Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899006960
Overbrook Edu Center
6722 Lansdowne Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19151 · (215) 400-7540 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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
9.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
260 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 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
14%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
37.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
12.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 12.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 13.1% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Overbrook Edu Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #1,197 of 1,396 | #60 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #1,377 of 1,511 ▼ 25 | #106 of 193 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,066 of 1,511 ▲ 34 | #43 of 193 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #1,377 of 1,638 | #170 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #51 of 1,528 | #14 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #1,335 of 1,531 | #164 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #289 of 1,600 | #72 of 193 |
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
259
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 259 | 27 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 28.4 | 9.2:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 24.4 | 10.9:1 | 100% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 99% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 18.1 | 14.3:1 | 98% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 22 | 11.8:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 37 | 7.4:1 | 58% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 35 | 8.3:1 | 43% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 37 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overbrook Edu Center.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (259 to 259); teachers up 49% (18.1 to 27).
About Overbrook Edu Center
Overbrook Edu Center serves students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school had 259 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 42% smaller than that.
Overbrook Edu Center is part of Philadelphia City SD, where 220 schools serve 116,230 students.
Black students are the large majority at Overbrook Edu Center, with 93% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. In Philadelphia County overall, about 39% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Overbrook Edu Center belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
At Overbrook Edu Center, 27 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1.
allk12 grades Overbrook Edu Center a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Overbrook Edu Center is 6.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 28.3%. Predicted: 34.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Philadelphia County show that median household income is about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, with a combined enrollment of about 182,005.
The closest public school, Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS, is about 0.2 miles from Overbrook Edu Center. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Overbrook Edu Center places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment was 288 in 2020-21 and 259 in 2024-25, a decrease of 29 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Overbrook Edu Center may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia City SD
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
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- Mayfair SchoolElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS0.2 mi · 565
- Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School0.2 mi · 303
- West Phila. Achievement CES0.2 mi · 654
- Lamberton Robert E School0.6 mi · 341
- Overbrook Elementary School0.7 mi · 201
- Ad Prima CS0.8 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Overbrook Edu CenterHow many students attend Overbrook Edu Center?
Overbrook Edu Center enrolls approximately 259 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Overbrook Edu Center serve?
Overbrook Edu Center serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Overbrook Edu Center?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Overbrook Edu Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Overbrook Edu Center?
At Overbrook Edu Center, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Overbrook Edu Center public or private?
Overbrook Edu Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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