Hartranft John F Sch

Located at 720 W Cumberland St, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hartranft John F Sch is a modestly sized K-5 school that hosts 310 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 30% smaller than typical.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Hartranft John F Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hartranft John F Sch reports that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment; the rest looks like 29% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Hartranft John F Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hartranft John F Sch falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 36.9%; this one comes in at 8.8%, -28.2 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) records that the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Hartranft John F Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Welsh John Sch, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hartranft John F Sch. On composite proficiency, Hartranft John F Sch comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 20.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Hartranft John F Sch's enrollment has declined 38% since 2018, when it stood at 503 (now 310). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 23% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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