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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003754
Ziegler William H School
5935 Saul St, Philadelphia, PA 19149 · (215) 400-3260 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- DBeats 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
11.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
514 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
62%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
28.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
15.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 15.9% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 12.3% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Ziegler William H School
Ziegler William H School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziegler William H School this school | 522 | 98.5% | 21.2% |
| Lawton Henry W School Philadelphia | 571 | 99.3% | 23.6% |
| Carnell Laura H School Philadelphia | 639 | 99.7% | 14.2% |
| Foose School Harrisburg | 522 | 97.9% | 11.3% |
| Davis School York | 530 | 98.9% | 11.8% |
| Marshall Street Elementary School Norristown | 585 | 96.8% | 35.5% |
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 Ziegler William H School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #1,276 of 1,396 | #92 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #1,340 of 1,511 ▲ 23 | #88 of 193 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,236 of 1,511 ▲ 111 | #83 of 193 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #472 of 1,638 | #76 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #265 of 1,528 | #50 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #282 of 1,531 | #52 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #426 of 1,600 | #101 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #997 of 1,045 | #130 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
522
+46 (+10%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
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 | 522 | 46.1 | 11.3:1 | 98% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 43 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 37.7 | 13.1:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 38 | 12.5:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 28.8 | 18.3:1 | 100% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 19 | 28.1:1 | 100% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 86% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 17 | 20.7:1 | 39% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 11 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ziegler William H School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (529 to 522); teachers up 60% (28.8 to 46.1).
About Ziegler William H School
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of Philadelphia County, Ziegler William H School is an elementary school. The school reports 522 students in kindergarten through 8.
Philadelphia City SD oversees Ziegler William H School and 219 other schools, with 116,230 students in total.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Ziegler William H School, 50% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 35% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Philadelphia County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ziegler William H School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Ziegler William H School operates with 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. About 98% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Ziegler William H School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Pennsylvania, Ziegler William H School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 21.2% actual against a predicted 35.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Philadelphia County show that median household income is about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, with a combined enrollment of about 182,005.
Spruance Gilbert School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ziegler William H School's average proficiency of 21.2% compares with 16.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Ziegler William H School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 476 in 2020-21 and 522 in 2024-25, a increase of 46 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.5:1 to 11.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Ziegler William H School. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Ziegler William H SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ziegler William H School?
Ziegler William H School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-08.
Is Ziegler William H School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ziegler William H School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Ziegler William H School have?
Ziegler William H School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Ziegler William H School?
Student demographics at Ziegler William H School are roughly 5% White, 50% Hispanic, 35% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ziegler William H School?
Ziegler William H School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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