Waring Laura W Sch

As a compact elementary campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Waring Laura W Sch works with 196 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 56% leaner than typical.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Waring Laura W Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Waring Laura W Sch records that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school shows 15% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 108% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Philadelphia County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household income runs about $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Waring Laura W Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Masterman Julia R Sec Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waring Laura W Sch.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Waring Laura W Sch's enrollment has declined 32% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 196). The White share of enrollment ticked up from 2% to 15% over that span.

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