📍 2817 W Glenwood Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19121
Gideon Edward Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 217 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gideon Edward Sch enrolls 217 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 209 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.2% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 217 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 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.
Gideon Edward 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 3, state house district 195.
Gideon Edward 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 217 students, Gideon Edward 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