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Enrollment
895
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899005041
John Hancock Demonstration School
3700 Morrell Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19114 · (215) 400-3120 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL895 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
763 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 95 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (104).
Student demographics
71%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
49.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 32.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 John Hancock Demonstration School
John Hancock Demonstration School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hancock Demonstration School this school | 895 | 85.3% | 45.2% |
| Decatur Stephen School Philadelphia | 1,028 | 94.0% | 46.4% |
| Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School Philadelphia | 906 | 93.5% | 32.5% |
| Holme Thomas School Philadelphia | 850 | 93.2% | 34.6% |
| Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Pittsburgh | 789 | 93.9% | 66.6% |
| Greenfield Albert M School Philadelphia | 742 | 98.4% | 81.4% |
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 John Hancock Demonstration School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #975 of 1,396 | #25 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #1,040 of 1,511 ▲ 43 | #29 of 193 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #751 of 1,511 ▲ 52 | #27 of 193 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 895 | #47 of 1,638 | #17 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,108 of 1,528 | #109 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #83 of 1,531 | #19 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #683 of 1,600 | #180 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.9% | #79 of 450 | #17 of 48 |
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
895
+181 (+25%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 895 | 63.2 | 14.2:1 | 85% (763) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 58.6 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 689 | 55.5 | 12.4:1 | 100% (689) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 56 | 12.8:1 | 100% (711) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 50.2 | 14.6:1 | 100% (732) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 32% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 24 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Hancock Demonstration School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (734 to 895); teachers up 26% (50.2 to 63.2).
About John Hancock Demonstration School
John Hancock Demonstration School is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The latest federal count shows 895 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 102% above average.
John Hancock Demonstration School is part of a district of 220 schools: Philadelphia City SD, with 116,230 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at John Hancock Demonstration School, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Philadelphia County, the White share is about 35%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 63.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.2:1. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. That is 10 points below the 95% average for public schools in Philadelphia County.
The allk12 Grade for John Hancock Demonstration School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, John Hancock Demonstration School's results are 4.1 points above predicted: 45.2% against 41.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Philadelphia County show that the median household income is $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. There are 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, enrolling about 182,005 students in all.
The closest public school to John Hancock Demonstration School is Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School, about 1.1 miles away. John Hancock Demonstration School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, John Hancock Demonstration School ranks 4th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, John Hancock Demonstration School's enrollment climbed 25%, to 895. By 2024-25, the school had 14.2 students per teacher, compared with 12.8 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for John Hancock Demonstration School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- 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
- Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School1.1 mi · 906
- Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush1.3 mi · 599
- Pollock Robert B School2.1 mi · 845
- Swenson Arts and Technology High School2.2 mi · 805
- Walnut Street School2.2 mi · 128
- Decatur Stephen School2.2 mi · 1,028
Frequently asked questions
About John Hancock Demonstration SchoolHow large is John Hancock Demonstration School?
John Hancock Demonstration School enrolls approximately 895 students in grades KG-08.
Is John Hancock Demonstration School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Hancock Demonstration School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does John Hancock Demonstration School have?
John Hancock Demonstration School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is John Hancock Demonstration School?
John Hancock Demonstration School reports a student body of 45% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees John Hancock Demonstration School?
John Hancock Demonstration 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.