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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899006534
McClure Alexander K School
600 W Hunting Park Pike, Philadelphia, PA 19140 · (215) 400-3870 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% 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
12.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
445 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 26 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
43%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
4.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
5.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| 2023-24 | 10.2% | 5.0% |
% 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
8.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% 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 →
Where McClure Alexander K School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #1,390 of 1,396 | #160 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.4% | #1,476 of 1,511 ▼ 13 | #169 of 193 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #1,510 of 1,511 ▼ 11 | #193 of 193 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #734 of 1,638 | #100 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #580 of 1,528 | #77 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #690 of 1,531 | #86 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #227 of 1,600 | #57 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #102 of 1,045 | #51 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
437
-134 (-23%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 961
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 437 | 35.1 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 37 | 12.0:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 100% (634) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 40 | 16.5:1 | 100% (661) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 91% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 40 | 18.5:1 | 95% (703) |
| 1990-91 | 961 | 45 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McClure Alexander K School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (635 to 437); teachers up 3% (34 to 35.1).
About McClure Alexander K School
McClure Alexander K School is a medium-sized elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Philadelphia City SD. Enrollment is 437 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Philadelphia City SD oversees McClure Alexander K School and 219 other schools, with 116,230 students in total.
Roughly 70% of students at McClure Alexander K School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 29% Black. Among all residents of Philadelphia County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
McClure Alexander K School employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.4:1. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades McClure Alexander K School an F. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, McClure Alexander K School is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 8.3% is 25.6 points below the 34.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Philadelphia County show that the median household income is $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. There are 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, enrolling about 182,005 students in all.
Esperanza Cyber CS is located about 0.2 miles from McClure Alexander K School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, McClure Alexander K School is behind the 16.9% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
McClure Alexander K School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment is down 23% from 2020-21, when McClure Alexander K School had 571 students, to 2024-25, when it had 437. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
The McClure Alexander K School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
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- Mayfair SchoolElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Esperanza Cyber CS0.2 mi · 979
- Cayuga School0.2 mi · 360
- Esperanza Academy CS0.2 mi · 1,637
- Antonia Pantoja Community CS0.4 mi · 752
- Edison HS/Fareira Skills0.5 mi · 983
- Taylor Bayard School0.6 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About McClure Alexander K SchoolHow many students attend McClure Alexander K School?
McClure Alexander K School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does McClure Alexander K School serve?
McClure Alexander K School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at McClure Alexander K School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at McClure Alexander K School.
How diverse is McClure Alexander K School?
McClure Alexander K School reports a student body of 0% White, 70% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees McClure Alexander K School?
McClure Alexander K School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.