Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003646
Key Francis Scott School
2230 S 8th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148 · (215) 400-8250 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
386 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
54%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Key Francis Scott School→HS of Engineering & Science
Based on grade levels within Philadelphia City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
24.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.9% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 28.1% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Key Francis Scott School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #1,183 of 1,396 | #58 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #1,229 of 1,511 ▼ 72 | #59 of 193 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #1,266 of 1,511 ▼ 6 | #89 of 193 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #1,000 of 1,638 | #122 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #560 of 1,528 | #73 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #458 of 1,531 | #71 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #129 of 1,600 | #34 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #300 of 1,045 | #92 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
370
-47 (-11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 370 | 29.8 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 33.4 | 11.6:1 | 100% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 33.4 | 11.3:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 99% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 100% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 99% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 95% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 36 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Key Francis Scott School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (461 to 370); teachers up 3% (29 to 29.8).
About Key Francis Scott School
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Key Francis Scott School is a small elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 370 students.
Philadelphia City SD is made up of 220 schools with 116,230 students in all.
The largest group at Key Francis Scott School is Hispanic students, at 61%. Other groups include 28% Asian, 6% White, and 4% Black. By comparison, Philadelphia County residents are about 16% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Teacher count: 29.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.4:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Key Francis Scott School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Key Francis Scott School are 3.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.3% actual, 32.9% predicted).
In the wider Philadelphia County area, median household income comes to about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Philadelphia County counts 309 public schools with about 182,005 students.
Southwark School is about 0.4 miles from Key Francis Scott School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 29.3% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Key Francis Scott School as City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% decline, from 417 to 370.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Key Francis Scott SchoolHow large is Key Francis Scott School?
Key Francis Scott School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades KG-06.
Is Key Francis Scott School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Key Francis Scott School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Key Francis Scott School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Key Francis Scott School is approximately 12.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Key Francis Scott School?
At Key Francis Scott School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 61% Hispanic, 4% Black, 28% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Key Francis Scott School in?
Key Francis Scott School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
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