Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003630
Meade Gen George C School
1600 N 18th St, Philadelphia, PA 19121 · (215) 400-7310 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
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
11.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
279 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 47% smaller than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
23%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
14.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
8.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.7% | 8.1% |
| 2023-24 | 13.2% | 2.0% |
% 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
10.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like Meade Gen George C School
Meade Gen George C School's state test result (10.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meade Gen George C School this school | 314 | 88.9% | 10.3% |
| Dick William School Philadelphia | 343 | 89.8% | 10.2% |
| Pittsburgh King K-8 Pittsburgh | 368 | 88.9% | 10.1% |
| Blankenburg Rudolph School Philadelphia | 278 | 92.4% | 9.6% |
| Steel Edward School Philadelphia | 379 | 89.2% | 9.6% |
| Lamberton Robert E School Philadelphia | 341 | 95.0% | 9.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Meade Gen George C School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #1,373 of 1,396 | #146 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #1,443 of 1,511 ▲ 58 | #149 of 193 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #1,434 of 1,511 ▲ 46 | #156 of 193 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #1,199 of 1,638 | #148 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #196 of 1,528 | #45 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #1,116 of 1,531 | #130 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #663 of 1,600 | #173 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #282 of 1,045 | #89 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
314
-27 (-8%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 314 | 28.7 | 11.0:1 | 89% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 31.2 | 8.9:1 | 100% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 29.3 | 10.1:1 | 100% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 99% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 26.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 100% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 87% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 98% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 42 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meade Gen George C School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (394 to 314); teachers up 8% (26.5 to 28.7).
About Meade Gen George C School
Meade Gen George C School is a small elementary school found in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It had 314 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Meade Gen George C School is part of Philadelphia City SD, where 220 schools serve 116,230 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Meade Gen George C School is Black, at 87%. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 4% White. Among all residents of Philadelphia County, the Black share is about 39%. The diversity index for Meade Gen George C School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meade Gen George C School is 11.0:1, based on 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Lunch program data show 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Meade Gen George C School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places Meade Gen George C School in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 29.2 points below it (10.3% actual, 39.5% predicted).
Looking at the county, Philadelphia County, median household income comes to about $61,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county has 309 public schools and about 182,005 students.
Alliance for Progress CS sits less than a tenth of a mile from Meade Gen George C School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Meade Gen George C School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 341 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 314 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 12.2:1 to 11.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Meade Gen George C School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Meade Gen George C SchoolHow large is Meade Gen George C School?
Meade Gen George C School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-08.
Is Meade Gen George C School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meade Gen George C School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Meade Gen George C School have?
Meade Gen George C School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meade Gen George C School?
At Meade Gen George C School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 7% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Meade Gen George C School in?
Meade Gen George C School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
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