0 19.2 n/a
1995 569 30.0 19.0 n/a
1996 569 30.0 19.0 n/a
1997 571 29.0 19.7 n/a
1998 603 30.0 20.1 n/a
1999 605 31.0 19.5 n/a
2000 610 32.0 19.1 56.7
2001 613 35.5 17.3 62.8
2002 590 37.0 15.9 66.6
2003 590 37.0 15.9 66.6
2004 655 36.5 17.9 56.5
2005 580 38.5 15.1 67.8
2006 610 40.5 15.1 63.8
2007 616 38.0 16.2 59.1
2008 621 38.5 16.1 54.4
2009 605 34.5 17.5 61.9
2010 614 35.5 17.3 64.3
2011 641 37.0 17.3 52.7
2012 633 34.0 18.6 32.2
2013 635 35.5 17.8 n/a
2014 616 38.0 16.2 99.5
2015 601 36.0 16.6 99.5
2016 588 38.0 15.4 100
2017 567 41.5 13.6 98.6
2018 704 50.0 14.0 100
2019 621 47.0 13.2 100
2020 576 51.5 11.1 100
2021 560 47.0 11.9 99.5
2022 589 50.0 11.7 99.5
2023 590 48.5 12.1 100
2024 678 52.0 13.0 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harding School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 316 19.5 16.2 n/a
1989 281 18.0 15.6 n/a
1990 301 22.5 13.3 0
1991 314 24.4 12.8 n/a
1992 362 23.5 15.4 n/a
1993 425 20.5 20.7 n/a
1994 500 26.0 19.2 n/a
1995 569 30.0 19.0 n/a
1996 569 30.0 19.0 n/a
1997 571 29.0 19.7 n/a
1998 603 30.0 20.1 n/a
1999 605 31.0 19.5 n/a
2000 610 32.0 19.1 56.7
2001 613 35.5 17.3 62.8
2002 590 37.0 15.9 66.6
2003 590 37.0 15.9 66.6
2004 655 36.5 17.9 56.5
2005 580 38.5 15.1 67.8
2006 610 40.5 15.1 63.8
2007 616 38.0 16.2 59.1
2008 621 38.5 16.1 54.4
2009 605 34.5 17.5 61.9
2010 614 35.5 17.3 64.3
2011 641 37.0 17.3 52.7
2012 633 34.0 18.6 32.2
2013 635 35.5 17.8 n/a
2014 616 38.0 16.2 99.5
2015 601 36.0 16.6 99.5
2016 588 38.0 15.4 100
2017 567 41.5 13.6 98.6
2018 704 50.0 14.0 100
2019 621 47.0 13.2 100
2020 576 51.5 11.1 100
2021 560 47.0 11.9 99.5
2022 589 50.0 11.7 99.5
2023 590 48.5 12.1 100
2024 678 52.0 13.0 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Harding School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,843 (22.0%) $6,541 (78.0%) $8,383
2020 $1,308 (15.2%) $7,288 (84.8%) $8,596
2021 $2,949 (29.1%) $7,182 (70.9%) $10,131
2022 $3,279 (31.4%) $7,166 (68.6%) $10,445

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Harding School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1355th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 1414th of 1534 Elementary schools
 4.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Harding School)20.217.5
 2.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Harding School)27.936
 8.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Harding School)20.48
 12.4%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Harding School)51.129.9
 21.2%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Harding School)30.710.3
 20.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (Harding School)23.95.1
 18.8%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Harding School)33.422.8
 10.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
All Grades Math (Harding School)21.610
 11.6%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Harding School)51.129.9
 21.2%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Harding School)30.821.6
 9.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students621590
 5%
African American213140
 34.3%
American Indian16
 500%
Asian75
 28.6%
Hispanic6227
 56.5%
Pacific Islander03
White254242
 4.7%
Two or More Races84167
 98.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 678 students attended Harding School.

Harding School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Students at Harding School are 41% White, 30% Two or more races, 24% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.


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