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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003647
Kirkbride Eliza B School
1501 S 7th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 · (215) 400-7980 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- 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
14.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
504 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
63%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
38.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.9% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 30.0% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Kirkbride Eliza B School
Kirkbride Eliza B School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkbride Eliza B School this school | 522 | 96.6% | 37.8% |
| Southwark School Philadelphia | 976 | 99.0% | 29.1% |
| Samuel K Faust Elementary School Bensalem | 546 | 99.3% | 35.7% |
| Benjamin Rush Elementary School Bensalem | 446 | 91.9% | 28.8% |
| Wickersham Elementary School Lancaster | 402 | 98.8% | 49.0% |
| Allen Ethan School Philadelphia | 957 | 95.3% | 16.8% |
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 Kirkbride Eliza B School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,091 of 1,396 | #37 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #1,118 of 1,511 ▲ 1 | #38 of 193 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,037 of 1,511 ▲ 57 | #41 of 193 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #471 of 1,638 | #75 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,120 of 1,528 | #112 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #264 of 1,531 | #48 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #522 of 1,600 | #123 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #672 of 1,045 | #112 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
522
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 522 | 36.7 | 14.2:1 | 97% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 42 | 12.0:1 | 100% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 99% (545) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 36.5 | 15.8:1 | 100% (575) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 100% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 92% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 91% (545) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 35 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kirkbride Eliza B School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (577 to 522); teachers up 1% (36.5 to 36.7).
About Kirkbride Eliza B School
Kirkbride Eliza B School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school's enrollment of 522 students covers pre-K through 8.
In Philadelphia City SD, 220 schools enroll a combined 116,230 students.
Hispanic students account for 56% of enrollment at Kirkbride Eliza B School. Smaller groups are 20% Asian, 13% White, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Philadelphia County is roughly 16% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Kirkbride Eliza B School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Staffing totals 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. That ratio is over the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Kirkbride Eliza B School is 97%. Across public schools in Philadelphia County, the average is about the same, 95%.
Kirkbride Eliza B School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.2% for Kirkbride Eliza B School. The school posts 37.8%, 1.5 points above the prediction.
Within Philadelphia County, median household income is about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Philadelphia County number 309 and enroll about 182,005.
The closest other public school is Vare-Washington Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Kirkbride Eliza B School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Kirkbride Eliza B School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Kirkbride Eliza B School saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. 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
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- Vare-Washington Elementary School0.3 mi · 375
- Southwark School0.4 mi · 976
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Frequently asked questions
About Kirkbride Eliza B SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kirkbride Eliza B School?
Kirkbride Eliza B School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Kirkbride Eliza B School serve?
Kirkbride Eliza B School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kirkbride Eliza B School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Kirkbride Eliza B School.
How diverse is Kirkbride Eliza B School?
Kirkbride Eliza B School reports a student body of 13% White, 56% Hispanic, 6% Black, 20% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kirkbride Eliza B School in?
Kirkbride Eliza B School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.