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Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003613
Patterson John M School
7000 Buist Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19142 · (215) 400-8190 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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.
- 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
13.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
399 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 26% larger than its 4th grade class (62).
Student demographics
34%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
25.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +16.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 9.6% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Patterson John M School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #1,253 of 1,396 | #77 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,213 of 1,511 ▲ 188 | #56 of 193 ▲ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,276 of 1,511 ▲ 127 | #90 of 193 ▲ 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #917 of 1,638 | #113 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,027 of 1,528 | #100 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #926 of 1,531 | #106 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #214 of 1,600 | #55 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.6% | #72 of 1,045 | #42 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
391
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 391 | 28.2 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 30.3 | 13.2:1 | 100% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 27.3 | 14.8:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 99% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 39.4 | 15.2:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 30 | 22.6:1 | 100% (677) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 41 | 18.2:1 | 92% (686) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 43 | 19.7:1 | 85% (719) |
| 1990-91 | 613 | 32 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patterson John M School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (598 to 391); teachers down 28% (39.4 to 28.2).
About Patterson John M School
The public elementary school Patterson John M School is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The grade span is pre-K through 4, and enrollment is 391 students.
Philadelphia City SD has a total of 220 schools and 116,230 students, Patterson John M School among them.
At Patterson John M School, Black students make up 81% of the student body. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Philadelphia County, the Black share is about 39%. Patterson John M School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 28.2 full-time equivalents, or about 13.9 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1.
allk12 grades Patterson John M School a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Patterson John M School are 10.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.9% actual, 33.9% predicted).
Across Philadelphia County, median household income is about $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Patterson John M School is among the 309 public schools in Philadelphia County.
The next-closest public school is Southwest Leadership Academy CS, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Patterson John M School's average proficiency of 23.9% compares with 18.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Patterson John M School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 391, 5% below the 411 of 2020-21.
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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
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
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
- 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
- Southwest Leadership Academy CS0.3 mi · 670
- Bartram John - Main0.4 mi · 583
- Tilden William T Middle School0.4 mi · 266
- Philadelphia Montessori CS0.5 mi · 226
- Morton Thomas G School0.7 mi · 356
- Catharine Joseph School0.8 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Patterson John M SchoolHow large is Patterson John M School?
Patterson John M School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-04.
Is Patterson John M School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Patterson John M School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Patterson John M School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Patterson John M School.
What is the student diversity at Patterson John M School?
Student demographics at Patterson John M School are roughly 1% White, 8% Hispanic, 81% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Patterson John M School?
Patterson John M 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.