Longstreth William C Sch

Longstreth William C Sch is a primary school of compact scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD, educateing 314 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD (116,230 students total), Longstreth William C Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Longstreth William C Sch logs that nearly all students (94%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Longstreth William C Sch has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Philadelphia County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Longstreth William C Sch sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 41.8%; actual is 9.4%, a gap of -32.4 points.

In the broader community, Philadelphia County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Longstreth William C Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Mastery CS-Hardy Williams, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Longstreth William C Sch ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 20.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Longstreth William C Sch has shrank 27%, going from 428 students in 2018 to 314 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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