Hunter William H Sch

Set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hunter William H Sch is a medium-sized elementary school, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. It works with 414 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Within Philadelphia City SD, which oversees 220 schools and 116,230 students, Hunter William H Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hunter William H Sch reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment; the rest looks like 22% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Hunter William H Sch shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Hunter William H Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hunter William H Sch sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.5%; actual is 14.0%, a gap of -21.5 points.

Across the wider county, Philadelphia County reports that median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hunter William H Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sankofa Freedom Academy CS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hunter William H Sch at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 24.3%.

Hunter William H Sch operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hunter William H Sch has ticked down 27%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 15% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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