McCloskey John F Sch

Set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McCloskey John F Sch is a cozy elementary school, run under Philadelphia City SD. It teaches 228 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 49% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Philadelphia City SD comprises 220 schools with combined enrollment of 116,230 students; McCloskey John F Sch is among them.

On demographics, McCloskey John F Sch logs that nearly all students (96%) are Black. The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the income-and-resources front, McCloskey John F Sch records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 108% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Philadelphia County's rate of about 95%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) records that median household income runs about $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%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), McCloskey John F Sch is one campus in the mix.

Franklin S Edmonds Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

McCloskey John F Sch operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. McCloskey John F Sch's enrollment has ticked down 48% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 228). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 92% to 96%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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