Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899005188
Wright Richard R School
2700 W Dauphin St, Philadelphia, PA 19132 · (215) 400-7030 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
9.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
107%
260 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 | 27 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
24%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
9.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.4% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 9.7% | 1.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wright Richard R School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,398 of 1,511 ▲ 106 | #121 of 193 ▲ 67 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #1,495 of 1,511 ▲ 7 | #187 of 193 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #1,431 of 1,638 | #174 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #62 of 1,528 | #19 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #1,096 of 1,531 | #125 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 107% | #67 of 1,600 | #21 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.8% | #71 of 1,045 | #41 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
242
-84 (-26%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 242 | 24.8 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 27 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 27.1 | 10.2:1 | 100% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 99% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 26.3 | 14.1:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 100% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 88% (427) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 95% (406) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wright Richard R School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (371 to 242); teachers down 6% (26.3 to 24.8).
About Wright Richard R School
Wright Richard R School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 242 students. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 45% lower.
Philadelphia City SD (220 schools, 116,230 students) runs Wright Richard R School.
At Wright Richard R School, Black students make up 86% of the student body. It is also 11% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Philadelphia County's residents are about 39% Black, 47 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Wright Richard R School comes in at 24%.
The teaching staff at Wright Richard R School is 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.8:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Wright Richard R School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census Bureau estimates for Philadelphia County show that median household income is about $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. A total of 309 public schools operate in Philadelphia County, serving about 182,005 students.
Nearest public school: Dick William School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 326 to 242 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.5 to 9.8 over 4 years.
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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 Wright Richard R SchoolHow many students attend Wright Richard R School?
Wright Richard R School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wright Richard R School serve?
Wright Richard R School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wright Richard R School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Wright Richard R School.
How diverse is Wright Richard R School?
Wright Richard R School reports a student body of 0% White, 11% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Wright Richard R School public or private?
Wright Richard R School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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