Taggart John H Sch

Taggart John H Sch operates as a reasonably sized elementary campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 529 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Taggart John H Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Taggart John H Sch reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 38% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% White. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Taggart John H Sch has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Taggart John H Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.1%; this one delivers 33.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household income runs about $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. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Taggart John H Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sharswood George Sch, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Taggart John H Sch comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Taggart John H Sch's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 529). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 17% to 42%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.