Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899006528
Harrington Avery D School
5300-34 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143 · (215) 400-7920 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
10.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
289 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 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
21%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
20.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
8.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 8.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Harrington Avery D School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #1,444 of 1,511 ▼ 35 | #150 of 193 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,347 of 1,511 ▲ 10 | #115 of 193 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #1,334 of 1,638 | #164 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #115 of 1,528 | #33 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #1,172 of 1,531 | #138 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #104 of 1,600 | #30 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.4% | #35 of 1,045 | #20 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
274
-122 (-31%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 274 | 26.7 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 29.1 | 9.9:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 29.2 | 11.6:1 | 100% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 99% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 23.5 | 19.6:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 100% (544) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 99% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 30 | 22.8:1 | 75% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 37 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrington Avery D School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (460 to 274); teachers up 14% (23.5 to 26.7).
About Harrington Avery D School
Harrington Avery D School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Philadelphia City SD. It had 274 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 38% below average.
Harrington Avery D School is one school in a 220-school district, Philadelphia City SD, which enrolls 116,230 students.
The share of Black students at Harrington Avery D School is 89%. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harrington Avery D School scores 21%.
There are 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is higher.
Harrington Avery D School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
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 roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Philadelphia County has 309 public schools with about 182,005 students, including Harrington Avery D School.
Mastery CS-Harrity Campus is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Harrington Avery D School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 396 students in 2020-21 to 274 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.3:1.
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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 Harrington Avery D SchoolHow many students attend Harrington Avery D School?
Harrington Avery D School enrolls approximately 274 students in grades KG-08.
Is Harrington Avery D School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrington Avery D School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Harrington Avery D School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Harrington Avery D School.
How diverse is Harrington Avery D School?
Harrington Avery D School reports a student body of 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Harrington Avery D School public or private?
Harrington Avery D School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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