Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003687
Dunbar Paul L School
1750 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 · (215) 400-7410 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
102%
229 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 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
32%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
21.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
9.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.5% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 12.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 Dunbar Paul L School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,302 of 1,396 | #102 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #1,432 of 1,511 ▼ 72 | #140 of 193 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #1,335 of 1,511 ▼ 11 | #107 of 193 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #1,479 of 1,638 | #182 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #71 of 1,528 | #22 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #944 of 1,531 | #109 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #202 of 1,600 | #51 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #381 of 1,045 | #96 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
224
-37 (-14%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 224 | 22.8 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 26.4 | 8.7:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 24.6 | 9.7:1 | 100% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 99% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 21.8 | 12.4:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | 81% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 89% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunbar Paul L School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (270 to 224); teachers up 5% (21.8 to 22.8).
About Dunbar Paul L School
Dunbar Paul L School is a small elementary school based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are 224 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 49% below that mark.
Federal data list 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD, with 116,230 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Dunbar Paul L School is 81% Black. Next come 11% Hispanic and 5% White. The county population is about 39% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Dunbar Paul L School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dunbar Paul L School is 14.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 19.0%. Predicted: 33.8%.
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.
The closest school to Dunbar Paul L School is Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dunbar Paul L School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dunbar Paul L School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Dunbar Paul L School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment fell by 14% across 4 years, from 261 in 2020-21 to 224 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.9:1 to 9.8:1.
The allk12 page for Dunbar Paul L School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Dunbar Paul L SchoolHow large is Dunbar Paul L School?
Dunbar Paul L School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Dunbar Paul L School serve?
Dunbar Paul L School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunbar Paul L School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunbar Paul L School is approximately 9.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dunbar Paul L School?
At Dunbar Paul L School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 11% Hispanic, 81% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dunbar Paul L School in?
Dunbar Paul L School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.