Carnell Laura H Sch

Carnell Laura H Sch is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run under Philadelphia City SD, enrolling 639 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 44% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD (116,230 students total), Carnell Laura H Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Carnell Laura H Sch reports that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 43% Black, 5% White, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carnell Laura H Sch sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 34.9%; actual is 14.2%, a gap of -20.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Carnell Laura H Sch is one campus in the mix.

Fels Samuel HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carnell Laura H Sch at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 26.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carnell Laura H Sch has edged down 30%, going from 916 students in 2018 to 639 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 24% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.