Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003724
Rowen William School
6841 N 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19126 · (215) 400-3550 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
309 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 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 47% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
18%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
23.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
12.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 12.1% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 7.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 Rowen William School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,303 of 1,396 | #103 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #1,387 of 1,511 ▲ 49 | #114 of 193 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #1,304 of 1,511 ▲ 72 | #96 of 193 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #1,263 of 1,638 | #157 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #379 of 1,528 | #58 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #1,222 of 1,531 | #147 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #125 of 1,600 | #33 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.3% | #52 of 1,045 | #30 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
296
-69 (-19%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 296 | 25.1 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 23.2 | 13.3:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 23.2 | 14.1:1 | 100% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 99% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 25.2 | 18.4:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 100% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 99% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 86% (490) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 35 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowen William School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (465 to 296); teachers unchanged (25.2 to 25.1).
About Rowen William School
This page covers Rowen William School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In all, 296 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 33% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia City SD is the district for Rowen William School. It has 220 schools and 116,230 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Rowen William School are Black. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 39% of Philadelphia County residents are Black. The diversity index for Rowen William School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Rowen William School comes to 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Rowen William School outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Rowen William School scores 18.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Philadelphia County show that the median household earns about $61,953 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Philadelphia County, 309 public schools serve about 182,005 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Building 21, is about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Rowen William School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Rowen William School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 365 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 296 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 14.6:1 to 11.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Rowen William School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- 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
- Building 210.4 mi · 371
- Wagner Gen Louis Middle School0.5 mi · 296
- Ellwood School0.6 mi · 292
- King Martin Luther High School0.7 mi · 527
- Samuel Pennypacker School0.7 mi · 328
- Imhotep Institute CHS0.7 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Rowen William SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rowen William School?
Rowen William School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rowen William School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rowen William School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Rowen William School have?
Rowen William School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Rowen William School?
Student demographics at Rowen William School are roughly 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rowen William School?
Rowen William 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.