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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003614
Rhoads James School
4901 Parrish St, Philadelphia, PA 19139 · (215) 400-7680 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
410 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
10%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
16.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 13.8% | 5.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rhoads James School
Rhoads James School's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoads James School this school | 421 | 97.4% | 13.3% |
| Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia | 400 | 99.3% | 10.1% |
| Guidon S Bluford Elementary School Philadelphia | 476 | 99.4% | 9.1% |
| Mastery CS John Wister Elementary Philadelphia | 506 | 98.4% | 25.0% |
| Kelly John B School Philadelphia | 365 | 96.4% | 22.1% |
| Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS Pittsburgh | 344 | 100.0% | 29.1% |
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 Rhoads James School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #1,353 of 1,396 | #135 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #1,414 of 1,511 ▲ 46 | #128 of 193 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,414 of 1,511 ▲ 61 | #144 of 193 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #793 of 1,638 | #103 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #54 of 1,528 | #15 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #1,434 of 1,531 | #181 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #482 of 1,600 | #115 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #311 of 1,045 | #93 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
421
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 421 | 43.6 | 9.7:1 | 97% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 46.4 | 8.8:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 44.4 | 9.5:1 | 100% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 99% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 27.4 | 19.1:1 | 100% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 100% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 100% (619) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 97% (609) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 34 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rhoads James School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (522 to 421); teachers up 59% (27.4 to 43.6).
About Rhoads James School
Rhoads James School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Philadelphia. Enrollment stands at 421 students, covering kindergarten through 8.
Philadelphia City SD is the district for Rhoads James School. It has 220 schools and 116,230 students.
The share of Black students at Rhoads James School is 95%. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
Its ratio of 9.7:1 is based on 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. In all, 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Philadelphia County average a similar 95%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rhoads James School lands at F, ahead of 4% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Rhoads James School is 35.9%. It actually posts 13.3%, which is 22.6 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Looking at the county, Philadelphia County, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Rhoads James School, Philadelphia County has 309 public schools.
Rhoads James School's closest public school neighbor is Middle Years Alternative, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Rhoads James School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Rhoads James School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Rhoads James School enrolled 439 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 421. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.7:1.
The allk12 page for Rhoads James School lets the school community talk about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. 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
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- Middle Years Alternative0.3 mi · 128
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Frequently asked questions
About Rhoads James SchoolHow many students attend Rhoads James School?
Rhoads James School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Rhoads James School serve?
Rhoads James School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rhoads James School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rhoads James School is approximately 9.7:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rhoads James School?
Rhoads James School reports a student body of 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Rhoads James School?
Rhoads James 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.