Rhoads James Sch

Rhoads James Sch is a primary school of medium-sized scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated by Philadelphia City SD, caters to 421 students in grades K through 8.

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

Looking at the student body, Rhoads James Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Rhoads James Sch has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rhoads James Sch falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.9%; this one comes in at 13.3%, -22.6 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Rhoads James Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Middle Years Alternative, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rhoads James Sch. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rhoads James Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 17.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rhoads James Sch has contracted 19%, going from 522 students in 2018 to 421 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Rhoads James Sch community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.