Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899005292
Allen Dr Ethel School
3200 W Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132 · (215) 400-7040 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
329 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
11.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
5.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.9% | 5.1% |
| 2023-24 | 12.3% | 7.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Allen Dr Ethel School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,364 of 1,396 | #139 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.1% | #1,480 of 1,511 ▼ 53 | #173 of 193 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #1,471 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #177 of 193 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #1,163 of 1,638 | #147 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #35 of 1,528 | #10 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #1,393 of 1,531 | #176 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #205 of 1,600 | #53 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #132 of 1,045 | #64 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
322
-82 (-20%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 322 | 34.4 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 31.3 | 10.5:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 31.2 | 11.2:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 100% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 100% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 95% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 93% (458) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 29 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Dr Ethel School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (450 to 322); teachers up 15% (30 to 34.4).
About Allen Dr Ethel School
Allen Dr Ethel School runs as a small elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 322 students. It has 27% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
In Philadelphia City SD, 220 schools enroll a combined 116,230 students.
By race and ethnicity, Allen Dr Ethel School is 94% Black. Next come 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 39% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
Allen Dr Ethel School has 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1.
Allen Dr Ethel School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Allen Dr Ethel School is -22.5 points, in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 11.3%, and the predicted rate is 33.8%.
In Philadelphia County, home to about 1,579,706 people, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Allen Dr Ethel School shares Philadelphia County with 308 other public schools.
Allen Dr Ethel School's nearest public school is Rhodes E Washington School (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Allen Dr Ethel School. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Allen Dr Ethel School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Allen Dr Ethel School is City: Large.
A 20% decrease took enrollment from 404 in 2020-21 to 322 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.0:1 to 9.4:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Allen Dr Ethel School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Allen Dr Ethel SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Allen Dr Ethel School?
Allen Dr Ethel School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Allen Dr Ethel School serve?
Allen Dr Ethel School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Allen Dr Ethel School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Allen Dr Ethel School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allen Dr Ethel School?
At Allen Dr Ethel School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 6% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Allen Dr Ethel School public or private?
Allen Dr Ethel School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.