Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899004963
Stearne Allen M School
1655 Unity St, Philadelphia, PA 19124 · (215) 400-3980 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
11.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
386 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
59%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
12.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
5.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.7% | 5.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 3.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Stearne Allen M School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #1,370 of 1,396 | #143 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.1% | #1,479 of 1,511 ▲ 11 | #172 of 193 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #1,458 of 1,511 ▼ 15 | #171 of 193 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #995 of 1,638 | #121 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #223 of 1,528 | #48 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #341 of 1,531 | #60 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #156 of 1,600 | #43 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #158 of 1,045 | #72 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
372
-123 (-25%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 372 | 33.5 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 32.6 | 11.8:1 | 100% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 22.1 | 17.2:1 | 100% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 99% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 33.6 | 15.0:1 | 100% (503) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 93% (483) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 88% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 25 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stearne Allen M School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (504 to 372); teachers unchanged (33.6 to 33.5).
About Stearne Allen M School
Stearne Allen M School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 372 students.
Philadelphia City SD counts 116,230 students in its 220 schools, and Stearne Allen M School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Stearne Allen M School is Black (49%). Other groups make up 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school's share is higher. Stearne Allen M School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Stearne Allen M School's 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1.
Stearne Allen M School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Stearne Allen M School is a bottom-10% school in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 10.9% against a predicted 33.1%.
Philadelphia County has about 1,579,706 residents, and median household income is about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Philadelphia County number 309 and enroll about 182,005.
Nearby, Marshall John School is about 0.2 miles away. Stearne Allen M School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Stearne Allen M School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 10.9% versus an 18.9% average.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Stearne Allen M School saw enrollment fall 25% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.1 students per teacher, compared with 16.0 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Stearne Allen M School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Stearne Allen M SchoolHow many students attend Stearne Allen M School?
Stearne Allen M School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Stearne Allen M School serve?
Stearne Allen M School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stearne Allen M School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stearne Allen M School is approximately 11.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stearne Allen M School?
At Stearne Allen M School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 41% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Stearne Allen M School?
Stearne Allen M School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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