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Enrollment
639
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003734
Carnell Laura H School
1100 Devereaux St, Philadelphia, PA 19111 · (215) 400-3150 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
637 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
59%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
12.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
8.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.2% | 8.2% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 7.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Carnell Laura H School
Carnell Laura H School's state test result (14.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnell Laura H School this school | 639 | 99.7% | 14.2% |
| Hannah Penn York | 674 | 98.2% | 8.3% |
| Goode School York | 641 | 96.1% | 12.3% |
| Davis School York | 530 | 98.9% | 11.8% |
| McKinley School York | 578 | 97.9% | 17.6% |
| Lawton Henry W School Philadelphia | 571 | 99.3% | 23.6% |
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 Carnell Laura H School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #1,342 of 1,396 | #126 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #1,442 of 1,511 ▼ 8 | #148 of 193 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #1,465 of 1,511 ▼ 16 | #172 of 193 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #197 of 1,638 | #48 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,224 of 1,528 | #124 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #348 of 1,531 | #61 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #316 of 1,600 | #76 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.2% | #109 of 1,045 | #55 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
639
-86 (-12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 940
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 639 | 43.2 | 14.8:1 | 100% (637) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 41.2 | 15.5:1 | 100% (637) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 43.3 | 16.3:1 | 100% (707) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 53 | 13.7:1 | 100% (722) |
| 2017-18 | 916 | 45 | 20.3:1 | 100% (915) |
| 2015-16 | 975 | 50 | 19.5:1 | 100% (975) |
| 2010-11 | 1,656 | 103 | 16.1:1 | 46% (759) |
| 2000-01 | 1,356 | 71 | 19.1:1 | 34% (463) |
| 1990-91 | 940 | 42 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carnell Laura H School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (916 to 639); teachers down 4% (45 to 43.2).
About Carnell Laura H School
Carnell Laura H School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. It reported 639 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
Philadelphia City SD serves 116,230 students across 220 schools.
Of every 100 students at Carnell Laura H School, about 48 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 43% Black, 5% White, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Philadelphia County is roughly 16% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carnell Laura H School is 14.8:1, based on 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Carnell Laura H School lands at F, ahead of 4% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Carnell Laura H School is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.9%. The school's actual rate is 14.2%, 20.7 points lower.
In Philadelphia County, median household income comes to 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. Philadelphia County counts 309 public schools with about 182,005 students.
Carnell Laura H School's closest public school neighbor is Fels Samuel High School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 26.5% on proficiency, and Carnell Laura H School is below that at 14.2%.
Carnell Laura H School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% drop, from 725 to 639. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.7:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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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Nearby schools
- Fels Samuel High School0.5 mi · 1,255
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- The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds1.0 mi · 885
Frequently asked questions
About Carnell Laura H SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carnell Laura H School?
Carnell Laura H School enrolls approximately 639 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Carnell Laura H School serve?
Carnell Laura H School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carnell Laura H School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carnell Laura H School is approximately 14.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carnell Laura H School?
At Carnell Laura H School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 48% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Carnell Laura H School public or private?
Carnell Laura H 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.