PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL

PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL is a minimally staffed elementary campus in PHILADELPHIA, New York, run under INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 122 students in grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 72% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 8 schools in INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,326 students total), PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.4%; this one delivers 51.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $66,301, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students), PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL has expanded 4%, going from 117 students in 2018 to 122 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 78% across the same window.

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