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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003649
Meredith William M School
725 S 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 · (215) 400-7990 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
19.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
515 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
58%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
90.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
82.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 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 | 90.5% | 82.6% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 76.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+47.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 48 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
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 Meredith William M School
Meredith William M School's state test result (85.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith William M School this school | 556 | 92.6% | 85.5% |
| Cornwells Elementary School Bensalem | 556 | 99.3% | 45.5% |
| Scotland Elementary School Chambersburg | 460 | 95.2% | 49.1% |
| Linglestown Elementary School Harrisburg | 475 | 96.8% | 66.1% |
| Riverside Elementary School East Moosic | 455 | 97.1% | 44.0% |
| Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8 Pittsburgh | 396 | 91.7% | 59.1% |
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 Meredith William M School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #31 of 1,396 | #2 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #77 of 1,511 ▲ 55 | #2 of 193 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #5 of 1,511 ▲ 1 | #1 of 193 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #372 of 1,638 | #68 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,511 of 1,528 | #182 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #362 of 1,531 | #65 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #618 of 1,600 | #156 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #933 of 1,045 | #126 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
556
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 556 | 29.1 | 19.1:1 | 93% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 33.4 | 15.4:1 | 100% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 29.5 | 17.5:1 | 100% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 99% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 31.3 | 18.3:1 | 100% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 100% (578) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 23% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 28% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 32 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meredith William M School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (573 to 556); teachers down 7% (31.3 to 29.1).
About Meredith William M School
This page covers Meredith William M School, a medium-sized elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It educates 556 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Philadelphia City SD enrolls 116,230 students in 220 schools, including Meredith William M School.
Roughly 62% of students at Meredith William M School are White. Other groups make up 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 7% Asian. County-wide, 35% of Philadelphia County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Meredith William M School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.1:1. That is 6.1 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 93%. For comparison, public schools in Philadelphia County average 95%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Meredith William M School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Meredith William M School is a top-10% school in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.9% with an actual 85.5%.
Across Philadelphia County, the median household income is $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. In all, Philadelphia County has 309 public schools and roughly 182,005 students.
The next-closest public school is Nebinger George W School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Meredith William M School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 549 in 2020-21, 556 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Meredith William M School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Meredith William M SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meredith William M School?
Meredith William M School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Meredith William M School serve?
Meredith William M School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Meredith William M School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Meredith William M School.
What is the student diversity at Meredith William M School?
Student demographics at Meredith William M School are roughly 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Meredith William M School?
Meredith William M 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.