Key Francis Scott Sch

Key Francis Scott Sch is a modestly sized elementary-level community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Philadelphia City SD. The school instructs 370 students in grades K through 6.

Key Francis Scott Sch is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that instructs 116,230 students overall.

On demographics, Key Francis Scott Sch shows that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Asian, 6% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 104% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Philadelphia County (around 95%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Key Francis Scott Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Key Francis Scott Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southwark Sch, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Key Francis Scott Sch ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 461 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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