Barton Clara School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Barton Clara School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 490 students in 2024-25 with 37.5 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
522 students in 2022-23, 501 students in 2023-24, 490 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.7 to 37.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 522 | 40.7 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 44.2 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 490 | 37.5 | 13.1 |
13.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 505 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Barton Clara School enrolled 505 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 505 of the 505 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.1% of students were Hispanic, 19.2% Black, 3.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic74.1%
- Black19.2%
- White3.9%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Asian1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Philadelphia
194 public elementary schools in Philadelphia report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Community Propel Academy | 1,783 | 17.4 | 98.8% |
| Mayfair School | 1,763 | 17.0 | 95.7% |
| Frank Anne School | 1,622 | 17.4 | 91.5% |
| Solis-Cohen Solomon School | 1,350 | 15.1 | 94.7% |
| Spruance Gilbert School | 1,270 | 16.1 | 98.8% |
| Loesche William H School | 1,263 | 14.7 | 92.3% |
| Moore J Hampton School | 1,192 | 15.2 | 95.5% |
| Farrell Louis H School | 1,187 | 16.2 | 96.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Barton Clara School
- Feltonville Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 517 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Juniata Park AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 854 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Barton Clara School with Feltonville Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much The School District of Philadelphia spends per student$18,329 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,329
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaBarton Clara School is the number 549 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#549 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.13.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Barton Clara School
How many students attend Barton Clara School?
490 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 522 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Barton Clara School?
13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Barton Clara School a Title I school?
Barton Clara School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Barton Clara School in?
The School District of Philadelphia, NCES district ID 4218990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421899003732 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.