Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003718
Logan James School
1700 Lindley Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141 · (215) 400-3670 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- 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
10.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
244 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
25%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
28.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.8% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 21.0% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Logan James School
Logan James School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan James School this school | 264 | 92.4% | 30.1% |
| Stetser Elementary School Chester | 251 | 92.0% | 24.7% |
| Kenderton Elementary School Philadelphia | 300 | 94.3% | 8.4% |
| Morris Robert School Philadelphia | 215 | 93.0% | 19.2% |
| Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia | 229 | 91.7% | 20.8% |
| Blankenburg Rudolph School Philadelphia | 278 | 92.4% | 9.6% |
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 Logan James School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #1,171 of 1,396 | #57 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #1,113 of 1,511 ▲ 134 | #37 of 193 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,225 of 1,511 ▲ 73 | #77 of 193 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #1,366 of 1,638 | #168 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #150 of 1,528 | #38 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #1,072 of 1,531 | #122 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #623 of 1,600 | #158 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #160 of 1,045 | #73 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
264
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 264 | 24.8 | 10.6:1 | 92% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 24.2 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 25.3 | 10.1:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 24 | 11.7:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 21.9 | 16.3:1 | 100% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 100% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 82% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 89% (457) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 32 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Logan James School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (357 to 264); teachers up 13% (21.9 to 24.8).
About Logan James School
Logan James School is a small elementary school for students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 264 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
The district for Logan James School is Philadelphia City SD, with 220 schools and 116,230 students.
Most students at Logan James School are Black: 86% of enrollment. Other students are 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 39% Black share among all Philadelphia County residents. Logan James School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Logan James School was 10.6:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 92%. Across public schools in Philadelphia County, the average is about the same, 95%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Logan James School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Logan James School, the prediction is 38.0% and the result is 30.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Philadelphia County, median household income is about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The public schools of Philadelphia County number 309 and enroll about 182,005.
Central High School is the public school closest to Logan James School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.7%; Logan James School's is 30.1%, ranking 2nd of 5.
Federal data place Logan James School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 281 in 2020-21 and 264 in 2024-25, a decrease of 17 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.6:1) than in 2020-21 (11.7:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- Central High School0.5 mi · 2,329
- Cooke Jay Middle School0.5 mi · 369
- Widener Memorial School0.5 mi · 141
- Girls High School0.6 mi · 592
- Lindley Academy CS at Birney0.7 mi · 739
- Mastery CS John Wister Elementary0.8 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Logan James SchoolHow large is Logan James School?
Logan James School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Logan James School serve?
Logan James School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Logan James School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Logan James School is approximately 10.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Logan James School?
Logan James School reports a student body of 0% White, 11% Hispanic, 86% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Logan James School?
Logan James School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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