Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003694
Ludlow James R Sch
550 W Master St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 · (215) 400-7430 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
203 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
14.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.9pp since 2023
Math
12.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
215
-88 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 11.8:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
20%
was 18%
% Black
73%
was 73%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ludlow James R Sch
Ludlow James R Sch is one of the tight-knit primary schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD, with 215 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Ludlow James R Sch sits 51% leaner than that benchmark.
Philadelphia City SD comprises 220 schools with combined enrollment of 116,230 students; Ludlow James R Sch is among them.
Looking at the student body, Ludlow James R Sch lists that the largest single group is Black, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Ludlow James R Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Ludlow James R Sch falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 37.1%; this one comes in at 16.3%, -20.8 points off the demographic line.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Ludlow James R Sch is one.
The closest other public school is Bodine William W HS, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ludlow James R Sch comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 25.7%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Over the past 7-year window. Ludlow James R Sch's enrollment has contracted 29% since 2018, when it stood at 303 (now 215). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia City SD
- Northeast HSHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln HSHigh · 2,472 students
- Central HSHigh · 2,329 students
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
- Mayfair SchElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George HSHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast HSHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Lincoln HSHigh · 2,472 students
- Central HSHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Bodine William W HS0.3 mi · 489
- Young Scholars CS0.3 mi · 265
- Moffet John Sch0.6 mi · 215
- Kearny Gen Philip Sch0.6 mi · 189
- Dunbar Paul L Sch0.6 mi · 224
- The U School: Innovative Lab0.7 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About Ludlow James R SchHow large is Ludlow James R Sch?
Ludlow James R Sch enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-08.
Is Ludlow James R Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ludlow James R Sch is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Ludlow James R Sch have?
Ludlow James R Sch employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ludlow James R Sch?
At Ludlow James R Sch, the student body is approximately 1% White, 20% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ludlow James R Sch?
Ludlow James R Sch is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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