Decatur Stephen Sch

Set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Decatur Stephen Sch is a heavily attended K-5 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD. It educates 1,028 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Decatur Stephen Sch sits 132% larger than that benchmark.

Decatur Stephen Sch is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that educates 116,230 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Decatur Stephen Sch records that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 13% Black, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Decatur Stephen Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Decatur Stephen Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 46.4%, a residual of +9.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Decatur Stephen Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Decatur Stephen Sch. On composite proficiency, Decatur Stephen Sch comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.

Decatur Stephen Sch operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Decatur Stephen Sch has held roughly steady, going from 1,026 students in 2018 to 1,028 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.