Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003783
Powel Samuel Sch
3610 Warren St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 · (215) 400-7740 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
324
+60 (+23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.3:1
% White
28%
was 22%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
56%
was 65%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 HSHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln HSHigh · 2,472 students
- Central HSHigh · 2,329 students
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
- Mayfair SchElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George HSHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast HSHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Lincoln HSHigh · 2,472 students
- Central HSHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Science Leadership Academy MS0.0 mi · 353
- McMichael Morton Sch0.6 mi · 285
- Robeson HS for Human Services0.6 mi · 266
- Penn Alexander Sch0.8 mi · 595
- Belmont CS0.9 mi · 959
- Greenfield Albert M Sch1.0 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About Powel Samuel SchHow many students attend Powel Samuel Sch?
Powel Samuel Sch enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-04.
Is Powel Samuel Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Powel Samuel Sch is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Powel Samuel Sch?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Powel Samuel Sch.
What is the student diversity at Powel Samuel Sch?
Student demographics at Powel Samuel Sch are roughly 28% White, 6% Hispanic, 56% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Powel Samuel Sch?
Powel Samuel Sch is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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