Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899007511
Vare-Washington Elementary School
1198 S 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 · (215) 400-8120 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
329 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 | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 135% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
75%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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 27.5% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Vare-Washington Elementary School
Vare-Washington Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vare-Washington Elementary School this school | 375 | 87.7% | 40.8% |
| Benjamin Rush Elementary School Bensalem | 446 | 91.9% | 28.8% |
| Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 Pittsburgh | 360 | 93.9% | 42.9% |
| Fox Chase School Philadelphia | 507 | 93.1% | 49.0% |
| Neil Armstrong #40 Scranton | 441 | 96.8% | 36.0% |
| Crossan Kennedy C School Philadelphia | 327 | 97.2% | 33.2% |
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 Vare-Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #1,055 of 1,396 | #32 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,101 of 1,511 ▲ 63 | #36 of 193 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #777 of 1,511 ▲ 91 | #28 of 193 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #976 of 1,638 | #118 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #282 of 1,528 | #52 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.3% | #20 of 1,531 | #5 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #672 of 1,600 | #179 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #887 of 1,045 | #121 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
375
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 375 | 32.9 | 11.4:1 | 88% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 31.7 | 10.4:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 35.2 | 9.6:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 99% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 32.2 | 12.1:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 100% (417) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vare-Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (391 to 375); teachers up 2% (32.2 to 32.9).
About Vare-Washington Elementary School
Vare-Washington Elementary School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a small elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 375 students in 2024-25.
The district, Philadelphia City SD, has 116,230 students enrolled across 220 schools.
No group is above 50% at Vare-Washington Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 34%. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% White, 20% Black, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 16%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vare-Washington Elementary School scores 75%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vare-Washington Elementary School is 11.4:1, based on 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Vare-Washington Elementary School counts 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Vare-Washington Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 32% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The model predicts 40.0% for a school in Pennsylvania with Vare-Washington Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Vare-Washington Elementary School posts 40.8%.
For the population of Philadelphia County, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Philadelphia County, 309 public schools serve about 182,005 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Nebinger George W School, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Vare-Washington Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Vare-Washington Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (371) to 2024-25 (375).
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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 Vare-Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Vare-Washington Elementary School?
Vare-Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-08.
Is Vare-Washington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vare-Washington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vare-Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vare-Washington Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Vare-Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Vare-Washington Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 34% Hispanic, 20% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Vare-Washington Elementary School public or private?
Vare-Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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