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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899005183
Bethune Mary McLeod School
3301 Old York Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19140 · (215) 400-3890 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
451 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 51% smaller than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
42%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
15.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
11.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.4% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 6.0% |
% 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
13.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% 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 Bethune Mary McLeod School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #1,347 of 1,396 | #131 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #1,395 of 1,511 ▲ 56 | #118 of 193 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,423 of 1,511 ▲ 6 | #148 of 193 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #747 of 1,638 | #101 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #565 of 1,528 | #75 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #726 of 1,531 | #91 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #139 of 1,600 | #39 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.7% | #37 of 1,045 | #22 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
433
-115 (-21%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 433 | 34.9 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 41.1 | 11.0:1 | 100% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 36.2 | 13.2:1 | 100% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 99% (545) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 35 | 20.5:1 | 100% (716) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 100% (768) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 95% (650) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 41 | 19.3:1 | 94% (746) |
| 1990-91 | 836 | 42 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethune Mary McLeod School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (718 to 433); teachers unchanged (35 to 34.9).
About Bethune Mary McLeod School
Bethune Mary McLeod School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school reports 433 students in pre-K through 8.
Philadelphia City SD has a total of 220 schools and 116,230 students, Bethune Mary McLeod School among them.
Black students account for 73% of enrollment at Bethune Mary McLeod School. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic. Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Bethune Mary McLeod School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Bethune Mary McLeod School counts 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.4 students for each one. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure.
The allk12 Grade for Bethune Mary McLeod School is D. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bethune Mary McLeod School is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools: 13.7% actual against 33.0% predicted.
Bethune Mary McLeod School is located in Philadelphia County, where median household income is about $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Bethune Mary McLeod School is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, which together enroll about 182,005 students.
Nearest public school: Laboratory CS, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Bethune Mary McLeod School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 19.0% on proficiency, and Bethune Mary McLeod School is below that at 13.7%.
Bethune Mary McLeod School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 433 was 21% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 548. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.4:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia City SD
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
- Mayfair SchoolElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Laboratory CS0.2 mi · 461
- Kenderton Elementary School0.3 mi · 300
- Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary0.5 mi · 419
- Multicultural Academy CS0.6 mi · 254
- Taylor Bayard School0.6 mi · 394
- Potter-Thomas School0.6 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Bethune Mary McLeod SchoolHow large is Bethune Mary McLeod School?
Bethune Mary McLeod School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-08.
Is Bethune Mary McLeod School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethune Mary McLeod School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethune Mary McLeod School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bethune Mary McLeod School is approximately 12.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bethune Mary McLeod School?
Bethune Mary McLeod School reports a student body of 2% White, 24% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bethune Mary McLeod School?
Bethune Mary McLeod School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.