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Bregy F Amedee Sch

1700 Bigler St, Philadelphia, PA 19145 · (215) 400-8210 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
251 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
Pre-K
32
Kindergarten
15
Grade 1
19
Grade 2
19
Grade 3
28
Grade 4
25
Grade 5
39
Grade 6
22
Grade 7
28
Grade 8
37
Student demographics
White
6223%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
2610%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 16%
Black
11443%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 14%
Asian
3413%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 5%
Two+
2710%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15258%
Female
11242%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
23.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
264
-92 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.5:1
% White
23%
was 18%
% Hispanic
10%
was 3%
% Black
43%
was 53%
% Asian
13%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Bregy F Amedee Sch

Bregy F Amedee Sch operates as a close-knit K-5 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 264 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Bregy F Amedee Sch is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that educates 116,230 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bregy F Amedee Sch shows that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 23% White, 13% Asian, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. Compared to Philadelphia County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bregy F Amedee Sch has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Bregy F Amedee Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Bregy F Amedee Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.8%, the actual is 21.7%, a residual of -15.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) logs that median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Bregy F Amedee Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Philadelphia Performing Arts CS, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bregy F Amedee Sch at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bregy F Amedee Sch has contracted 26%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 264 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 53% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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Philadelphia County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Bregy F Amedee Sch
District
Philadelphia City SD
Address
1700 Bigler St, Philadelphia, PA 19145
Phone
(215) 400-8210
County
Philadelphia County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
264
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
251 (95%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
421899003620
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Bregy F Amedee Sch
How large is Bregy F Amedee Sch?
Bregy F Amedee Sch enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-08.
Is Bregy F Amedee Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bregy F Amedee Sch is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bregy F Amedee Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bregy F Amedee Sch is approximately 10.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bregy F Amedee Sch?
Student demographics at Bregy F Amedee Sch are roughly 23% White, 10% Hispanic, 43% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Bregy F Amedee Sch?
Bregy F Amedee Sch is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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