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Enrollment
925
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899004726
Greenberg Joseph School
600 Sharon Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19115 · (215) 400-3080 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL925 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
16.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
860 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 | 83 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (96).
Student demographics
67%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
74.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
68.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.2% | 68.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 61.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Greenberg Joseph School
Greenberg Joseph School's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenberg Joseph School this school | 925 | 93.0% | 71.5% |
| Loesche William H School Philadelphia | 1,263 | 92.3% | 52.1% |
| McCall Gen George A School Philadelphia | 629 | 98.1% | 77.9% |
| Frank Anne School Philadelphia | 1,622 | 91.5% | 59.1% |
| Comly Watson School Philadelphia | 618 | 95.0% | 49.2% |
| Penn Alexander School Philadelphia | 595 | 98.2% | 88.8% |
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 Greenberg Joseph School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #261 of 1,396 | #5 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #296 of 1,511 ▲ 171 | #6 of 193 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #148 of 1,511 ▲ 17 | #5 of 193 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 925 | #41 of 1,638 | #15 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,403 of 1,528 | #156 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #168 of 1,531 | #34 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #617 of 1,600 | #155 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #117 of 450 | #22 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
925
+125 (+16%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 925 | 57.3 | 16.1:1 | 93% (860) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 50.5 | 17.0:1 | 100% (860) |
| 2022-23 | 831 | 47.5 | 17.5:1 | 100% (831) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 100% (797) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 39.5 | 20.0:1 | 100% (789) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 38 | 19.4:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 18% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenberg Joseph School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (789 to 925); teachers up 45% (39.5 to 57.3).
About Greenberg Joseph School
Federal records list Greenberg Joseph School as an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It reported 925 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
Philadelphia City SD is the local district for Greenberg Joseph School. It runs 220 schools with 116,230 students.
The biggest share of students at Greenberg Joseph School, 42%, is White. The remaining shares are 37% Asian, 12% Black, and 7% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Greenberg Joseph School scores 67%.
A staff of 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.1:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 3.1 students per teacher. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Philadelphia County is similar, at 95%.
On the allk12 Grade, Greenberg Joseph School lands at A, ahead of 94% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Greenberg Joseph School is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.7%. The school's actual rate is 71.5%, 33.8 points higher.
Philadelphia County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 309 public schools in the county, enrolling about 182,005, Greenberg Joseph School among them.
Greenberg Joseph School is about 0.4 miles from Baldi C C A Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Greenberg Joseph School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 800 to 925, a 16% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.4:1 to 16.1:1.
The Greenberg Joseph School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- Baldi C C A Middle School0.4 mi · 1,510
- Frank Anne School1.6 mi · 1,622
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- Rydal Elementary School1.8 mi · 569
- Murray Avenue School1.9 mi · 652
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Frequently asked questions
About Greenberg Joseph SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Greenberg Joseph School?
Greenberg Joseph School enrolls approximately 925 students in grades KG-08.
Is Greenberg Joseph School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greenberg Joseph School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Greenberg Joseph School have?
Greenberg Joseph School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Greenberg Joseph School?
Greenberg Joseph School reports a student body of 42% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 37% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Greenberg Joseph School in?
Greenberg Joseph School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
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