Fox Chase Sch

Fox Chase Sch is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. The school caters to 507 students in grades K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fox Chase Sch logs that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 22% Black, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Philadelphia County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Fox Chase Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.7%; this one delivers 49.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) records that 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%. Fox Chase Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Crossan Kennedy C Sch, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fox Chase Sch at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fox Chase Sch has increased 5%, going from 483 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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