Comly Watson Sch

Comly Watson Sch is an average-sized elementary-level community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run under Philadelphia City SD. The school caters to 618 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 40% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Comly Watson Sch is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that hosts 116,230 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Comly Watson Sch reports that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 30% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Comly Watson Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at Comly Watson Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Comly Watson Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 49.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household income runs about $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Comly Watson Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Comly Watson Sch comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.4%.

Comly Watson Sch operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Comly Watson Sch's enrollment has edged up 26% since 2018, when it stood at 491 (now 618). Over the same period, the Asian share climbed from 11% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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