McCall Gen George A Sch

McCall Gen George A Sch is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD, works with 629 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 42% bigger than typical.

Within Philadelphia City SD, which oversees 220 schools and 116,230 students, McCall Gen George A Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, McCall Gen George A Sch shows that the largest single group is Asian at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, McCall Gen George A Sch reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at McCall Gen George A Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McCall Gen George A Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.5%; McCall Gen George A Sch posts 77.9%, +42.3 points above that line.

Around the school, Philadelphia County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), McCall Gen George A Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Meredith William M Sch, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McCall Gen George A Sch comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. McCall Gen George A Sch's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 720 (now 629). Asian enrollment moved from 50% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for McCall Gen George A Sch typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.