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Enrollment
957
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003758
Allen Ethan School
6329 Battersby St, Philadelphia, PA 19149 · (215) 400-3270 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL957 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest 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
15.8:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
912 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (111).
Student demographics
64%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
19.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.2% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.1% | 11.4% |
% 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
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% 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 →
Schools most like Allen Ethan School
Allen Ethan School's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Ethan School this school | 957 | 95.3% | 16.8% |
| Forrest Edwin School Philadelphia | 841 | 97.4% | 21.7% |
| Spruance Gilbert School Philadelphia | 1,270 | 98.8% | 21.4% |
| Solis-Cohen Solomon School Philadelphia | 1,350 | 94.7% | 22.8% |
| Disston Hamilton School Philadelphia | 737 | 99.9% | 13.8% |
| Moore J Hampton School Philadelphia | 1,192 | 95.5% | 37.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Allen Ethan School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #1,320 of 1,396 | #112 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #1,368 of 1,511 ▲ 7 | #101 of 193 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #1,365 of 1,511 ▲ 61 | #124 of 193 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 957 | #39 of 1,638 | #13 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,370 of 1,528 | #150 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #225 of 1,531 | #43 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #560 of 1,600 | #134 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #427 of 450 | #45 of 48 |
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
957
+97 (+11%) vs 2020
+114% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 957 | 60.7 | 15.8:1 | 95% (912) |
| 2023-24 | 912 | 61.3 | 14.9:1 | 100% (912) |
| 2022-23 | 920 | 55.1 | 16.7:1 | 100% (919) |
| 2020-21 | 860 | 58 | 14.8:1 | 100% (857) |
| 2017-18 | 952 | 50.9 | 18.7:1 | 100% (951) |
| 2015-16 | 949 | 44 | 21.6:1 | 100% (949) |
| 2010-11 | 920 | 53 | 17.4:1 | 47% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 37% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Ethan School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (952 to 957); teachers up 19% (50.9 to 60.7).
About Allen Ethan School
Students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attend Allen Ethan School, a large elementary school. Enrollment stands at 957 students, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 116% larger than the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia City SD oversees Allen Ethan School and 219 other schools, with 116,230 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Allen Ethan School is Hispanic: 54%. The remaining shares are 21% Black, 14% White, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Philadelphia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The school lists 60.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is lower. A total of 912 students, or 95%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Philadelphia County average a similar 95%.
Allen Ethan School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Allen Ethan School posts 16.8% against a 36.8% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania.
American Community Survey estimates for Philadelphia County show that median household income comes to about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The county's public schools total 309, with about 182,005 students.
Of the public schools around it, Allen Ethan School is closest to Lawton Henry W School, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Allen Ethan School at 7th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Allen Ethan School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
In 2020-21, Allen Ethan School enrolled 860 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 957.
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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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- Lawton Henry W School0.7 mi · 571
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- Mayfair School0.8 mi · 1,763
- Mastery CS-Smedley Campus1.0 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About Allen Ethan SchoolHow large is Allen Ethan School?
Allen Ethan School enrolls approximately 957 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Allen Ethan School serve?
Allen Ethan School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Allen Ethan School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Allen Ethan School is approximately 15.8:1 (61 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Allen Ethan School?
Allen Ethan School reports a student body of 14% White, 54% Hispanic, 21% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Allen Ethan School public or private?
Allen Ethan 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.