Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003726
Dobson James School
4667 Umbria St, Philadelphia, PA 19127 · (215) 400-3570 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
230 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 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
67%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
56.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 42.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Dobson James School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #795 of 1,396 | #16 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #930 of 1,511 ▼ 26 | #23 of 193 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #555 of 1,511 ▲ 88 | #18 of 193 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #1,465 of 1,638 | #178 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #74 of 1,528 | #24 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #171 of 1,531 | #35 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #286 of 1,600 | #71 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #447 of 1,045 | #99 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
229
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 229 | 23.3 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 22.6 | 10.2:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 21.4 | 11.3:1 | 100% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 99% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 21.5 | 12.5:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 100% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 99% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 86% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dobson James School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (269 to 229); teachers up 8% (21.5 to 23.3).
About Dobson James School
Dobson James School is a small elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. Enrollment totals 229 students across kindergarten through 8. The school is 48% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia City SD has a total of 220 schools and 116,230 students, Dobson James School among them.
White students make up 48% of enrollment at Dobson James School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Black, 13% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. In Philadelphia County overall, about 35% of residents are White. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Dobson James School are from different groups.
On staff are 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.8:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1.
Dobson James School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Dobson James School is a top-10% school in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.5% with an actual 52.9%.
Census data for Philadelphia County show the median household earns about $61,953 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Philadelphia County number 309, with about 182,005 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Roxborough High School, is the closest to Dobson James School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 55.5% proficiency; Dobson James School posts 52.9%.
The federal government classifies Dobson James School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 229 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 9.8:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Dobson James School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Dobson James SchoolHow many students attend Dobson James School?
Dobson James School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades KG-08.
Is Dobson James School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dobson James School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Dobson James School have?
Dobson James School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dobson James School?
At Dobson James School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 9% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Dobson James School public or private?
Dobson James School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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