Barton Clara Sch

Barton Clara Sch is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run under Philadelphia City SD, teacheing 490 students in grades K through 2.

Barton Clara Sch is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that hosts 116,230 students overall.

On demographics, Barton Clara Sch logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 19% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Barton Clara Sch has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 102% of students at Barton Clara Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Barton Clara Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Feltonville Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Barton Clara Sch.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Barton Clara Sch's enrollment has decreased 30% since 2018, when it stood at 696 (now 490). Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.