For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 699 students in Russell Byers CS School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary School in Russell Byers CS School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 40% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
2,157 Schools
# Students
699 Students
1,100,800 Students
# Teachers
46 Teachers
80,392 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Russell Byers CS School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 660 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#600 out of 677 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
55%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.60
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,960 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
48,194 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
158,198 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
14%
# Black Students
668 Students
171,165 Students
% Black Students
96%
16%
# White Students
15 Students
660,409 Students
% White Students
2%
60%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
962 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
59,324 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
5,604
# Students in K Grade:
107
115,571
# Students in 1st Grade:
77
117,721
# Students in 2nd Grade:
72
122,752
# Students in 3rd Grade:
70
123,313
# Students in 4th Grade:
75
124,258
# Students in 5th Grade:
76
126,504
# Students in 6th Grade:
76
127,232
# Students in 7th Grade:
75
94,486
# Students in 8th Grade:
71
95,047
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
14,038
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
12,374
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
11,087
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,346 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,665. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,189 is less than the state median of $23,089. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,346
$23,665
Spending / Student
$16,189
$23,089
Best Russell Byers CS School District Public Elementary Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Russell Byers Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1911 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 972-1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 972-1700
Grades: PK-8
| 699 students
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