Stanton Edwin M Sch

Stanton Edwin M Sch, a tight-knit elementary campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run under Philadelphia City SD, caters to 329 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 26% below the state mean of about 443.

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

In terms of who attends, Stanton Edwin M Sch logs that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Stanton Edwin M Sch logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at Stanton Edwin M Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Stanton Edwin M Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.

In the broader community, 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. Stanton Edwin M Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Universal Institute CS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stanton Edwin M Sch comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 49.5%.

Stanton Edwin M Sch operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Stanton Edwin M Sch's enrollment has grew 22% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 329). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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