📍 2515 S 78th St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19153
Penrose Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penrose Sch enrolls 403 students across grades K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 5% Two or more races and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 338 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 17 | 4.2% |
| White | 10 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 403 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 403 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.
Penrose 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-50, state senate district 8, state house district 185.
Penrose 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 403 students, Penrose 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