Is Penrose School a good school?

Penrose School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Penrose School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 403 students attended Penrose School.

What is the racial makeup of Penrose School?

Students at Penrose School are 84% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Penrose School attend?

Students who attend Penrose School usually go on to attend: High : Bartram John - Main

Penrose School

Summary:

Penrose School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 403 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 494 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Penrose School has a predominantly African American student population, with over 83% of students identifying as such in the 2022-2023 school year.

Penrose School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,250 and 1,489 out of 1,534 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 8.4% of Penrose students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 39.3% statewide and 20.4% in the Philadelphia City School District. Penrose School also has relatively high dropout rates compared to the state average, ranging from 0.8% to 1.8% over the past five school years.

When comparing Penrose School to other nearby schools, such as Morton Thomas G School, Patterson John Middle School, and Catharine Joseph School, its academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below that of other low-performing schools in the area. However, Penrose School's performance is notably worse than that of some higher-performing schools within a similar geographic radius, such as Philadelphia Montessori Charter School and Colwyn Elementary School. Despite these challenges, Penrose School has relatively high per-student spending, suggesting that funding is not a significant barrier to improving academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-8

2515 S 78th St
Philadelphia, PA 19153-1201

(215) 400-8310

District: Philadelphia City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1328^th of 1,534 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,798

Students who attend Penrose School usually attend:

High:

Bartram John - Main

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 403

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.9%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Asian:

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Penrose School ranks worse than 86.6% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 66^th among 147 ranked elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.67. (See more...)

Compare Details Penrose School ranks worse than 88.7% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.39. (See more...)

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (83.9%), two or more races (5%), Asian (4.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Penrose School is 10, which is the 18^th best among 147 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)

Compare Penrose School employs 40.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Penrose School is $21,798, which is the 42^nd highest among 147 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Penrose School:

SchoolDigger ranks Penrose School 1328^th of 1534 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Penrose School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Penrose School 792^nd of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Penrose School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

African American students:

Philadelphia City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Philadelphia City School District 494^th of 606 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Penrose School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Penrose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	PA State Percentile
2003	3.21	1226^th	1302	5.8%
2004	9.52	1168^th	1308	10.7%
2005	9.09	1190^th	1299	8.4%
2006	14.91	1381^st	1545	10.6%
2007	11.83	1420^th	1555	8.7%
2008	18.34	1364^th	1551	12.1%
2009	15.42	1389^th	1549	10.3%
2010	15.93	1405^th	1579	11.0%
2011	21.21	1389^th	1597	13.0%
2012	7.29	1493^rd	1599	6.6%
2013	4.64	1418^th	1519	6.6%
2014	5.01	1358^th	1467	7.4%
2015	5.06	1388^th	1474	5.8%
2016	5.14	1462^nd	1554	5.9%
2017	6.15	1428^th	1547	7.7%
2018	4.67	1448^th	1530	5.4%
2019	3.74	1489^th	1544	3.6%
2021	4.67	1373^rd	1433	4.2%
2022	12.58	1303^rd	1534	15.1%
2023	11.67	1328^th	1534	13.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Penrose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.48	1198^th	1414	15.3%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Penrose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.00	200^th	437	54.2%

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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Penrose School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Penrose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile
2007	21.50	631^st	749	15.8%
2008	18.02	647^th	753	14.1%
2009	12.88	690^th	770	10.4%
2010	14.48	720^th	805	10.6%
2011	20.34	703^rd	825	14.8%
2012	19.95	699^th	834	16.2%
2013	16.77	635^th	758	16.2%
2014	4.31	678^th	728	6.9%
2015	8.59	744^th	835	10.9%
2016	6.87	794^th	870	8.7%
2017	6.09	818^th	877	6.7%
2018	5.99	807^th	861	6.3%
2019	5.74	836^th	891	6.2%
2022	11.18	767^th	883	13.1%
2023	10.39	792^nd	893	11.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Penrose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	15.35	753^rd	874	13.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Penrose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.58	317^th	421	24.7%

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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, February 21, 2016

This school is a disgrace we moved to the area and put our kids in this school. While waiting to enroll our kids there must have been several older kids trolling the halls on our tour of the school they were cursing and chasing each other. When we got to the cafeteria several girls had cell phones out and were recording themselves twerking. Some kids were in the cafeteria but a lot were outside. Several weeks later my child was attacked by another student and the principal did not return my phone calls, he is always busy or not there when you call. I even came in twice around 8am to talk to him and he was not there. I recently found out that a gun was brought to school and several students were robbed but no parent got a call, how does he keep his job. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Penrose School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	129	402	10	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	552
1989	100	367	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
1990	114	313	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1991	114	355	7	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	481
1992	98	338	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
1993	124	361	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	489
1994	112	405	3	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	522
1995	111	391	3	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	511
1996	111	391	3	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	511
1997	97	446	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
1998	63	477	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1999	75	479	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
2000	62	442	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
2001	63	551	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
2002	45	648	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	702
2003	45	648	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	702
2004	45	630	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	690
2005	31	566	9	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	621
2006	23	595	10	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	642
2007	29	596	14	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
2008	25	618	14	17	0	n/a	n/a	15	689
2009	20	608	14	18	0	n/a	n/a	15	675
2010	17	540	13	16	0	n/a	n/a	21	607
2011	16	536	12	16	0	0	25	0	605
2012	13	514	22	16	0	0	40	0	605
2013	11	553	23	11	0	0	45	0	643
2014	11	585	27	15	1	0	60	0	699
2015	10	510	21	12	2	0	64	0	619
2016	7	498	20	11	4	0	72	0	612
2017	10	482	22	11	3	0	61	0	589
2018	12	422	21	8	2	0	54	0	519
2019	11	400	16	12	3	0	43	0	485
2020	13	381	14	14	3	0	33	0	458
2021	12	352	14	17	3	0	24	0	422
2022	7	338	18	19	1	0	19	0	402
2023	10	338	17	17	1	0	20	0	403

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Penrose School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	552	32.0	17.2	n/a
1989	482	31.0	15.5	n/a
1990	434	26.0	16.6	0
1991	481	28.0	17.1	n/a
1992	439	29.0	15.1	n/a
1993	489	28.0	17.5	n/a
1994	522	28.0	18.6	n/a
1995	511	28.0	18.3	n/a
1996	511	28.0	18.3	n/a
1997	548	28.0	19.6	n/a
1998	543	29.0	18.7	n/a
1999	556	29.0	19.2	n/a
2000	506	27.5	18.4	80
2001	623	31.5	19.8	80.4
2002	702	31.0	22.6	80.2
2003	702	31.0	22.6	80.2
2004	690	39.2	17.6	68.3
2005	621	39.0	15.9	90.7
2006	642	37.0	17.4	81.2
2007	654	37.0	17.7	80.9
2008	689	40.0	17.2	77.9
2009	675	41.0	16.5	78.9
2010	607	47.0	12.9	103.1
2011	605	42.0	14.4	99.5
2012	605	41.0	14.7	99.5
2013	643	37.7	17.0	99.5
2014	699	36.0	19.4	99.6
2015	619	40.0	15.4	99.5
2016	612	35.0	17.4	100
2017	589	32.7	17.9	99.7
2018	519	32.7	15.8	100
2019	485	31.7	15.2	100
2020	458	34.2	13.3	99.8
2021	422	33.7	12.4	99.3
2022	402	35.8	11.2	99.3
2023	403	40.2	10.0	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Penrose School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	552	32.0	17.2	n/a
1989	482	31.0	15.5	n/a
1990	434	26.0	16.6	0
1991	481	28.0	17.1	n/a
1992	439	29.0	15.1	n/a
1993	489	28.0	17.5	n/a
1994	522	28.0	18.6	n/a
1995	511	28.0	18.3	n/a
1996	511	28.0	18.3	n/a
1997	548	28.0	19.6	n/a
1998	543	29.0	18.7	n/a
1999	556	29.0	19.2	n/a
2000	506	27.5	18.4	80
2001	623	31.5	19.8	80.4
2002	702	31.0	22.6	80.2
2003	702	31.0	22.6	80.2
2004	690	39.2	17.6	68.3
2005	621	39.0	15.9	90.7
2006	642	37.0	17.4	81.2
2007	654	37.0	17.7	80.9
2008	689	40.0	17.2	77.9
2009	675	41.0	16.5	78.9
2010	607	47.0	12.9	103.1
2011	605	42.0	14.4	99.5
2012	605	41.0	14.7	99.5
2013	643	37.7	17.0	99.5
2014	699	36.0	19.4	99.6
2015	619	40.0	15.4	99.5
2016	612	35.0	17.4	100
2017	589	32.7	17.9	99.7
2018	519	32.7	15.8	100
2019	485	31.7	15.2	100
2020	458	34.2	13.3	99.8
2021	422	33.7	12.4	99.3
2022	402	35.8	11.2	99.3
2023	403	40.2	10.0	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Penrose School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,847 (13.3%)	$12,008 (86.7%)	$13,855
2020	$1,840 (11.4%)	$14,232 (88.6%)	$16,072
2021	$3,708 (21.7%)	$13,384 (78.3%)	$17,092
2022	$9,934 (45.6%)	$11,863 (54.4%)	$21,798

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Penrose School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1489^th of 1544 Elementary schools	Ranks 1328^th of 1534 Elementary schools	9.9%
Ranks 836^th of 891 Middle schools	Ranks 792^nd of 893 Middle schools	5.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Penrose School)	12	27.6	15.6%
3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	56	51.7	4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Penrose School)	26	40	14%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	61.9	54	7.9%
4th Grade Math (Penrose School)	2.1	9.1	7%
4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	46.2	46.5	0.3%
4th Grade Science (Penrose School)	29.2	44.1	14.9%
4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)	77.8	74.1	3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Penrose School)	22.9	23.5	0.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	63.6	51.8	11.8%
5th Grade Math (Penrose School)	2.5	11.1	8.6%
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	43	42.7	0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Penrose School)	27.5	24.3	3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	58.5	53.6	4.9%
6th Grade Math (Penrose School)	1.9	7	5.1%
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	39	36.4	2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Penrose School)	19.2	23.2	4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	63	55.6	7.4%
7th Grade Math (Penrose School)	2.6	0	2.6%
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	38.2	33.2	5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Penrose School)	33.3	26.6	6.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.5	54.5	6%
8th Grade Math (Penrose School)	2.3	2.5	0.2%
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	32.2	26	6.2%
8th Grade Science (Penrose School)	9.1	17.5	8.4%
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)	58.2	57	1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Penrose School)	14.3	30	15.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	57.9	52.8	5.1%
All Grades Math (Penrose School)	4	8.4	4.4%
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)	42.4	39.3	3.1%
All Grades Science (Penrose School)	19.6	29.8	10.2%
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)	68	65.6	2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Penrose School)	23.6	27.5	3.9%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.9	53.8	7.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	485	403	16.9%
African American	400	338	15.5%
American Indian	3	1	66.7%
Asian	16	17	6.3%
Hispanic	12	17	41.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	11	10	9.1%
Two or More Races	43	20	53.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	100%	100%

Schools Near Penrose School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Penrose School	Public	K-8	2515 S 78th St	Philadelphia	19153	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8310	403	40	10.0	100.0%	10 (2.5%)	338 (83.9%)	17 (4.2%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	11.7	1328^th of 1534 public elementary schools	13.4%		12.6	1303^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	15.1%	25	27.6	9.1	11.1	7.0	0.0	2.5	8.4	44.1	17.5	29.8	40.0	23.5	24.3	23.2	26.6	30.0	27.5	$21,798	$9,935	$11,863
Colwyn Elementary School	Public	K-6	211 Pine Street	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 957-5470	147	10	14.7	100.0%	4 (2.7%)	133 (90.5%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	17.2	1250^th of 1534 public elementary schools	18.5%		21.2	1202^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	21.6%	48	23.5	22.2	10.0	21.1			18.9	55.5		55.5	23.5	38.9	31.6	26.4			30.1	$18,674	$1,635	$17,039
Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2227 Island Rd	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 365-4011	236	30	8.0		5 (2.1%)	213 (90.3%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	9.1	1373^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	10.5%		9.5	1352^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	11.9%	21	7.0	14.7					10.4	48.5		48.5	20.9	29.4					24.7	$20,492	$2,533	$17,959
Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	224 South Sixth Street	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-5660	303	27	11.2	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	271 (89.4%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	6.9	1427^th of 1534 public elementary schools	7.0%		6.2	1439^th of 1534 public elementary schools	6.2%	12	10.0	8.3	6.1	6.7			7.6	24.5		24.5	20.0	14.6	25.5	26.6			21.7	$18,608	$1,624	$16,984
Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	619	23	26.9	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	558 (90.1%)	46 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	10.5	1351^st of 1534 public elementary schools	11.9%		7	1414^th of 1534 public elementary schools	7.8%	63	17.2	17.9	4.8	3.3	6.3	9.7	10.1	51.8	26.9	43.6	34.4	17.6	21.4	28.3	26.6	24.4	24.9	$17,950	$3,452	$14,498
Patterson John Middle School	Public	PK, KG-4	7000 Buist Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8190	404	27	14.7	100.0%	7 (1.7%)	334 (82.7%)	28 (6.9%)	25 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	8.6	1384^th of 1534 public elementary schools	9.8%		10.9	1326^th of 1534 public elementary schools	13.6%	58	11.9	16.4					14.2	44.7		44.7	20.4	25.4					22.7	$19,282	$9,671	$9,611
Sharon Hill School	Public	K-8	701 Coates Street	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4355	573	41	13.8	100.0%	28 (4.9%)	482 (84.1%)	33 (5.8%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	13.5	1292^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	15.8%		13.6	1294^th of 1534 public elementary schools	15.6%	2	22.4	16.9	8.2	18.6	3.4	12.0	13.7	45.5	25.7	35.2	34.8	24.7	29.7	27.6	31.0	20.5	27.7	$9,142	$1,416	$7,726
Bell Avenue School	Public	K-6	1000 Bell Ave	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-6100	265	18	14.7	100.0%	3 (1.1%)	236 (89.1%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	10.9	1345^th of 1534 public elementary schools	12.3%		9.2	1365^th of 1534 public elementary schools	11.0%	20	25.0	31.3	9.1	8.3			18.2	43.8		43.8	21.6	18.7	21.2	19.5			20.3	$18,843	$1,638	$17,205
Catharine Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Chester Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8150	440	34	12.8	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	315 (71.6%)	65 (14.8%)	30 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	7.2	1418^th of 1534 public elementary schools	7.6%		9.2	1362^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	11.2%	56	17.2	12.7	11.1				13.8	33.3		33.3	18.6	14.3	25.0				19.2	$18,668	$9,966	$8,703
Park Lane Elementary School	Public	K-6	1300 Park Ln	Darby	19023	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-4880	312	25	12.4	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	287 (92.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	11.1	1338^th of 1534 public elementary schools	12.8%		9.8	1347^th of 1534 public elementary schools	12.2%	9	18.9	16.7	14.9	3.9			13.3	53.3		53.3	20.8	6.7	27.7	33.3			23.8	$19,221	$1,727	$17,494

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