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Enrollment
699
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN WOODS CS·NCES 420010400690
Green Woods CS
468 Domino Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19128 · (215) 482-6337 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.5:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
279 students
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 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 34% larger than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
61.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.7pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 47.6% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Schools most like Green Woods CS
Green Woods CS's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Woods CS this school | 699 | 39.9% | 58.0% |
| East Stroudsburg Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 603 | 48.1% | 56.8% |
| Ore Valley Elementary School York | 556 | 44.6% | 57.1% |
| Copper Beech School Glenside | 860 | 29.9% | 66.0% |
| Elmwood Academy Mechanicsburg | 712 | 40.3% | 59.5% |
| Highland School Abington | 452 | 34.7% | 68.8% |
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 Green Woods CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #649 of 1,396 | #12 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #831 of 1,511 ▼ 13 | #17 of 193 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #378 of 1,511 ▼ 23 | #13 of 193 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #140 of 1,638 | #37 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,336 of 1,528 | #147 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #272 of 1,531 | #50 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #1,163 of 1,600 | #191 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #423 of 450 | #44 of 48 |
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
699
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+224% since 2010-11, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 699 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 40% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 40% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 33% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 36 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 33 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 35 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Woods CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (695 to 699); teachers up 36% (33 to 45).
About Green Woods CS
Green Woods CS is an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. It enrolled 699 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 58% higher than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
In federal data, the district for Green Woods CS is the school itself.
Green Woods CS's enrollment is 55% White. Other groups make up 25% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 35% of Philadelphia County residents are White. Green Woods CS has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 45 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%. It compares with 95% for public schools in Philadelphia County.
Green Woods CS is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Green Woods CS's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 60.5%. Green Woods CS scores 58.0%, 2.5 points below that line.
Across Philadelphia County, median household income is about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The public schools of Philadelphia County number 309 and enroll about 182,005.
The nearest other public school, Shawmont School, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Green Woods CS is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Green Woods CS operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment at Green Woods CS was 691 in 2020-21 and 699 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.2:1 in 2020-21, and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 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
- Shawmont School0.6 mi · 471
- Roxborough High School0.7 mi · 613
- Saul W B Agricultural School0.8 mi · 417
- Dobson James School0.8 mi · 229
- Belmont Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 358
- Welsh Valley Middle School1.5 mi · 788
Frequently asked questions
About Green Woods CSHow large is Green Woods CS?
Green Woods CS enrolls approximately 699 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Green Woods CS serve?
Green Woods CS serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Green Woods CS?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Green Woods CS.
How diverse is Green Woods CS?
Green Woods CS reports a student body of 55% White, 8% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Green Woods CS?
Green Woods CS is overseen by Green Woods CS in Philadelphia County.
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