Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003625
Gideon Edward School
2817 W Glenwood Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19121 · (215) 400-7360 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
10.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
209 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 69% larger than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
16%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
12.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
4.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.9% | 4.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.2% | 5.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gideon Edward School
Gideon Edward School's state test result (11.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon Edward School this school | 221 | 94.6% | 11.2% |
| Propel CS-Hazelwood Pittsburgh | 230 | 96.5% | 4.8% |
| Philadelphia Montessori CS Philadelphia | 226 | 98.7% | 18.5% |
| Bell Avenue School Yeadon | 265 | 90.6% | 19.8% |
| Blankenburg Rudolph School Philadelphia | 278 | 92.4% | 9.6% |
| Samuel Gompers School Philadelphia | 238 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gideon Edward School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #1,366 of 1,396 | #141 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.3% | #1,492 of 1,511 ▼ 37 | #183 of 193 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #1,456 of 1,511 ▼ 11 | #169 of 193 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,485 of 1,638 | #183 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #131 of 1,528 | #35 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #1,273 of 1,531 | #156 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #583 of 1,600 | #142 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #286 of 1,045 | #90 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
221
+14 (+7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
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 | 221 | 21.3 | 10.4:1 | 95% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 22.3 | 9.4:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 17.3 | 12.5:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 19 | 10.9:1 | 99% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 20.4 | 13.6:1 | 100% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 100% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 85% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 95% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 24 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gideon Edward School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (277 to 221); teachers up 4% (20.4 to 21.3).
About Gideon Edward School
Gideon Edward School is a small elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Philadelphia. The school's 221 students are in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Within Philadelphia City SD, Gideon Edward School is one of 220 schools. The district enrolls 116,230 students.
Federal enrollment data show Gideon Edward School is 91% Black. It is also 4% Hispanic and 3% White. Philadelphia County's residents are about 39% Black, 52 points below the school's share. Gideon Edward School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Gideon Edward School is 21.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.4:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school counts 209 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 95%. That tracks the 95% average for public schools in Philadelphia County.
Gideon Edward School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After accounting for student poverty, Gideon Edward School is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 11.2% is 25.8 points below the 37.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Philadelphia County, the median household income is $61,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. There are 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, enrolling about 182,005 students in all.
The shortest distance from Gideon Edward School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Blaine James G School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Gideon Edward School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 221, a 7% rise from 207 in 2020-21.
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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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Nearby schools
- Blaine James G School0.2 mi · 332
- Kelley William D School0.3 mi · 211
- Dick William School0.4 mi · 343
- Strawberry Mansion High School0.4 mi · 309
- Wright Richard R School0.4 mi · 242
- Frederick Douglass Mastery CS0.6 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Gideon Edward SchoolHow many students attend Gideon Edward School?
Gideon Edward School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-08.
Is Gideon Edward School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gideon Edward School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Gideon Edward School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Gideon Edward School.
How diverse is Gideon Edward School?
Gideon Edward School reports a student body of 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gideon Edward School?
Gideon Edward School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.