Spruance Gilbert Sch

Spruance Gilbert Sch operates as a sprawling elementary-level community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 1,270 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 187% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Spruance Gilbert Sch is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that instructs 116,230 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Spruance Gilbert Sch reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Black, 11% Asian, 10% White. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Spruance Gilbert Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Spruance Gilbert Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) logs that median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Spruance Gilbert Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Ziegler William H Sch, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spruance Gilbert Sch at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 23.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spruance Gilbert Sch has decreased 10%, going from 1,409 students in 2018 to 1,270 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 30% to 47%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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