Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003644
Jenks Abram School
2501 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148 · (215) 400-8240 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
13.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
255 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 | 64 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 121% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
72%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
70.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
70.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 59.6% |
% 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
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 32 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 Jenks Abram School
Jenks Abram School's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenks Abram School this school | 278 | 91.7% | 69.9% |
| Pittsburgh Banksville K-5 Pittsburgh | 322 | 89.4% | 36.8% |
| Chambers Hill Elementary School Harrisburg | 257 | 96.5% | 39.0% |
| Comly Watson School Philadelphia | 618 | 95.0% | 49.2% |
| Penn Alexander School Philadelphia | 595 | 98.2% | 88.8% |
| Lawnton Elementary School Harrisburg | 310 | 91.9% | 32.2% |
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 Jenks Abram School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #291 of 1,396 | #6 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #268 of 1,511 ▲ 233 | #5 of 193 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #206 of 1,511 ▲ 113 | #7 of 193 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #1,320 of 1,638 | #162 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,030 of 1,528 | #101 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #59 of 1,531 | #13 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #636 of 1,600 | #162 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #872 of 1,045 | #120 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
278
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 92% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 18.2 | 14.0:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 19.9 | 12.1:1 | 100% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 99% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 100% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 100% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 19 | 20.6:1 | 81% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenks Abram School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (291 to 278); teachers up 12% (18 to 20).
About Jenks Abram School
Jenks Abram School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. The school counted 278 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 37% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
Philadelphia City SD has a total of 220 schools and 116,230 students, Jenks Abram School among them.
The student body at Jenks Abram School has no majority group. White students lead at 37%. The next largest groups are 33% Asian, 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Philadelphia County overall, the White share is about 35%. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Jenks Abram School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 13.9:1 is based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. In all, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Philadelphia County average a similar 95%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jenks Abram School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 38.3%. Jenks Abram School posts 69.9%, 31.6 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Philadelphia County show that the median household earns about $61,953 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Philadelphia County has 309 public schools with about 182,005 students, including Jenks Abram School.
The closest school to Jenks Abram School is Philadelphia Performing Arts CS, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Jenks Abram School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 69.9% versus a 32.8% average.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Jenks Abram School enrolled 265 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 278.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- Philadelphia Performing Arts CS0.1 mi · 2,572
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- Mastery CS -Thomas Campus0.4 mi · 1,314
- Key Francis Scott School0.4 mi · 370
- Bregy F Amedee School0.5 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Jenks Abram SchoolHow large is Jenks Abram School?
Jenks Abram School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Jenks Abram School serve?
Jenks Abram School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jenks Abram School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jenks Abram School is approximately 13.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jenks Abram School?
At Jenks Abram School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 10% Hispanic, 13% Black, 33% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Jenks Abram School public or private?
Jenks Abram School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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