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Enrollment
854
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899006123
Juniata Park Academy
801 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124 · (215) 400-7010 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
865 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 | 71 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (99).
Student demographics
39%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
28.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.2% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 18.9% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Juniata Park Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,224 of 1,396 | #66 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,297 of 1,511 ▼ 17 | #75 of 193 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #1,234 of 1,511 ▲ 15 | #82 of 193 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #58 of 1,638 | #20 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,240 of 1,528 | #126 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #783 of 1,531 | #97 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #247 of 1,600 | #62 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #238 of 1,045 | #85 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
854
-159 (-16%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 1,117
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 854 | 57.3 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 865 | 57 | 15.2:1 | 100% (865) |
| 2022-23 | 872 | 59.1 | 14.8:1 | 100% (872) |
| 2020-21 | 1,013 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 100% (1,010) |
| 2017-18 | 1,098 | 55.9 | 19.6:1 | 100% (1,098) |
| 2015-16 | 1,126 | 55 | 20.5:1 | 100% (1,126) |
| 2010-11 | 1,117 | 58 | 19.3:1 | 86% (961) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juniata Park Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,098 to 854); teachers up 3% (55.9 to 57.3).
About Juniata Park Academy
Juniata Park Academy is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 854 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 93% bigger than average.
Philadelphia City SD includes 220 schools. Together they enroll 116,230 students.
At Juniata Park Academy, 77% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 10% Black, 8% Asian, and 4% White. That is higher than the 16% Hispanic share among all Philadelphia County residents. The diversity index for Juniata Park Academy is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Juniata Park Academy reports a ratio of 14.9 students per teacher, from 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Juniata Park Academy lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Juniata Park Academy is 7.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.6% actual, 34.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In the surrounding county, Philadelphia County, median household income comes to about $61,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The county's public schools total 309, with about 182,005 students.
The closest school to Juniata Park Academy is Hopkinson Francis School, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Juniata Park Academy at 1st of 5.
Under the NCES locale system, Juniata Park Academy is City: Large.
From 1,013 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 854 by 2024-25.
People who know Juniata Park Academy can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
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- 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
- Hopkinson Francis School0.6 mi · 569
- Community Academy of Philadelphia CS0.6 mi · 1,237
- Barton Clara School0.7 mi · 490
- Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences0.7 mi · 543
- Feltonville Intermediate School0.7 mi · 517
- Philadelphia Learning Academy - North0.8 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Juniata Park AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Juniata Park Academy?
Juniata Park Academy enrolls approximately 854 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Juniata Park Academy serve?
Juniata Park Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Juniata Park Academy have?
Juniata Park Academy employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Juniata Park Academy?
Juniata Park Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Juniata Park Academy in?
Juniata Park Academy is part of Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.