Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899005125
Hartranft John F School
720 W Cumberland St, Philadelphia, PA 19133 · (215) 400-7090 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
294 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 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 47% smaller than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
49%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
11.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
4.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.3% | 4.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 1.2% |
% 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
8.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% 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 Hartranft John F School
Hartranft John F School's state test result (8.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartranft John F School this school | 310 | 94.8% | 8.8% |
| Sylvan Heights Science CS Harrisburg | 217 | 96.3% | 31.6% |
| Ludlow James R School Philadelphia | 215 | 94.4% | 16.3% |
| Catharine Joseph School Philadelphia | 437 | 96.3% | 27.4% |
| Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia | 229 | 91.7% | 20.8% |
| Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS Harrisburg | 360 | 77.5% | 32.7% |
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 Hartranft John F School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #1,387 of 1,396 | #158 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.7% | #1,487 of 1,511 ▲ 20 | #179 of 193 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,478 of 1,511 ▼ 4 | #179 of 193 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #1,215 of 1,638 | #151 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #49 of 1,528 | #12 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #568 of 1,531 | #79 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #579 of 1,600 | #139 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.4% | #44 of 1,045 | #25 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
310
-135 (-30%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 310 | 32.4 | 9.6:1 | 95% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 30.3 | 9.7:1 | 100% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 31.6 | 9.5:1 | 100% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 99% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 35.2 | 14.3:1 | 100% (503) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | 100% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 91% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 98% (533) |
| 1990-91 | 824 | 46 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartranft John F School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (503 to 310); teachers down 8% (35.2 to 32.4).
About Hartranft John F School
Hartranft John F School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has 310 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Hartranft John F School is part of a district of 220 schools: Philadelphia City SD, with 116,230 students.
At Hartranft John F School, 65% of students are Black. Other students are 29% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 39% Black share among all Philadelphia County residents. The diversity index for Hartranft John F School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hartranft John F School lists 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 9.6 students per teacher. The school's 9.6:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 95% of the student body. Public schools in Philadelphia County average a similar 95%.
Hartranft John F School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Hartranft John F School ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 8.8%. Predicted: 36.9%. Difference: 28.2 points.
In the surrounding county, Philadelphia County, median household income comes to about $61,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county has 309 public schools and about 182,005 students.
The closest school to Hartranft John F School is Welsh John School, located about 0.4 miles away. Hartranft John F School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hartranft John F School's average proficiency of 8.8% compares with 20.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 310, down from 445 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 9.6:1, from 13.5:1.
This page is set up for the Hartranft John F School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Hartranft John F SchoolHow many students attend Hartranft John F School?
Hartranft John F School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Hartranft John F School serve?
Hartranft John F School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hartranft John F School have?
Hartranft John F School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hartranft John F School?
Student demographics at Hartranft John F School are roughly 2% White, 29% Hispanic, 65% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hartranft John F School in?
Hartranft John F School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
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