Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003662
Blaine James G School
3001 W Berks St, Philadelphia, PA 19121 · (215) 400-7330 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% 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
9.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
323 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 | 21 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
14%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
9.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
4.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.5% | 4.2% |
| 2023-24 | 5.4% | 1.4% |
% 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
6.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% 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 Blaine James G School
Blaine James G School's state test result (6.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine James G School this school | 332 | 97.3% | 6.3% |
| Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia | 328 | 99.1% | 14.4% |
| Propel CS-Northside Pittsburgh | 316 | 99.1% | 13.5% |
| Urban Pathways K-5 College CS Pittsburgh | 304 | 95.7% | 8.1% |
| Kelly John B School Philadelphia | 365 | 96.4% | 22.1% |
| McMichael Morton School Philadelphia | 285 | 98.2% | 10.0% |
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 Blaine James G School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #1,394 of 1,396 | #161 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #1,493 of 1,511 ▲ 13 | #184 of 193 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.5% | #1,491 of 1,511 ▲ 19 | #186 of 193 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #1,131 of 1,638 | #141 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #61 of 1,528 | #18 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #1,327 of 1,531 | #163 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #489 of 1,600 | #118 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.2% | #67 of 1,045 | #38 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
332
-62 (-16%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 332 | 34.1 | 9.7:1 | 97% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 33.1 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 30.2 | 11.3:1 | 100% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 25.9 | 19.8:1 | 100% (510) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 86% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 92% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 38 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blaine James G School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (512 to 332); teachers up 31% (25.9 to 34.1).
About Blaine James G School
Blaine James G School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a small elementary school. There are 332 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. The school is 25% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Federal data list 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD, with 116,230 students enrolled.
At Blaine James G School, 92% of students are Black. It is also 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Philadelphia County is roughly 39% Black. The diversity index for Blaine James G School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.7:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Blaine James G School, 97% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 95% average for public schools in Philadelphia County.
Blaine James G 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 0% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Blaine James G School ranks in the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 6.3%, against a prediction of 35.9%.
Census data for Philadelphia County show the median household earns about $61,953 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Philadelphia County number 309, with about 182,005 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Gideon Edward School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Blaine James G School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 16% over 4 years, reaching 332 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.1:1 to 9.7:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Blaine James G School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Blaine James G SchoolHow large is Blaine James G School?
Blaine James G School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Blaine James G School serve?
Blaine James G School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Blaine James G School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Blaine James G School.
How diverse is Blaine James G School?
Blaine James G School reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Blaine James G School?
Blaine James G School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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