Potter-Thomas Sch

Potter-Thomas Sch is a primary school of low-enrollment scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run under Philadelphia City SD, teacheing 325 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD (116,230 students total), Potter-Thomas Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Potter-Thomas Sch logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Black. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Potter-Thomas Sch has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 111% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Philadelphia County's rate of about 95%.

In the surrounding community, Philadelphia County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Potter-Thomas Sch is one.

Pan American Academy CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Potter-Thomas Sch's enrollment has shrank 39% since 2018, when it stood at 537 (now 325). Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 19% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.