Adaire Alexander Sch

Adaire Alexander Sch is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Philadelphia City SD, with 447 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Within Philadelphia City SD, which oversees 220 schools and 116,230 students, Adaire Alexander Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Adaire Alexander Sch shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Adaire Alexander Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Adaire Alexander Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 37.7%; Adaire Alexander Sch posts 63.0%, +25.3 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Adaire Alexander Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Penn Treaty Sch, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Adaire Alexander Sch. On composite proficiency, Adaire Alexander Sch comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.7%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Adaire Alexander Sch's enrollment has edged up 28% since 2018, when it stood at 349 (now 447). The White share of enrollment shrank from 82% to 75% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Adaire Alexander Sch community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.