Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899010043
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School
5720 Media St, Philadelphia, PA 19131 · (215) 400-9170 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
473 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 38% larger than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
19%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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
15.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
6.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.3% | 6.2% |
| 2023-24 | 11.8% | 1.8% |
% 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
9.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 Guidon S Bluford Elementary School
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School's state test result (9.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guidon S Bluford Elementary School this school | 476 | 99.4% | 9.1% |
| Mastery CS John Wister Elementary Philadelphia | 506 | 98.4% | 25.0% |
| Frederick Douglass Mastery CS Philadelphia | 528 | 99.4% | 13.6% |
| Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia | 400 | 99.3% | 10.1% |
| Mastery CS - Mann Campus Philadelphia | 573 | 97.7% | 24.1% |
| Rhoads James School Philadelphia | 421 | 97.4% | 13.3% |
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 Guidon S Bluford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #1,384 of 1,396 | #156 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #1,471 of 1,511 ▲ 34 | #166 of 193 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,426 of 1,511 ▲ 63 | #150 of 193 ▲ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #600 of 1,638 | #88 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,385 of 1,528 | #151 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #1,201 of 1,531 | #144 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #346 of 1,600 | #85 of 193 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 476 | 29.9 | 15.9:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 25.5 | 20.8:1 | 99% (528) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guidon S Bluford Elementary School.
About Guidon S Bluford Elementary School
Students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attend Guidon S Bluford Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 476 students, covering kindergarten through 8.
The district for Guidon S Bluford Elementary School is Philadelphia City SD, with 220 schools and 116,230 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Guidon S Bluford Elementary School are Black. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 39% of Philadelphia County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
On staff are 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 99% of students at Guidon S Bluford Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 9.1%. Predicted: 35.0%. Difference: 25.9 points.
American Community Survey estimates for Philadelphia County show that the median household earns about $61,953 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Across Philadelphia County, 309 public schools serve about 182,005 students.
Among nearby public schools, Mastery CS - Shoemaker Campus is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Guidon S Bluford Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Guidon S Bluford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Guidon S Bluford Elementary School?
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades KG-08.
Is Guidon S Bluford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Guidon S Bluford Elementary School have?
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guidon S Bluford Elementary School?
At Guidon S Bluford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 7% Hispanic, 90% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Guidon S Bluford Elementary School public or private?
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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