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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003725
Shawmont School
535 Shawmont Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128 · (215) 400-3440 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest 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
15.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
417 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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 26% larger than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
67%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
51.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 29.0% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like Shawmont School
Shawmont School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawmont School this school | 471 | 88.5% | 43.8% |
| Wilkins El STEAM Academy Pittsburgh | 447 | 81.9% | 31.3% |
| Primos Elementary School Primos | 499 | 93.0% | 38.3% |
| Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5 Pittsburgh | 454 | 93.4% | 57.9% |
| Henry Charles W School Philadelphia | 518 | 95.8% | 56.9% |
| Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia | 393 | 98.5% | 37.9% |
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 Shawmont School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,003 of 1,396 | #28 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,069 of 1,511 ▲ 70 | #33 of 193 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #680 of 1,511 ▲ 177 | #20 of 193 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #614 of 1,638 | #90 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,388 of 1,528 | #152 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #164 of 1,531 | #33 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #666 of 1,600 | #175 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #773 of 1,045 | #116 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
471
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 471 | 29.5 | 15.9:1 | 89% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 33.8 | 12.4:1 | 100% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 100% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 30.5 | 16.6:1 | 100% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 100% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 35% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 20% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 45 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawmont School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (507 to 471); teachers down 3% (30.5 to 29.5).
About Shawmont School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is home to Shawmont School, a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 471 students at the school, in pre-K through 8.
Shawmont School is one of 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD, which enrolls 116,230 students in total.
Black students are the largest group at Shawmont School, with 50% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Philadelphia County, the Black share is about 39%. The chance that two students picked at random at Shawmont School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Its 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 89% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Shawmont School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Shawmont School would score about 39.6%. It scores 43.8%, 4.1 points above that figure.
Philadelphia County census figures show that median household income is about $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. A total of 309 public schools operate in Philadelphia County, serving about 182,005 students.
Nearest public school: Green Woods CS, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Shawmont School is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Shawmont School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 471, close to the 467 recorded in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Shawmont School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Green Woods CS0.6 mi · 699
- Saul W B Agricultural School0.9 mi · 417
- Lankenau High School1.1 mi · 228
- Roxborough High School1.3 mi · 613
- Dobson James School1.5 mi · 229
- Welsh Valley Middle School1.8 mi · 788
Frequently asked questions
About Shawmont SchoolHow large is Shawmont School?
Shawmont School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Shawmont School serve?
Shawmont School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Shawmont School have?
Shawmont School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Shawmont School?
Shawmont School reports a student body of 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 50% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Shawmont School?
Shawmont 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.