Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003629
McDaniel Delaplaine School
1801 S 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 · (215) 400-8220 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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
10.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
232 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 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
39%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
10.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
5.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 11 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.7% | 5.3% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% | 3.8% |
% 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
9.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% 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 McDaniel Delaplaine School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #1,382 of 1,396 | #154 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.3% | #1,477 of 1,511 ▲ 6 | #170 of 193 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #1,482 of 1,511 ▼ 60 | #181 of 193 ▼ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #1,464 of 1,638 | #177 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #161 of 1,528 | #40 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #782 of 1,531 | #96 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #245 of 1,600 | #60 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.7% | #15 of 1,045 | #8 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
229
-72 (-24%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 229 | 21.4 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 19.3 | 12.0:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 21.6 | 10.4:1 | 100% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 34 | 21.2:1 | 100% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 843 | 49 | 17.2:1 | 100% (840) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 35 | 19.9:1 | 72% (500) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 37 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McDaniel Delaplaine School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (422 to 229); teachers down 21% (27 to 21.4).
About McDaniel Delaplaine School
Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McDaniel Delaplaine School is a small elementary school. The school reports 229 students in kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 48% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
McDaniel Delaplaine School sits within Philadelphia City SD, which has 220 schools and 116,230 students.
A majority of students at McDaniel Delaplaine School, 77%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 39%. McDaniel Delaplaine School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for McDaniel Delaplaine School is F. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for McDaniel Delaplaine School is 34.2%. It actually posts 9.6%, which is 24.6 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Census estimates describe Philadelphia County this way: median household income is about $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. McDaniel Delaplaine School is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, which together enroll about 182,005 students.
The closest public school to McDaniel Delaplaine School is Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 42.5%, higher than McDaniel Delaplaine School's 9.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 301 in 2020-21 and 229 in 2024-25, a 24% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.5:1 to 10.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at McDaniel Delaplaine School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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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
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- Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers0.3 mi · 589
- Universal Vare CS0.3 mi · 107
- Girard Stephen School0.4 mi · 296
- Childs George W School0.5 mi · 471
- Gamp0.5 mi · 634
- South Philadelphia High School0.8 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About McDaniel Delaplaine SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McDaniel Delaplaine School?
McDaniel Delaplaine School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades KG-08.
Is McDaniel Delaplaine School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McDaniel Delaplaine School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does McDaniel Delaplaine School have?
McDaniel Delaplaine School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at McDaniel Delaplaine School?
Student demographics at McDaniel Delaplaine School are roughly 5% White, 10% Hispanic, 77% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is McDaniel Delaplaine School in?
McDaniel Delaplaine School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
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