Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003620
Bregy F Amedee School
1700 Bigler St, Philadelphia, PA 19145 · (215) 400-8210 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 59% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
72%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
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.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 13.5% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Bregy F Amedee School
Bregy F Amedee School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bregy F Amedee School this school | 264 | 95.1% | 21.7% |
| Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 Pittsburgh | 278 | 93.2% | 47.6% |
| Girard Stephen School Philadelphia | 296 | 93.9% | 35.2% |
| Evergreen Elementary School Monroeville | 317 | 95.6% | 76.1% |
| Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5 Pittsburgh | 296 | 100.0% | 37.5% |
| Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy Philadelphia | 338 | 91.4% | 47.1% |
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 Bregy F Amedee School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #1,271 of 1,396 | #89 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,313 of 1,511 ▲ 29 | #79 of 193 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,312 of 1,511 ▼ 1 | #101 of 193 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #1,365 of 1,638 | #167 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #90 of 1,528 | #28 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #60 of 1,531 | #14 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #570 of 1,600 | #135 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #165 of 1,045 | #77 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
264
-54 (-17%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 264 | 26.3 | 10.0:1 | 95% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 28.4 | 8.8:1 | 100% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 27.6 | 9.0:1 | 100% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 99% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 100% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 91% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 87% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 37 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bregy F Amedee School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (356 to 264); teachers down 15% (31 to 26.3).
About Bregy F Amedee School
Bregy F Amedee School is a small elementary school with its address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A total of 264 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 40% lower.
The 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD enroll 116,230 students altogether, Bregy F Amedee School among them.
Enrollment at Bregy F Amedee School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% White, 13% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. The Black share in Philadelphia County as a whole is similar, at about 39%. By the diversity index, Bregy F Amedee School comes in at 72%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.0:1, with 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Bregy F Amedee School is 95%. Across public schools in Philadelphia County, the average is about the same, 95%.
Bregy F Amedee School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bregy F Amedee School's results are 15.1 points below predicted: 21.7% against 36.8%.
In Philadelphia County (population about 1,579,706), 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. A total of 309 public schools operate in Philadelphia County, serving about 182,005 students.
The school nearest to Bregy F Amedee School is Philadelphia Performing Arts CS, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Bregy F Amedee School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Bregy F Amedee School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 264 was 17% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 318. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 11.8:1 to 10.0:1.
The Bregy F Amedee School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Bregy F Amedee SchoolHow large is Bregy F Amedee School?
Bregy F Amedee School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-08.
Is Bregy F Amedee School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bregy F Amedee School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bregy F Amedee School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bregy F Amedee School is approximately 10.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bregy F Amedee School?
Student demographics at Bregy F Amedee School are roughly 23% White, 10% Hispanic, 43% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Bregy F Amedee School?
Bregy F Amedee 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.