📍 4901 Parrish St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19139
Rhoads James Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rhoads James Sch enrolls 420 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 400 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
420 of the school's 420 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 420 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rhoads James Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-30, state senate district 7, state house district 190.
Rhoads James Sch is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Rhoads James Sch is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large