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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003744
Lawton Henry W School
6101 Jackson St, Philadelphia, PA 19135 · (215) 400-3340 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
567 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 | 31 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
65%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
21.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 13.2% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Lawton Henry W School
Lawton Henry W School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton Henry W School this school | 571 | 99.3% | 23.6% |
| Marshall Street Elementary School Norristown | 585 | 96.8% | 35.5% |
| Davis School York | 530 | 98.9% | 11.8% |
| Carnell Laura H School Philadelphia | 639 | 99.7% | 14.2% |
| Goode School York | 641 | 96.1% | 12.3% |
| Ziegler William H School Philadelphia | 522 | 98.5% | 21.2% |
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 Lawton Henry W School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,256 of 1,396 | #79 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,238 of 1,511 ▲ 109 | #61 of 193 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,339 of 1,511 ▲ 6 | #110 of 193 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #330 of 1,638 | #64 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #736 of 1,528 | #86 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #203 of 1,531 | #41 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #353 of 1,600 | #86 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #148 of 1,045 | #69 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
571
-60 (-10%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
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 | 571 | 44.2 | 12.9:1 | 99% (567) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 46.2 | 12.3:1 | 100% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 43.4 | 13.9:1 | 100% (605) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 100% (628) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 47.9 | 16.3:1 | 100% (782) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 38 | 20.6:1 | 100% (781) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | 49 | 17.3:1 | 50% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 38% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 25 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawton Henry W School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (783 to 571); teachers down 8% (47.9 to 44.2).
About Lawton Henry W School
Lawton Henry W School is an elementary school with a street address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 571 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 29% higher.
The 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD enroll 116,230 students altogether, Lawton Henry W School among them.
The biggest share of students at Lawton Henry W School, 47%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 33% Black, 12% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 16% Hispanic share among all Philadelphia County residents. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Lawton Henry W School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1. Lawton Henry W School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Lawton Henry W School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Lawton Henry W School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.6% and a predicted 35.0%.
In Philadelphia County, home to about 1,579,706 people, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Public schools in Philadelphia County number 309, with about 182,005 students.
Sullivan James J School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lawton Henry W School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Lawton Henry W School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 631 to 571. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Lawton Henry W School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Lawton Henry W SchoolHow large is Lawton Henry W School?
Lawton Henry W School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lawton Henry W School serve?
Lawton Henry W School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lawton Henry W School have?
Lawton Henry W School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lawton Henry W School?
Student demographics at Lawton Henry W School are roughly 12% White, 47% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lawton Henry W School in?
Lawton Henry W School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
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