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If you had an hour of school board time for Rhawnhurst Sch, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003771
Rhawnhurst School
7809 Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19152 · (215) 400-3220 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
646 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
75%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% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
35.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.8pp 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 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 30.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Rhawnhurst School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,116 of 1,396 | #43 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,073 of 1,511 ▲ 33 | #35 of 193 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,192 of 1,511 ▼ 18 | #67 of 193 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #227 of 1,638 | #52 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,230 of 1,528 | #125 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.3% | #18 of 1,531 | #4 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #146 of 1,600 | #41 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #910 of 1,045 | #123 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
621
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 621 | 41.9 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 40.4 | 16.0:1 | 100% (646) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 37.4 | 16.7:1 | 100% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 100% (628) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 34.5 | 18.7:1 | 100% (644) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 69% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 51% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rhawnhurst School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (644 to 621); teachers up 22% (34.5 to 41.9).
About Rhawnhurst School
Rhawnhurst School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 621 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 40% above average.
Philadelphia City SD has 116,230 students spread across 220 schools.
Of every 100 students at Rhawnhurst School, about 29 are Asian, the largest group. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 26% White, 15% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Philadelphia County is roughly 8% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 75, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Rhawnhurst School has a ratio of 14.8:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 1.7 students per teacher.
Rhawnhurst School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
In Pennsylvania, Rhawnhurst School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 35.4% actual against a predicted 33.0%.
In the wider Philadelphia County area, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Across Philadelphia County, 309 public schools serve about 182,005 students.
Rhawnhurst School's nearest public school is Farrell Louis H School (about 0.7 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Rhawnhurst School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Rhawnhurst School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Rhawnhurst School enrolled 631; in 2024-25, 621. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.
This page is set up for the Rhawnhurst School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Farrell Louis H School0.7 mi · 1,187
- Northeast High School0.7 mi · 3,463
- Castor Gardens Middle School0.7 mi · 1,318
- Tacony Academy CS0.7 mi · 1,083
- Solis-Cohen Solomon School1.0 mi · 1,350
- Holme Thomas School1.1 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Rhawnhurst SchoolHow large is Rhawnhurst School?
Rhawnhurst School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rhawnhurst School serve?
Rhawnhurst School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rhawnhurst School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Rhawnhurst School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rhawnhurst School?
At Rhawnhurst School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 29% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rhawnhurst School?
Rhawnhurst 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.