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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003749
Morrison Andrew J School
5100 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19120 · (215) 400-3780 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
522 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 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 46% smaller than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
57%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
18.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
9.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.6% | 9.4% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 8.0% |
% 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
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Morrison Andrew J School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,332 of 1,396 | #121 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #1,426 of 1,511 ▼ 8 | #134 of 193 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,371 of 1,511 ▲ 18 | #126 of 193 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #509 of 1,638 | #81 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,121 of 1,528 | #113 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #399 of 1,531 | #67 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #184 of 1,600 | #46 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #179 of 1,045 | #79 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
508
-139 (-21%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 508 | 35.7 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 100% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 38.1 | 13.8:1 | 100% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 100% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 40.3 | 16.8:1 | 100% (675) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 28 | 24.6:1 | 100% (689) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2000-01 | 1,011 | 53 | 19.1:1 | 67% (680) |
| 1990-91 | 813 | 40 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morrison Andrew J School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (675 to 508); teachers down 11% (40.3 to 35.7).
About Morrison Andrew J School
Morrison Andrew J School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 508 students enrolled.
Philadelphia City SD enrolls 116,230 students in 220 schools, including Morrison Andrew J School.
Morrison Andrew J School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 48%. After that, the student body is 45% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Philadelphia County, the Black share is about 39%. By the diversity index, Morrison Andrew J School comes in at 57%.
Teachers at Morrison Andrew J School total 35.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1.
The allk12 Grade for Morrison Andrew J School is D. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Morrison Andrew J School trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 18.1 points (15.4% versus 33.5%), a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations.
In Philadelphia County (population about 1,579,706), median household income is about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 309 public schools operate in Philadelphia County, serving about 182,005 students.
Marshall Thurgood is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Morrison Andrew J School is 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Morrison Andrew J School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 508, 21% below the 647 of 2020-21.
Discussions about Morrison Andrew J School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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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Nearby schools
- Marshall Thurgood0.3 mi · 639
- Olney High School0.3 mi · 1,168
- Lindley Academy CS at Birney0.5 mi · 739
- Olney Elementary School0.5 mi · 654
- Washington Grover Jr School0.7 mi · 400
- Feltonville Intermediate School0.8 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Morrison Andrew J SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morrison Andrew J School?
Morrison Andrew J School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Morrison Andrew J School serve?
Morrison Andrew J School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morrison Andrew J School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morrison Andrew J School is approximately 14.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Morrison Andrew J School?
Morrison Andrew J School reports a student body of 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 48% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Morrison Andrew J School?
Morrison Andrew J 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.