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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003712
Henry Charles W School
601 Carpenter Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19119 · (215) 400-3480 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
496 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
64%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
62.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 47.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
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 Henry Charles W School
Henry Charles W School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Charles W School this school | 518 | 95.8% | 56.9% |
| Roy A. Hunt Elementary School Arnold | 609 | 96.1% | 26.2% |
| Central Elementary School Beaver Falls | 466 | 97.9% | 41.1% |
| Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5 Pittsburgh | 454 | 93.4% | 57.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Erie | 447 | 98.0% | 15.9% |
| Bache-Martin School Philadelphia | 614 | 92.3% | 43.9% |
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 Henry Charles W School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #682 of 1,396 | #13 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #783 of 1,511 ▲ 31 | #16 of 193 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #372 of 1,511 ▲ 72 | #12 of 193 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #483 of 1,638 | #78 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,348 of 1,528 | #148 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #233 of 1,531 | #45 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #543 of 1,600 | #130 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #224 of 450 | #29 of 48 |
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
518
+29 (+6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 518 | 33.2 | 15.6:1 | 96% (496) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 35.7 | 13.9:1 | 100% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 33.3 | 14.7:1 | 100% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 31.3 | 15.3:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 100% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 40% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 23% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 42 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Charles W School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (480 to 518); teachers up 6% (31.3 to 33.2).
About Henry Charles W School
Henry Charles W School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It enrolled 518 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Philadelphia City SD has 220 schools and 116,230 students, and Henry Charles W School is one of those schools.
Black students are the largest group at Henry Charles W School, with 45% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 39% White, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Henry Charles W School comes in at 64%.
Teacher staffing is 33.2 full-time equivalents, or about 15.6 students per teacher. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 96%. That is close to the 95% average for public schools in Philadelphia County.
The allk12 Grade for Henry Charles W School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Henry Charles W School is +20.4 points, in the top 10% of Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.9%, and the predicted rate is 36.5%.
Henry Charles W School is located in Philadelphia County, where median household income is about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, with a combined enrollment of about 182,005.
Nearby, Lingelbach Anna L School is about 0.7 miles away. Henry Charles W School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Henry Charles W School's average proficiency of 56.9% compares with 26.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Henry Charles W School went from 489 students to 518.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Henry Charles W School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Henry Charles W SchoolHow many students attend Henry Charles W School?
Henry Charles W School enrolls approximately 518 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Henry Charles W School serve?
Henry Charles W School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Henry Charles W School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Henry Charles W School.
How diverse is Henry Charles W School?
Henry Charles W School reports a student body of 39% White, 5% Hispanic, 45% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Henry Charles W School public or private?
Henry Charles W School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.