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Alumni: what's one memory from West Oak Lane CS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
955
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST OAK LANE CS·NCES 420004100403
West Oak Lane CS
7115 Stenton Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19138 · (215) 927-7995 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL955 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest 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
15.3:1
63 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
969 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 64% larger than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
30.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
19.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 12.5% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where West Oak Lane CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #1,235 of 1,396 | #71 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #1,291 of 1,511 ▲ 70 | #73 of 193 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,198 of 1,511 ▲ 49 | #69 of 193 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 955 | #40 of 1,638 | #14 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,304 of 1,528 | #141 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.5% | #1,528 of 1,531 | #188 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #236 of 1,600 | #59 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #597 of 1,045 | #106 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
955
-95 (-9%) vs 2020
+71% since 2000-01, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 955 | 62.5 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 61.5 | 15.8:1 | 100% (969) |
| 2022-23 | 950 | 59.5 | 16.0:1 | 100% (948) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | 50 | 21.0:1 | 100% (1,047) |
| 2017-18 | 1,076 | 50 | 21.5:1 | 99% (1,069) |
| 2015-16 | 1,037 | 47 | 22.1:1 | 100% (1,037) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 50% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Oak Lane CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,076 to 955); teachers up 25% (50 to 62.5).
About West Oak Lane CS
West Oak Lane CS is one of the public schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a large elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 955 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 116% higher.
West Oak Lane CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
West Oak Lane CS is 99% Black by enrollment. That compares with about 39% Black among all Philadelphia County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.
West Oak Lane CS has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1, with 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1.
West Oak Lane CS holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Test results at West Oak Lane CS are 8.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.2% actual, 34.1% predicted).
For the population of Philadelphia County, median household income comes to about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Philadelphia County counts 309 public schools with about 182,005 students.
About 0.2 miles separate West Oak Lane CS from the closest public school, King Martin Luther High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 19.1%; West Oak Lane CS's is 25.2%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. West Oak Lane CS is one of the charter schools in Pennsylvania.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 95 students, from 1,050 to 955. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.3:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at West Oak Lane CS. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 West Oak Lane CSWhat is the total enrollment at West Oak Lane CS?
West Oak Lane CS enrolls approximately 955 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does West Oak Lane CS serve?
West Oak Lane CS serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Oak Lane CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Oak Lane CS is approximately 15.3:1 (63 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Oak Lane CS?
West Oak Lane CS reports a student body of 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 99% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is West Oak Lane CS public or private?
West Oak Lane CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by West Oak Lane CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.