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Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003616
Penrose School
2515 S 78th St, Philadelphia, PA 19153 · (215) 400-8310 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 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
8.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
377 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 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (56).
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
30.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 8.8% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Penrose School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,259 of 1,396 | #80 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #1,330 of 1,511 ▲ 82 | #82 of 193 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,191 of 1,511 ▲ 113 | #66 of 193 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #1,023 of 1,638 | #128 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #15 of 1,528 | #5 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #857 of 1,531 | #99 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #119 of 1,600 | #32 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #105 of 1,045 | #53 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
360
-62 (-15%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 360 | 41.5 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 43.2 | 8.7:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 40.2 | 10.0:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 99% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 32.8 | 15.8:1 | 100% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 34 | 18.0:1 | 100% (612) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 80% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 28 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penrose School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (519 to 360); teachers up 27% (32.8 to 41.5).
About Penrose School
Penrose School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The latest federal count shows 360 students in kindergarten through 8.
Enrollment across the 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD totals 116,230 students.
At Penrose School, Black students make up 79% of the student body. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The school's Black share is 40 points above the 39% share among Philadelphia County residents. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Penrose School, 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.7:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Penrose School a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Philadelphia County, the median household income is $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Philadelphia County is home to 309 public schools and about 182,005 public school students.
The shortest distance from Penrose School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Colwyn Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 21.0% proficiency; Penrose School posts 23.1%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Penrose School's enrollment dropped 15%, to 360. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 8.7:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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
- Colwyn Elementary School0.4 mi · 135
- Philadelphia Montessori CS0.6 mi · 226
- Walnut Street Elementary School0.7 mi · 255
- Southwest Leadership Academy CS0.8 mi · 670
- Patterson John M School0.9 mi · 391
- Penn Wood Middle School1.0 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Penrose SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Penrose School?
Penrose School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Penrose School serve?
Penrose School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Penrose School have?
Penrose School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Penrose School?
At Penrose School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 79% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Penrose School public or private?
Penrose School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.