State/Public Elementary Open

Arthur Chester A Sch

๐Ÿ“ 2000 Catharine St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19146

307
Pupils
11.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Arthur Chester A Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Philadelphia City SD

Enrollment & staffing

Arthur Chester A Sch enrolls 307 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.

Male students
160 (52%)
Female students
147 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.3
Student-teacher ratio
11.3:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 37% White and 7.2% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American13544%
White11437%
Asian227.2%
Two or more races216.8%
Hispanic or Latino154.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

307 of the school's 307 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 307 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Arthur Chester A 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 1, state house district 186.

School district: Philadelphia City SD

Arthur Chester A 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 307 students, Arthur Chester A Sch is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.

120,057
District students
219
Schools
8,143
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
55%
Math proficient
30%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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