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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003714
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences
8301 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118 · (215) 400-3360 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+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
13.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
385 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 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
35%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
60.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences this school | 394 | 97.7% | 49.3% |
| Morton Thomas G School Philadelphia | 356 | 99.2% | 16.7% |
| Kelly John B School Philadelphia | 365 | 96.4% | 22.1% |
| Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia | 400 | 99.3% | 10.1% |
| Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia | 363 | 91.5% | 36.1% |
| Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS Pittsburgh | 316 | 94.9% | 31.5% |
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 Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #881 of 1,396 | #18 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #937 of 1,511 ▲ 144 | #24 of 193 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #412 of 1,511 ▲ 432 | #15 of 193 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #906 of 1,638 | #110 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #962 of 1,528 | #95 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #878 of 1,531 | #103 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #466 of 1,600 | #114 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #210 of 1,045 | #82 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
394
-62 (-14%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 394 | 28.9 | 13.6:1 | 98% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 29.6 | 13.0:1 | 100% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 28.3 | 14.9:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 99% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 30.1 | 17.0:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 35% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 16% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 38 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (513 to 394); teachers down 4% (30.1 to 28.9).
About John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences
Students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attend John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 394 students.
Philadelphia City SD oversees John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences and 219 other schools, with 116,230 students in total.
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences is 80% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Philadelphia County overall, about 39% of residents are Black. John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 98%.
The allk12 Grade for John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences would score about 35.7%. It scores 49.3%, 13.6 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Philadelphia County show that the median household income is $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences is one of 309 public schools in the county.
Springfield Twp Elementary School-Enfield is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences. On state test proficiency, John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences ranks 2nd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences declined 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 456 to 394 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.2:1 to 13.6:1 over the same years.
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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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- Springfield Twp Elementary School-Enfield1.1 mi · 550
- Houston Henry E School1.2 mi · 458
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- McCloskey John F School1.6 mi · 228
- Franklin S Edmonds School1.7 mi · 391
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Frequently asked questions
About John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and SciencesHow many students attend John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences?
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences serve?
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences is approximately 13.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences?
At John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences, the student body is approximately 8% White, 6% Hispanic, 80% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences?
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences 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.