Powel Samuel Sch

As a close-knit elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Powel Samuel Sch works with 324 students from grades K through 4, operated by Philadelphia City SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

Philadelphia City SD comprises 220 schools with combined enrollment of 116,230 students; Powel Samuel Sch is among them.

On demographics, Powel Samuel Sch reports that Black students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder looks like 28% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Powel Samuel Sch has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Powel Samuel Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.9%; Powel Samuel Sch posts 67.4%, +30.6 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Powel Samuel Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Science Leadership Academy MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Powel Samuel Sch at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Powel Samuel Sch has grew 23%, going from 264 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 65% to 56%.

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