Brown Henry A Sch

As a compact K-5 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brown Henry A Sch works with 333 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Philadelphia City SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Brown Henry A Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brown Henry A Sch shows that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% Black, 17% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Brown Henry A Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household earnings sit near $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Brown Henry A Sch is one.

Sankofa Freedom Academy CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brown Henry A Sch. On composite proficiency, Brown Henry A Sch comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 20.1%.

Brown Henry A Sch operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brown Henry A Sch has decreased 33%, going from 494 students in 2018 to 333 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 15% to 6% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.