Southwark Sch

Southwark Sch operates as a heavily attended elementary campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 976 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 120% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

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

On the student-mix side, Southwark Sch reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Asian, 14% White, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Southwark Sch has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southwark Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southwark Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kirkbride Eliza B Sch, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southwark Sch. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southwark Sch ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Southwark Sch's enrollment has edged up 20% since 2018, when it stood at 816 (now 976). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 41% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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