Morris Robert Sch

Morris Robert Sch is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Philadelphia City SD, with 215 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 51% smaller than typical.

Within Philadelphia City SD, which oversees 220 schools and 116,230 students, Morris Robert Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Morris Robert Sch shows that nearly all students (84%) are Black. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 4% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Morris Robert Sch sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 37.7%; actual is 19.2%, a gap of -18.5 points.

Around the school, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household earnings sit near $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Morris Robert Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Vaux HS: A Big Picture School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Morris Robert Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Morris Robert Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 15.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morris Robert Sch has edged down 26%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 215 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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