Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899006533
Longstreth William C School
5700 Willows Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143 · (215) 400-7870 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
262 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 | 38 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
11%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
11.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
1.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.8% | 1.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 0.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Longstreth William C School
Longstreth William C School's state test result (9.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longstreth William C School this school | 314 | 83.4% | 9.4% |
| Meade Gen George C School Philadelphia | 314 | 88.9% | 10.3% |
| Dick William School Philadelphia | 343 | 89.8% | 10.2% |
| Catalyst Academy CS Pittsburgh | 315 | 75.9% | 17.7% |
| Pittsburgh King K-8 Pittsburgh | 368 | 88.9% | 10.1% |
| Bell Avenue School Yeadon | 265 | 90.6% | 19.8% |
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 Longstreth William C School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #1,383 of 1,396 | #155 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.8% | #1,511 of 1,511 ▼ 1 | #193 of 193 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #1,472 of 1,511 ▼ 20 | #178 of 193 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #1,201 of 1,638 | #150 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #722 of 1,528 | #85 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #1,405 of 1,531 | #178 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #691 of 1,600 | #182 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #154 of 1,045 | #71 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
314
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 891
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
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 | 314 | 24.4 | 12.9:1 | 83% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 99% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 23.2 | 11.7:1 | 99% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 99% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 100% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 93% (516) |
| 2000-01 | 780 | 38 | 20.5:1 | 76% (589) |
| 1990-91 | 891 | 40 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longstreth William C School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (428 to 314); teachers down 13% (28 to 24.4).
About Longstreth William C School
Longstreth William C School is a small elementary school in Philadelphia City SD, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school counts 314 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 29% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia City SD system has 220 schools and 116,230 students.
The student body at Longstreth William C School is 94% Black. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Philadelphia County residents are about 39% Black. Longstreth William C School's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 24.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school's lunch program data list 83% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Philadelphia County, the average is 95%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Longstreth William C School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 9.4%, is 32.4 points below the 41.8% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Philadelphia County has about 1,579,706 residents, and the median household income is $61,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. In all, Philadelphia County has 309 public schools and roughly 182,005 students.
Nearest public school: Mastery CS-Hardy Williams, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Longstreth William C School is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Longstreth William C School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 314, starting from 315. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (11.7:1).
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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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- Mastery CS-Hardy Williams0.3 mi · 1,253
- Independence CS West0.4 mi · 811
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- Mitchell Elementary School0.5 mi · 283
- Mastery CS-Harrity Campus0.6 mi · 750
- Motivation High School0.6 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Longstreth William C SchoolHow many students attend Longstreth William C School?
Longstreth William C School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-08.
Is Longstreth William C School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Longstreth William C School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Longstreth William C School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Longstreth William C School is approximately 12.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Longstreth William C School?
At Longstreth William C School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 94% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Longstreth William C School?
Longstreth William C School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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