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What's one thing Moore J Hampton Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,192
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003770
Moore J Hampton School
6900 Summerdale Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111 · (215) 400-3180 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,192 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.2:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,138 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 | 188 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 201 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 194 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 206 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 216 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (188) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (187).
Student demographics
71%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
36.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 30.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 Moore J Hampton School
Moore J Hampton School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore J Hampton School this school | 1,192 | 95.5% | 37.6% |
| Spruance Gilbert School Philadelphia | 1,270 | 98.8% | 21.4% |
| Northeast Community Propel Academy Philadelphia | 1,783 | 98.8% | 27.8% |
| Allen Ethan School Philadelphia | 957 | 95.3% | 16.8% |
| Solis-Cohen Solomon School Philadelphia | 1,350 | 94.7% | 22.8% |
| Holme Thomas School Philadelphia | 850 | 93.2% | 34.6% |
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 Moore J Hampton School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,095 of 1,396 | #39 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,046 of 1,511 ▲ 66 | #30 of 193 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #1,095 of 1,511 ▲ 82 | #50 of 193 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,192 | #15 of 1,638 | #7 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,287 of 1,528 | #140 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #84 of 1,531 | #20 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #551 of 1,600 | #132 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #403 of 450 | #41 of 48 |
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
1,192
+109 (+10%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,192 | 78.6 | 15.2:1 | 95% (1,138) |
| 2023-24 | 1,138 | 78.5 | 14.5:1 | 100% (1,138) |
| 2022-23 | 1,134 | 70.2 | 16.1:1 | 100% (1,134) |
| 2020-21 | 1,083 | 68 | 15.9:1 | 100% (1,080) |
| 2017-18 | 1,177 | 60.2 | 19.6:1 | 100% (1,177) |
| 2015-16 | 1,180 | 57 | 20.7:1 | 100% (1,180) |
| 2010-11 | 1,107 | 58 | 19.1:1 | 76% (844) |
| 2000-01 | 850 | 41 | 20.7:1 | 32% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 34 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moore J Hampton School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,177 to 1,192); teachers up 31% (60.2 to 78.6).
About Moore J Hampton School
Moore J Hampton School, a large elementary school, is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 1,192 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Philadelphia City SD counts 116,230 students in its 220 schools, and Moore J Hampton School is one of them.
At Moore J Hampton School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 42%. Other students are 28% Black, 15% Asian, and 12% White. By comparison, Philadelphia County residents are about 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The school has 78.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.2:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Federal data show 95% of students (1,138) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Philadelphia County average a similar 95%.
Moore J Hampton School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Moore J Hampton School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.6%; the prediction is 36.7%.
In the surrounding county, Philadelphia County, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Philadelphia County has 309 public schools with about 182,005 students, including Moore J Hampton School.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Castor Gardens Middle School, is the closest to Moore J Hampton School. Moore J Hampton School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 28.9%, lower than Moore J Hampton School's 37.6%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Moore J Hampton School had a net gain of 109 students, or 10%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- Castor Gardens Middle School0.5 mi · 1,318
- Northeast High School0.6 mi · 3,463
- Solis-Cohen Solomon School0.8 mi · 1,350
- Carnell Laura H School0.8 mi · 639
- Spruance Gilbert School0.8 mi · 1,270
- Crossan Kennedy C School0.9 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Moore J Hampton SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Moore J Hampton School?
Moore J Hampton School enrolls approximately 1,192 students in grades KG-05.
Is Moore J Hampton School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moore J Hampton School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Moore J Hampton School have?
Moore J Hampton School employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moore J Hampton School?
At Moore J Hampton School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 42% Hispanic, 28% Black, 15% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Moore J Hampton School?
Moore J Hampton School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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