Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003797
Marshall John School
4500 Griscom St, Philadelphia, PA 19124 · (215) 400-3950 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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.
- 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
9.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
236 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
58%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
16.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
9.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.1% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 10.3% |
% 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
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 →
Schools most like Marshall John School
Marshall John School's state test result (15.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall John School this school | 250 | 94.4% | 15.4% |
| Ray S. Musselman Learning Center Norristown | 274 | 89.8% | N/A |
| Deep Roots CS Philadelphia | 354 | 83.3% | 18.1% |
| Ross Elementary School Lancaster | 281 | 94.0% | 40.2% |
| Brown Henry A School Philadelphia | 333 | 91.9% | 26.3% |
| Jackson School York | 501 | 97.4% | 10.9% |
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 Marshall John School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,334 of 1,396 | #122 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #1,433 of 1,511 ▼ 39 | #141 of 193 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #1,413 of 1,511 ▲ 57 | #143 of 193 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #1,412 of 1,638 | #172 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #50 of 1,528 | #13 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #361 of 1,531 | #64 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #591 of 1,600 | #144 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.3% | #83 of 1,045 | #44 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
250
-45 (-15%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 250 | 26.1 | 9.6:1 | 94% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 24.3 | 9.7:1 | 100% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 23.3 | 10.5:1 | 100% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 23 | 12.8:1 | 99% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 19.2 | 19.6:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 99% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 90% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 17 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall John School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (375 to 250); teachers up 36% (19.2 to 26.1).
About Marshall John School
Marshall John School is a small elementary school that serves part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its 250 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Marshall John School sits within Philadelphia City SD, which has 220 schools and 116,230 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Marshall John School, 47% of enrollment. Other groups include 44% Black, 7% White, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Philadelphia County residents are about 16% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Marshall John School comes in at 58%.
Its teaching staff equals 26.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.6:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Around 94% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Philadelphia County, the average is about the same, 95%.
Marshall John School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Marshall John School is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools: 15.4% actual against 37.1% predicted.
In the county around the school, Philadelphia County, median household income is about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marshall John School is among the 309 public schools in Philadelphia County.
Stearne Allen M School is the public school closest to Marshall John School, about 0.2 miles away. Marshall John School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Marshall John School at 4th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Marshall John School as City: Large.
Marshall John School saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.8 to 9.6 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Marshall John School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Marshall John SchoolHow many students attend Marshall John School?
Marshall John School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Marshall John School serve?
Marshall John School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Marshall John School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Marshall John School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marshall John School?
At Marshall John School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 47% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Marshall John School public or private?
Marshall John School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.