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Nebinger George W Sch
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Nebinger George W Sch
As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nebinger George W Sch enrolls 391 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
Nebinger George W Sch is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that works with 116,230 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Nebinger George W Sch logs that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 28% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Philadelphia County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 103% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Philadelphia County (around 95%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Nebinger George W Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nebinger George W Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).
The closest other public school is Vare-Washington El Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nebinger George W Sch at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.3%.
Nebinger George W Sch operates from an inner-city location.
Over the past 7-year window. Nebinger George W Sch's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 391). White enrollment moved from 20% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.
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