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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003639
Fell D Newlin School
900 W Oregon Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148 · (215) 400-8260 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
14.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
534 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 | 33 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 66% smaller than its 8th grade class (97).
Student demographics
71%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
48.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 34.4% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Fell D Newlin School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,031 of 1,396 | #29 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,068 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #32 of 193 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #778 of 1,511 ▲ 161 | #29 of 193 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #445 of 1,638 | #71 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,124 of 1,528 | #114 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #71 of 1,531 | #17 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #268 of 1,600 | #68 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #891 of 1,045 | #122 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
530
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 530 | 37.2 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 35.4 | 15.1:1 | 100% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 36.4 | 13.3:1 | 100% (486) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 34.9 | 15.8:1 | 100% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 100% (552) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 99% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 85% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fell D Newlin School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (552 to 530); teachers up 7% (34.9 to 37.2).
About Fell D Newlin School
A mid-sized elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fell D Newlin School is part of Philadelphia City SD. It teaches 530 students in kindergarten through 8.
Federal data list 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD, with 116,230 students enrolled.
Asian students make up 35% of enrollment at Fell D Newlin School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% Black, and 2% multiracial. In Philadelphia County overall, about 8% of residents are Asian. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Fell D Newlin School are from different groups.
The school had 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The school's 14.2:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Fell D Newlin School outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fell D Newlin School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 42.4% actual against 34.4% predicted.
Philadelphia County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Philadelphia County number 309, with about 182,005 students.
Mastery CS -Thomas Campus sits less than a tenth of a mile from Fell D Newlin School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Fell D Newlin School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 541 in 2020-21, 530 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.5:1 in 2020-21 to 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Fell D Newlin School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
Related schools
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Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
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- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Mastery CS -Thomas Campus0.0 mi · 1,314
- Jenks Abram School0.4 mi · 278
- Key Francis Scott School0.4 mi · 370
- Taggart John H School0.5 mi · 529
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CS0.5 mi · 2,572
- South Philadelphia High School0.6 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About Fell D Newlin SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fell D Newlin School?
Fell D Newlin School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Fell D Newlin School serve?
Fell D Newlin School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Fell D Newlin School have?
Fell D Newlin School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Fell D Newlin School?
Fell D Newlin School reports a student body of 18% White, 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 35% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Fell D Newlin School public or private?
Fell D Newlin 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.