East High School

1001 Atkins St, Erie, PA 16503 | (814) 874-6400
  • Grades: 9-12
  • Student Enrollment: 909
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School Description

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Additional Contact Information
  • Principal or Admin: James Smith
School Operational Details
  • Title I Eligible
    All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
  • Erie City School District
  • Per-Pupil Spending: $10,985
  • Graduation Rate: 72.3%
  • Dropout Rate: 1.0%
  • Students Per Teacher: 13.4
  • Enrolled Students: 12,423

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 909
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 63.3
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.4
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 472 (51.9%)
  • Females: 413 (45.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 55 (6.1%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 639 (70.3%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 694 (76.3%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
East High School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian--
Black45850.4%
Asian455.0%
Hispanic11212.3%
White27029.7%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For East High School
  Number Percent
9th Grade25427.9%
10th Grade31134.2%
11th Grade15517.1%
12th Grade18820.7%
Ungraded10.1%
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
75.1%
District:
73.2%
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
81.9%
District:
80.4%
Dropout Rate
School:
5.2%
District:
3.8%
Post Graduate Profiles (2010)
Percent College Bound
School:
62.5%
District:
71.3%
State:
72.6%
Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University
School:
60.7%
District:
66.2%
State:
69.4%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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  • Reviewed by Former Student on February 10, 2010
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • east high school is better than ever the schoolis well built better than when i went there east high go

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The overall school rating shows that East High School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:
  • Math
  • Reading
  • Science
  • Writing
ACT Exam Performance (2010)
English Average Score: 13.6
Math Average Score: 16.1
Science Average Score: 15.4
Reading Average Score: 16.3
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Warning
SAT Exam Performance (2010)
Verbal Average Score: 407.8
Math Average Score: 405.6
Writing Average Score: 393.0

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201035.4%57.6%59.6%
200956.9%60.8%55.6%
200878.9%67.7%55.9%
 
Reading Test
201046.7%68.7%67.2%
200960.1%68.2%65.2%
200877.9%76.7%64.7%
 
Science Test
201010.1%33.9%39.8%
200919.7%37.3%39.7%
200815.8%31.5%35.7%
 
Writing Test
201061.3%79.1%80.7%
2009---
200880.4%85.5%85.8%
 
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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