📍 400 W Porter St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19148
Taggart John H Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 538 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 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taggart John H Sch enrolls 538 students across grades Pre-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 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Asian, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 259 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.8% |
| White | 26 | 4.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
538 of the school's 538 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 538 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.
Taggart John H 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 1, state house district 184.
Taggart John H 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 538 students, Taggart John H Sch is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large