Howe Julia Ward Sch

Howe Julia Ward Sch is a compact elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of Philadelphia City SD. The school works with 229 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 48% below typical.

Within Philadelphia City SD, which oversees 220 schools and 116,230 students, Howe Julia Ward Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Howe Julia Ward Sch lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Howe Julia Ward Sch has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Howe Julia Ward Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Howe Julia Ward Sch is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 38.3%; Howe Julia Ward Sch posts 20.8%, -17.5 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household earnings sit near $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Howe Julia Ward Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Girls HS, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Howe Julia Ward Sch comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Howe Julia Ward Sch has showed little movement, going from 232 students in 2018 to 229 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 4% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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