Greenberg Joseph School

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Greenberg Joseph School is an exceptional elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 831 students in grades K-8. This school consistently outperforms the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas.

Greenberg Joseph School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with a 2022-2023 Math proficiency rate of 63.6%, compared to just 20.4% for the district and 39.3% for the state. The school also excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking 7th out of 196 Pennsylvania elementary schools for English Language Learners and 11th out of 1,414 for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school's diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 40.43% White, 11.79% African American, 7.7% Hispanic, and 38.63% Asian, contributes to its strong academic achievements.

When compared to nearby schools within the Philadelphia City School District, such as Rhawnhurst School, Crossan Kennedy C School, and Comly Watson School, Greenberg Joseph School significantly outperforms its peers in academic proficiency. The school's performance also compares favorably to schools in neighboring districts, such as McKinley School in the Abington School District and Pine Road Elementary School in the Lower Moreland Township School District.


Detail:

Public K-8

 600 Sharon Ln
       Philadelphia, PA  19115-3527


(215) 400-3080

District: Philadelphia City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
134th of 1,534 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,953 Help


Students who attend Greenberg Joseph School usually attend:

High:    Washington George High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  831

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.4%
Asian:
38.6%
African American:
11.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Greenberg Joseph School ranks better than 91.3% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 4th among 147 ranked elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.02. (See more...)
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Compare Details Greenberg Joseph School ranks better than 92.9% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.03. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (40.4%), Asian (38.6%), African American (11.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Greenberg Joseph School is 17.4. 142 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Greenberg Joseph School is $16,953. 133 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Greenberg Joseph School:

SchoolDigger ranks Greenberg Joseph School 134th of 1534 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Greenberg Joseph School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Greenberg Joseph School 63rd of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Greenberg Joseph School in the ranking list.)

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Philadelphia City School District:

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


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Rank History for Greenberg Joseph School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 73.17 372nd 1302 71.4%
2004 35.75 954th 1308 27.1%
2005 70.72 388th 1299 70.1%
2006 63.31 638th 1545 58.7%
2007 70.79 462nd 1555 70.3%
2008 73.87 371st 1551 76.1%
2009 66.93 552nd 1549 64.4%
2010 67.86 556th 1579 64.8%
2011 67.83 571st 1597 64.2%
2012 69.02 580th 1599 63.7%
2013 67.29 586th 1519 61.4%
2014 72.27 440th 1467 70.0%
2015 70.24 465th 1474 68.5%
2016 62.04 706th 1554 54.6%
2017 71.76 462nd 1547 70.1%
2018 84.08 191st 1530 87.5%
2019 83.31 210th 1544 86.4%
2021 63.57 558th 1433 61.1%
2022 84.52 212th 1534 86.2%
2023 88.02 134th 1534 91.3%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 91.37 7th 196 96.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 95.36 11th 1414 99.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 67.11 69th 160 56.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.73 247th 1236 80.0%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Greenberg Joseph School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 80.49 116th 643 82.0%
2004 78.59 134th 663 79.8%
2005 87.05 67th 687 90.2%
2006 76.33 148th 736 79.9%
2007 72.76 188th 749 74.9%
2008 76.30 151st 753 79.9%
2009 77.78 133rd 770 82.7%
2010 79.20 122nd 805 84.8%
2011 75.94 174th 825 78.9%
2012 75.18 202nd 834 75.8%
2013 75.27 181st 758 76.1%
2014 76.45 147th 728 79.8%
2015 89.66 50th 835 94.0%
2016 87.04 80th 870 90.8%
2017 92.97 25th 877 97.1%
2018 93.57 22nd 861 97.4%
2019 94.02 20th 891 97.8%
2021 78.92 123rd 797 84.6%
2022 94.09 30th 883 96.6%
2023 90.03 63rd 893 92.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 95.30 17th 874 98.1%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.29 66th 144 54.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 98.87 5th 421 98.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Greenberg Joseph School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.84 78th 681 88.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Greenberg Joseph School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 318 118 47 1 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1989 328 101 47 1 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1990 348 81 46 1 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1991 390 96 60 2 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1992 437 107 79 2 0 n/a n/a 0 625
1993 464 88 88 5 0 n/a n/a 0 645
1994 443 78 91 11 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1995 424 81 87 15 0 n/a n/a 0 607
1996 424 81 87 15 0 n/a n/a 0 607
1997 406 78 87 28 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1998 374 90 98 24 2 n/a n/a 0 588
1999 376 91 101 27 2 n/a n/a 0 597
2000 355 93 97 30 2 n/a n/a 0 577
2001 356 86 112 31 2 n/a n/a 0 587
2002 327 97 133 37 2 n/a n/a 0 596
2003 327 97 133 37 2 n/a n/a 0 596
2004 361 128 132 38 3 n/a n/a 0 662
2005 361 93 137 31 3 n/a n/a 0 625
2006 351 108 163 32 2 n/a n/a 0 656
2007 350 102 171 27 0 n/a n/a 0 650
2008 356 73 175 32 0 n/a n/a 6 642
2009 380 61 182 35 0 n/a n/a 13 671
2010 382 65 186 37 0 n/a n/a 13 683
2011 384 69 177 39 0 0 14 0 683
2012 398 68 163 37 0 0 17 0 683
2013 382 91 162 40 1 1 33 0 710
2014 373 86 170 38 3 0 41 0 711
2015 365 85 166 33 3 0 50 0 702
2016 360 92 171 36 4 0 73 0 736
2017 374 108 199 48 7 0 18 0 754
2018 387 103 215 54 4 1 25 0 789
2019 391 93 216 68 3 1 38 0 810
2020 388 90 252 73 2 1 27 0 833
2021 368 89 258 65 1 2 17 0 800
2022 325 87 273 49 1 1 9 0 745
2023 336 98 321 64 1 0 11 0 831

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 Greenberg Joseph School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 484 26.0 18.6 n/a
1989 477 26.0 18.3 n/a
1990 476 27.0 17.6 0
1991 548 31.0 17.6 n/a
1992 625 34.0 18.3 n/a
1993 645 33.4 19.3 n/a
1994 623 31.0 20.1 n/a
1995 607 29.0 20.9 n/a
1996 607 29.0 20.9 n/a
1997 599 30.0 20.0 n/a
1998 588 30.0 19.6 n/a
1999 597 33.0 18.1 n/a
2000 577 34.0 17.0 19.2
2001 587 32.0 18.3 17.5
2002 596 30.0 19.9 22.3
2003 596 30.0 19.9 22.3
2004 662 38.3 17.3 19.5
2005 625 39.6 15.8 21.3
2006 656 36.3 18.1 23.5
2007 650 39.5 16.5 24
2008 642 38.5 16.7 24.4
2009 671 41.5 16.2 21.7
2010 683 46.4 14.7 22.5
2011 683 44.4 15.3 21.5
2012 683 40.6 16.7 23.1
2013 710 37.7 18.8 26.1
2014 711 38.8 18.3 31.4
2015 702 35.0 20.0 31.9
2016 736 38.0 19.3 100
2017 754 44.4 16.9 100
2018 789 39.5 19.9 100
2019 810 41.5 19.5 100
2020 833 47.4 17.5 100
2021 800 46.2 17.3 99.6
2022 745 47.8 15.5 99.6
2023 831 47.5 17.4 100

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 Greenberg Joseph School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 484 26.0 18.6 n/a
1989 477 26.0 18.3 n/a
1990 476 27.0 17.6 0
1991 548 31.0 17.6 n/a
1992 625 34.0 18.3 n/a
1993 645 33.4 19.3 n/a
1994 623 31.0 20.1 n/a
1995 607 29.0 20.9 n/a
1996 607 29.0 20.9 n/a
1997 599 30.0 20.0 n/a
1998 588 30.0 19.6 n/a
1999 597 33.0 18.1 n/a
2000 577 34.0 17.0 19.2
2001 587 32.0 18.3 17.5
2002 596 30.0 19.9 22.3
2003 596 30.0 19.9 22.3
2004 662 38.3 17.3 19.5
2005 625 39.6 15.8 21.3
2006 656 36.3 18.1 23.5
2007 650 39.5 16.5 24
2008 642 38.5 16.7 24.4
2009 671 41.5 16.2 21.7
2010 683 46.4 14.7 22.5
2011 683 44.4 15.3 21.5
2012 683 40.6 16.7 23.1
2013 710 37.7 18.8 26.1
2014 711 38.8 18.3 31.4
2015 702 35.0 20.0 31.9
2016 736 38.0 19.3 100
2017 754 44.4 16.9 100
2018 789 39.5 19.9 100
2019 810 41.5 19.5 100
2020 833 47.4 17.5 100
2021 800 46.2 17.3 99.6
2022 745 47.8 15.5 99.6
2023 831 47.5 17.4 100

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Greenberg Joseph School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,338 (10.9%) $10,896 (89.1%) $12,234
2020 $1,326 (10.2%) $11,639 (89.8%) $12,964
2021 $2,664 (18.6%) $11,670 (81.4%) $14,335
2022 $7,457 (44.0%) $9,496 (56.0%) $16,953

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Greenberg Joseph School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 210th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 134th of 1534 Elementary schools
 4.9%
Ranks 20th of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 63rd of 893 Middle schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Greenberg Joseph School)64.884.7
 19.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Greenberg Joseph School)67.680.3
 12.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Greenberg Joseph School)7271
 1%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Greenberg Joseph School)90.393.9
 3.6%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Greenberg Joseph School)83.885.2
 1.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (Greenberg Joseph School)78.368.7
 9.6%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Greenberg Joseph School)81.183.1
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (Greenberg Joseph School)73.142.3
 30.8%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Greenberg Joseph School)89.182.4
 6.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (Greenberg Joseph School)63.546.4
 17.1%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Greenberg Joseph School)78.581.5
 3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Greenberg Joseph School)83.466.3
 17.1%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Greenberg Joseph School)9183.7
 7.3%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Greenberg Joseph School)85.790.3
 4.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
All Grades Math (Greenberg Joseph School)72.463.6
 8.8%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Greenberg Joseph School)90.688.6
 2%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Greenberg Joseph School)81.483.8
 2.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students810831
 2.6%
African American9398
 5.4%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian216321
 48.6%
Hispanic6864
 5.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White391336
 14.1%
Two or More Races3811
 71.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Students who attend Greenberg Joseph School usually go on to attend:

High : Washington George High School

Yes. Greenberg Joseph School ranks in the top 8.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Students at Greenberg Joseph School are 40% White, 39% Asian, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 831 students attended Greenberg Joseph School.


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