John B Stetson MS

John B Stetson MS is a mid-sized middle school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated by Philadelphia City SD. The school hosts 560 students in grades 5 through 8.

Philadelphia City SD comprises 220 schools with combined enrollment of 116,230 students; John B Stetson MS is among them.

In terms of who attends, John B Stetson MS records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%; the rest consists of 19% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, John B Stetson MS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.1%; this one comes in at 7.4%, -27.7 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. John B Stetson MS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Elkin Lewis Sch, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John B Stetson MS at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 11.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

On the community side, the feed for John B Stetson MS typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.