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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003657
Taggart John H School
400 W Porter St, Philadelphia, PA 19148 · (215) 400-8290 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
524 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
66%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
37.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
31.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 26.1% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Taggart John H School
Taggart John H School's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taggart John H School this school | 529 | 99.1% | 33.1% |
| Highland Park Elementary School Upper Darby | 737 | 95.7% | 33.4% |
| Pittsburgh Banksville K-5 Pittsburgh | 322 | 89.4% | 36.8% |
| Aronimink Elementary School Drexel Hill | 626 | 84.3% | 42.3% |
| McCall Gen George A School Philadelphia | 629 | 98.1% | 77.9% |
| Kirkbride Eliza B School Philadelphia | 522 | 96.6% | 37.8% |
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 Taggart John H School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #1,137 of 1,396 | #50 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #1,135 of 1,511 ▲ 53 | #41 of 193 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,072 of 1,511 ▲ 129 | #45 of 193 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #450 of 1,638 | #72 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #978 of 1,528 | #99 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #183 of 1,531 | #39 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #377 of 1,600 | #92 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #176 of 450 | #25 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
529
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 529 | 38.6 | 13.7:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 39.3 | 13.3:1 | 100% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 40.2 | 13.4:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 99% (509) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 33.2 | 14.5:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 100% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 92% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 86% (569) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 33 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taggart John H School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (480 to 529); teachers up 16% (33.2 to 38.6).
About Taggart John H School
Taggart John H School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school serves 529 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
Taggart John H School is one school in Philadelphia City SD, a system of 220 schools with 116,230 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Taggart John H School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 42%. The remaining shares are 38% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Philadelphia County's population at about 16%. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Taggart John H School counts 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.7 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. About 99% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Taggart John H School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.1%.
In Philadelphia County (population about 1,579,706), the median household income is $61,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. There are 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, enrolling about 182,005 students in all.
The closest public school, Sharswood George School, is about 0.2 miles from Taggart John H School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Taggart John H School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Taggart John H School is City: Large.
Enrollment climbed 3% from its 2020-21 level of 512.
The Taggart John H School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Taggart John H SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Taggart John H School?
Taggart John H School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Taggart John H School serve?
Taggart John H School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Taggart John H School have?
Taggart John H School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Taggart John H School?
Student demographics at Taggart John H School are roughly 5% White, 42% Hispanic, 8% Black, 38% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Taggart John H School?
Taggart John H School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.