Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Summary:

Pfeiffer-Burleigh School is an elementary school located in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with 565 students. Despite being part of the Erie City School District, which is ranked 534 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania, Pfeiffer-Burleigh School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pfeiffer-Burleigh School significantly underperforms the state and district averages across all PSSA subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 11.1% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 40.4% statewide and 14.1% in the Erie City School District. Similarly, only 18.8% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53% statewide and 21.4% in the district. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, White, Multi-racial, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Disabled student groups.

While Pfeiffer-Burleigh School underperforms the state, it is also significantly behind other elementary schools in the Erie City School District, such as JoAnna Connell School, Grover Cleveland Elementary School, and Lincoln Elementary School, which demonstrate higher academic achievement, better student group performance, and higher PSSA proficiency rates. The high concentration of students from low-income families, as indicated by the over 99% of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch, may be a significant factor contributing to the school's poor academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 235 E 11th St
       Erie, PA  16503-1009


(814) 874-6750

District: Erie City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1431st of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,750 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  612

Racial breakdown:

African American:
35.3%
White:
27.9%
Two or more races:
23.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Pfeiffer-Burleigh School ranks worse than 93.8% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 8th 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 6.28. (See more...)
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Compare Details Pfeiffer-Burleigh 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 8.39. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (35.3%), White (27.9%), two or more races (23.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School is 13.3. 7 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 Pfeiffer-Burleigh School is $10,750, which is the 3rd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Erie City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pfeiffer-Burleigh School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pfeiffer-Burleigh School 1431st of 1526 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Pfeiffer-Burleigh 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 Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 21.72 1081st 1302 17.0%
2004 55.63 695th 1308 46.9%
2005 10.06 1179th 1299 9.2%
2006 23.84 1315th 1545 14.9%
2007 36.69 1185th 1555 23.8%
2008 33.28 1231st 1551 20.6%
2009 30.08 1281st 1549 17.3%
2010 9.08 1487th 1579 5.8%
2011 8.17 1506th 1597 5.7%
2012 2.60 1557th 1599 2.6%
2013 0.99 1495th 1519 1.6%
2014 1.09 1443rd 1467 1.6%
2015 4.42 1406th 1474 4.6%
2016 5.35 1454th 1554 6.4%
2017 5.05 1454th 1547 6.0%
2018 6.54 1410th 1530 7.8%
2019 6.18 1427th 1544 7.6%
2021 5.23 1360th 1433 5.1%
2022 8.11 1391st 1534 9.3%
2023 8.50 1387th 1534 9.6%
2024 6.28 1431st 1526 6.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.47 104th 117 11.1%
2024 16.17 114th 128 10.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.86 1262nd 1414 10.7%
2024 9.83 1326th 1432 7.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 6.13 1407th 1488 5.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.70 967th 1043 7.3%
2024 11.55 1054th 1084 2.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 7.01 1394th 1495 6.8%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.19 349th 437 20.1%
2024 22.38 378th 437 13.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 5.75 452nd 454 0.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 3.41 1213th 1236 1.9%
2024 2.83 1207th 1229 1.8%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 17.83 636th 736 13.6%
2007 62.37 322nd 749 57.0%
2008 45.85 501st 753 33.5%
2009 47.99 495th 770 35.7%
2010 19.51 693rd 805 13.9%
2011 27.30 673rd 825 18.4%
2012 6.27 784th 834 6.0%
2013 1.11 743rd 758 2.0%
2014 1.04 712th 728 2.2%
2015 7.20 762nd 835 8.7%
2016 8.50 769th 870 11.6%
2017 8.39 781st 877 10.9%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 481 255 4 29 1 n/a n/a 0 770
1989 455 254 6 34 1 n/a n/a 0 750
1990 445 290 6 40 0 n/a n/a 0 781
1991 452 266 5 50 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1992 453 304 3 44 0 n/a n/a 0 804
1993 420 314 8 51 0 n/a n/a 0 793
1994 440 315 5 63 0 n/a n/a 0 823
1995 380 354 4 58 0 n/a n/a 0 796
1996 380 354 4 58 0 n/a n/a 0 796
1997 352 366 4 49 1 n/a n/a 0 772
1998 345 359 4 62 4 n/a n/a 0 774
1999 327 335 3 75 4 n/a n/a 0 744
2000 298 317 4 79 4 n/a n/a 0 702
2001 289 317 5 76 4 n/a n/a 0 691
2002 241 312 8 93 1 n/a n/a 0 655
2003 241 312 8 93 1 n/a n/a 0 655
2004 230 321 13 112 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2005 198 353 10 118 2 n/a n/a 0 681
2006 215 347 9 117 2 n/a n/a 0 690
2007 198 354 9 94 0 n/a n/a 0 655
2008 174 351 6 110 0 n/a n/a 0 641
2009 169 322 6 97 0 n/a n/a 35 629
2010 153 296 7 91 0 n/a n/a 58 605
2011 140 285 29 105 0 0 47 0 606
2012 149 288 59 104 1 0 35 0 636
2013 161 338 104 114 0 1 28 0 746
2014 182 354 103 138 0 2 16 0 795
2015 175 355 106 132 0 1 12 0 781
2016 158 325 99 125 0 0 11 0 718
2017 184 320 77 120 1 0 20 0 722
2018 193 308 53 113 3 2 30 0 702
2019 153 278 43 105 2 1 68 0 650
2020 112 226 42 90 1 2 87 0 560
2021 109 213 39 74 1 1 104 0 541
2022 123 180 27 68 3 2 132 0 535
2023 150 182 40 48 0 3 142 0 565
2024 171 216 41 37 0 1 146 0 612

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 Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 47.7 16.1 n/a
1989 750 46.0 16.3 n/a
1990 781 38.0 20.5 0
1991 773 45.6 16.9 n/a
1992 804 44.5 18.0 n/a
1993 793 39.0 20.3 n/a
1994 823 41.0 20.1 n/a
1995 796 48.0 16.6 n/a
1996 796 48.0 16.6 n/a
1997 772 47.0 16.4 n/a
1998 774 47.0 16.5 n/a
1999 744 47.0 15.8 n/a
2000 702 46.0 15.3 86.3
2001 691 48.0 14.4 88
2002 655 46.0 14.2 87.2
2003 655 46.0 14.2 87.2
2004 676 44.0 15.4 85.8
2005 681 46.0 14.8 83.8
2006 690 49.0 14.1 94.9
2007 655 50.0 13.1 99.5
2008 641 51.0 12.6 93.9
2009 629 50.0 12.6 104.2
2010 605 52.0 11.6 100.7
2011 606 54.0 11.2 94.6
2012 636 42.0 15.1 68.9
2013 746 54.1 13.7 99.6
2014 795 59.1 13.4 99.6
2015 781 50.0 15.6 99.6
2016 718 50.0 14.3 100
2017 722 53.5 13.4 100
2018 702 52.0 13.5 100
2019 650 50.5 12.8 100
2020 560 49.0 11.4 100
2021 541 48.0 11.2 99.4
2022 535 55.5 9.6 99.4
2023 565 52.5 10.7 100
2024 612 46.0 13.3 100

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 Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 47.7 16.1 n/a
1989 750 46.0 16.3 n/a
1990 781 38.0 20.5 0
1991 773 45.6 16.9 n/a
1992 804 44.5 18.0 n/a
1993 793 39.0 20.3 n/a
1994 823 41.0 20.1 n/a
1995 796 48.0 16.6 n/a
1996 796 48.0 16.6 n/a
1997 772 47.0 16.4 n/a
1998 774 47.0 16.5 n/a
1999 744 47.0 15.8 n/a
2000 702 46.0 15.3 86.3
2001 691 48.0 14.4 88
2002 655 46.0 14.2 87.2
2003 655 46.0 14.2 87.2
2004 676 44.0 15.4 85.8
2005 681 46.0 14.8 83.8
2006 690 49.0 14.1 94.9
2007 655 50.0 13.1 99.5
2008 641 51.0 12.6 93.9
2009 629 50.0 12.6 104.2
2010 605 52.0 11.6 100.7
2011 606 54.0 11.2 94.6
2012 636 42.0 15.1 68.9
2013 746 54.1 13.7 99.6
2014 795 59.1 13.4 99.6
2015 781 50.0 15.6 99.6
2016 718 50.0 14.3 100
2017 722 53.5 13.4 100
2018 702 52.0 13.5 100
2019 650 50.5 12.8 100
2020 560 49.0 11.4 100
2021 541 48.0 11.2 99.4
2022 535 55.5 9.6 99.4
2023 565 52.5 10.7 100
2024 612 46.0 13.3 100

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,849 (39.1%) $6,004 (60.9%) $9,853
2020 $1,954 (21.0%) $7,332 (79.0%) $9,286
2021 $3,448 (35.4%) $6,278 (64.5%) $9,727
2022 $3,543 (33.0%) $7,207 (67.0%) $10,750

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pfeiffer-Burleigh School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1427th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 1387th of 1534 Elementary schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)26.716.5
 10.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)26.719.3
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)13.816.7
 2.9%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)33.844.8
 11%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)2513.6
 11.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)1617.6
 1.6%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)1916.9
 2.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
All Grades Math (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)18.616.9
 1.7%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)33.844.8
 11%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pfeiffer-Burleigh School)23.516.8
 6.7%
   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 Students650565
 13.1%
African American278182
 34.5%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian4340
 7%
Hispanic10548
 54.3%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White153150
 2%
Two or More Races68142
 108.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 612 students attended Pfeiffer-Burleigh School.

Pfeiffer-Burleigh School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh School are 35% African American, 28% White, 24% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic.


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