Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899006535
Morton Thomas G School
2501 S 63rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19142 · (215) 400-8160 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
D
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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
12.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
353 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
36%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
15.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
13.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.1pp 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 14 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.1% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 8.4% |
% 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
16.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 Morton Thomas G School
Morton Thomas G School's state test result (16.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Thomas G School this school | 356 | 99.2% | 16.7% |
| John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences Philadelphia | 394 | 97.7% | 49.3% |
| Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary Philadelphia | 419 | 99.3% | 18.6% |
| Lamberton Robert E School Philadelphia | 341 | 95.0% | 9.8% |
| Kenderton Elementary School Philadelphia | 300 | 94.3% | 8.4% |
| W B Evans Elementary School Yeadon | 304 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
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 Morton Thomas G School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #1,322 of 1,396 | #113 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #1,371 of 1,511 ▲ 44 | #103 of 193 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #1,428 of 1,511 ▼ 40 | #152 of 193 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #1,035 of 1,638 | #130 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #684 of 1,528 | #82 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #861 of 1,531 | #100 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #371 of 1,600 | #90 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.4% | #25 of 1,045 | #15 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
356
-98 (-22%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 356 | 27.9 | 12.7:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 31.6 | 11.2:1 | 100% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 32.6 | 11.2:1 | 100% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 99% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 34.4 | 18.0:1 | 100% (618) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 27 | 25.8:1 | 100% (697) |
| 2010-11 | 772 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 100% (769) |
| 2000-01 | 1,062 | 56 | 19.0:1 | 70% (748) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 27 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morton Thomas G School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (618 to 356); teachers down 19% (34.4 to 27.9).
About Morton Thomas G School
Morton Thomas G School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It reports enrollment of 356 students in kindergarten through 5.
Morton Thomas G School is one school in Philadelphia City SD, a system of 220 schools with 116,230 students.
Of every 100 students at Morton Thomas G School, about 79 are Black. It is also 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. Philadelphia County's residents are about 39% Black, 40 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Its ratio of 12.7:1 is based on 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Morton Thomas G School outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
After accounting for student poverty, Morton Thomas G School is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 16.7% is 18.4 points below the 35.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Philadelphia County, is where the school is located. 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.
Morton Thomas G School's nearest public school is Tilden William T Middle School (about 0.3 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Morton Thomas G School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school's enrollment decreased 22% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 15.1 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
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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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- Tilden William T Middle School0.3 mi · 266
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Frequently asked questions
About Morton Thomas G SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morton Thomas G School?
Morton Thomas G School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-05.
Is Morton Thomas G School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morton Thomas G School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Morton Thomas G School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Morton Thomas G School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morton Thomas G School?
At Morton Thomas G School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 12% Hispanic, 79% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Morton Thomas G School public or private?
Morton Thomas G School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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