Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003783
Powel Samuel School
3610 Warren St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 · (215) 400-7740 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
15.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
308 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 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
59%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
68.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
67.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 60.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Powel Samuel School
Powel Samuel School's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powel Samuel School this school | 324 | 95.1% | 67.4% |
| Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5 Pittsburgh | 296 | 100.0% | 37.5% |
| Musser Elementary School Sharon | 324 | 97.5% | 30.4% |
| Sto-Rox Primary Center McKees Rocks | 317 | 95.0% | 18.4% |
| Stanton Edwin M School Philadelphia | 329 | 89.1% | 39.3% |
| Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia | 393 | 98.5% | 37.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Powel Samuel School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #368 of 1,396 | #7 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #342 of 1,511 ▲ 128 | #7 of 193 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #240 of 1,511 ▲ 287 | #8 of 193 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #1,157 of 1,638 | #146 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,262 of 1,528 | #129 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #331 of 1,531 | #59 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #571 of 1,600 | #136 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #72 of 450 | #15 of 48 |
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
324
+95 (+41%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 324 | 21.6 | 15.0:1 | 95% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 21.6 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 19.3 | 15.0:1 | 100% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 99% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 18.4 | 14.3:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 13 | 22.0:1 | 100% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 59% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powel Samuel School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (264 to 324); teachers up 17% (18.4 to 21.6).
About Powel Samuel School
Powel Samuel School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It enrolled 324 students in kindergarten through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
The district for Powel Samuel School is Philadelphia City SD, with 220 schools and 116,230 students.
Black students are the majority at Powel Samuel School, with 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 39% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.0 students per teacher. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 95% of students. That tracks the 95% average for public schools in Philadelphia County.
Powel Samuel School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Powel Samuel School scores 30.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 67.4% actual versus 36.9% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Philadelphia County, the median household income is $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. There are 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, enrolling about 182,005 students in all.
Nearest public school: Science Leadership Academy Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 41.6% on proficiency, and Powel Samuel School is above that at 67.4%.
Federal data place Powel Samuel School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 229 in 2020-21 and 324 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
Discussions about Powel Samuel School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
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- Science Leadership Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 353
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Frequently asked questions
About Powel Samuel SchoolHow many students attend Powel Samuel School?
Powel Samuel School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-04.
Is Powel Samuel School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Powel Samuel School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Powel Samuel School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Powel Samuel School.
What is the student diversity at Powel Samuel School?
Student demographics at Powel Samuel School are roughly 28% White, 6% Hispanic, 56% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Powel Samuel School?
Powel Samuel 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.