Hackett Horatio B Sch

Hackett Horatio B Sch is an average-sized K-5 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. The school instructs 413 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Hackett Horatio B Sch is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that teaches 116,230 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hackett Horatio B Sch logs that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 35% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hackett Horatio B Sch reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 107% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Philadelphia County (around 95%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, Philadelphia County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Hackett Horatio B Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Kensington HS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 404 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.