Elementary · Pennsylvania

McCloskey John F Sch

Free meals for all

McCloskey John F Sch, a public elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades pre-k–8, 228 students, 13.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Philadelphia City SD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 228
Teachers (FTE): 16.9
Students per teacher: 13.5
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.9 · 1,626 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 90% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 415 · 1,629 schools compared

Smaller than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Philadelphia City SD

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Location

Address: 8500 Pickering St, Philadelphia, PA 19150
Phone: (215)400-3380
City or town: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia County

Quality of life in Philadelphia Schools in Philadelphia

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Franklin S Edmonds SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	391	12.5	0.6 mi
Glenside El Sch	K–4	360	12.6	1.2 mi
Wyncote El Sch	K–4	373	11.5	1.2 mi
Samuel Pennypacker SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	328	12.4	1.4 mi
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and SciencesFree meals for all	K–8	394	13.6	1.6 mi
Day Anna B SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	314	11.6	1.6 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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NCES 421899003719