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Enrollment
560
Middle
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899010028
John B Stetson Middle School
3200 B St, Philadelphia, PA 19134 · (215) 400-4000 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Pennsylvania public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
555 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 149 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 155 | 28% |
Student demographics
38%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
12.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
2.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.6% | 2.9% |
| 2023-24 | 12.4% | 1.4% |
% 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
7.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 John B Stetson Middle School
John B Stetson Middle School's state test result (7.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John B Stetson Middle School this school | 560 | 99.1% | 7.4% |
| Harrison-Morton Middle School Allentown | 704 | 94.7% | 12.6% |
| Jackson Middle School Lancaster | 524 | 84.5% | 15.8% |
| South Mountain Middle School Allentown | 972 | 99.4% | 17.1% |
| Broughal Middle School Bethlehem | 520 | 85.4% | 14.2% |
| Lincoln Middle School Lancaster | 465 | 94.4% | 24.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 John B Stetson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #475 of 479 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.9% | #501 of 513 ▲ 8 | #12 of 18 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #505 of 513 ▲ 3 | #16 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #261 of 522 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #377 of 486 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #263 of 486 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #94 of 510 | #13 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 560 | 38.4 | 14.6:1 | 99% (555) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 29.2 | 19.0:1 | 99% (551) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 22.4 | 28.1:1 | 100% (627) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John B Stetson Middle School.
About John B Stetson Middle School
John B Stetson Middle School is a middle school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. The grade span is 5 through 8, and enrollment is 560 students.
Philadelphia City SD (220 schools, 116,230 students) runs John B Stetson Middle School.
At 77%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at John B Stetson Middle School combined. The remaining students are 19% Black and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Philadelphia County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. By the diversity index, John B Stetson Middle School comes in at 38%.
John B Stetson Middle School's 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 99%.
John B Stetson Middle School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
John B Stetson Middle School trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 27.7 points (7.4% versus 35.1%), a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Philadelphia County this way: 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. The public schools of Philadelphia County number 309 and enroll about 182,005.
Elkin Lewis School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. John B Stetson Middle School's average proficiency of 7.4% compares with 11.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia City SD
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
- Mayfair SchoolElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Elkin Lewis School0.3 mi · 455
- Cramp William School0.4 mi · 374
- Sheppard Isaac School0.5 mi · 123
- Munoz-Marin Luis0.6 mi · 519
- Clemente Roberto Middle School0.6 mi · 259
- The Linc0.6 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About John B Stetson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John B Stetson Middle School?
John B Stetson Middle School enrolls approximately 560 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does John B Stetson Middle School serve?
John B Stetson Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John B Stetson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John B Stetson Middle School is approximately 14.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John B Stetson Middle School?
John B Stetson Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 77% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees John B Stetson Middle School?
John B Stetson Middle School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.