McDaniel Delaplaine Sch

Located at 1801 S 22nd Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McDaniel Delaplaine Sch is a tight-knit K-5 school that serves 229 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so McDaniel Delaplaine Sch sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. McDaniel Delaplaine Sch is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, McDaniel Delaplaine Sch lists that Black students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, McDaniel Delaplaine Sch has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting McDaniel Delaplaine Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, McDaniel Delaplaine Sch is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 34.2%; McDaniel Delaplaine Sch posts 9.6%, -24.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. McDaniel Delaplaine Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McDaniel Delaplaine Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McDaniel Delaplaine Sch at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McDaniel Delaplaine Sch has declined 46%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 229 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 84% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.