Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003635
Stanton Edwin M School
1700 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA 19146 · (215) 400-7960 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- C+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
11.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
293 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 74% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
56%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
57.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 22.8% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Stanton Edwin M School
Stanton Edwin M School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Edwin M School this school | 329 | 89.1% | 39.3% |
| Sto-Rox Primary Center McKees Rocks | 317 | 95.0% | 18.4% |
| Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 Pittsburgh | 385 | 96.1% | 8.6% |
| Powel Samuel School Philadelphia | 324 | 95.1% | 67.4% |
| Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia | 363 | 91.5% | 36.1% |
| Russell C. Phillips Elementary School Farrell | 414 | 94.9% | 14.5% |
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 Stanton Edwin M School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #1,074 of 1,396 | #34 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,140 of 1,511 ▲ 85 | #43 of 193 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #506 of 1,511 ▲ 406 | #17 of 193 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #1,139 of 1,638 | #142 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #280 of 1,528 | #51 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #421 of 1,531 | #69 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #661 of 1,600 | #172 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.3% | #75 of 450 | #16 of 48 |
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
329
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 329 | 28.9 | 11.4:1 | 89% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 23.6 | 12.4:1 | 100% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 24.2 | 13.3:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 99% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 18.9 | 14.2:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 100% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 92% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 97% (314) |
| 1990-91 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanton Edwin M School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (269 to 329); teachers up 53% (18.9 to 28.9).
About Stanton Edwin M School
Stanton Edwin M School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 329 students, in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 26% lower than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
In Philadelphia City SD, 220 schools enroll a combined 116,230 students.
Stanton Edwin M School is 63% Black by enrollment. Other students are 19% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Philadelphia County residents are about 39% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Stanton Edwin M School's 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.4:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 89%.
allk12 grades Stanton Edwin M School a C. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.4% for Stanton Edwin M School. The school posts 39.3%, within a point of the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Philadelphia County, the median household income is $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Stanton Edwin M School is one of 309 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Universal Institute CS, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Stanton Edwin M School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment gain, from 314 in 2020-21 to 329 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.4:1, from 14.9:1.
Community posts for Stanton Edwin M School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Stanton Edwin M SchoolHow many students attend Stanton Edwin M School?
Stanton Edwin M School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Stanton Edwin M School serve?
Stanton Edwin M School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Stanton Edwin M School have?
Stanton Edwin M School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Stanton Edwin M School?
Student demographics at Stanton Edwin M School are roughly 19% White, 8% Hispanic, 63% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Stanton Edwin M School in?
Stanton Edwin M School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
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