Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899006529
Brown Joseph School
3600 Stanwood St, Philadelphia, PA 19136 · (215) 400-3320 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
445 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
70%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
26.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 13.7% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Brown Joseph School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,266 of 1,396 | #85 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #1,361 of 1,511 ▼ 22 | #97 of 193 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #1,256 of 1,511 ▲ 44 | #84 of 193 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #716 of 1,638 | #97 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,113 of 1,528 | #110 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #94 of 1,531 | #22 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #263 of 1,600 | #67 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #217 of 1,045 | #84 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
441
-81 (-16%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 441 | 31.1 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 32.4 | 13.7:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 30.9 | 12.4:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 99% (519) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 31.5 | 18.2:1 | 100% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 100% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 72% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 47% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown Joseph School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (573 to 441); teachers down 1% (31.5 to 31.1).
About Brown Joseph School
Brown Joseph School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school reports 441 students in kindergarten through 8.
Enrollment across the 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD totals 116,230 students.
Brown Joseph School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 37%. Other students are 34% Black, 21% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Philadelphia County residents are about 16% Hispanic. Brown Joseph School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Brown Joseph School operates with 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1.
In Pennsylvania, Brown Joseph School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.1% actual against a predicted 34.3%.
Among Philadelphia County residents, median household income is about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, with a combined enrollment of about 182,005.
The shortest distance from Brown Joseph School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to New Foundations CS. The five-mile area around Brown Joseph School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 33.6% proficiency; Brown Joseph School posts 22.1%.
Brown Joseph School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Brown Joseph School had 522 students in 2020-21 and 441 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. 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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- New Foundations CS0.6 mi · 1,529
- Forrest Edwin School0.9 mi · 841
- Northeast Community Propel Academy0.9 mi · 1,783
- Lincoln High School0.9 mi · 2,472
- Holme Thomas School1.0 mi · 850
- Pollock Robert B School1.1 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Brown Joseph SchoolHow large is Brown Joseph School?
Brown Joseph School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Brown Joseph School serve?
Brown Joseph School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Brown Joseph School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Brown Joseph School.
What is the student diversity at Brown Joseph School?
Student demographics at Brown Joseph School are roughly 21% White, 37% Hispanic, 34% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Brown Joseph School public or private?
Brown Joseph School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.