Best Elementary Schools in Philadelphia, PA (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

192

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Philadelphia, PA rankings: High Schools · Elementary Schools

Philadelphia, PA elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Penn Alexander Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	89%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	579
#2	A+	Meredith William M Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	87%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	516
#3	A+	Greenfield Albert M Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	81%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	683
#4	A	Mccall Gen George A Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	77%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	628
#5	A	Greenberg Joseph Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	71%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	831
#6	A	Jenks Abram Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	71%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	241
#7	A-	Powel Samuel Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	68%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	290
#8	B+	Adaire Alexander Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	64%	62%	Meets Expectations	394
#9	B+	Folk Arts Cultural Treasures (Charter)	Philadelphia	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CS	64%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	487
#10	B+	Fanny Jackson Coppin Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	62%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	520
#11	B	Hackett Horatio B Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	59%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	411
#12	B	Cook Wissahickon Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	58%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	442
#13	B-	Frank Anne Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	56%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	1,347
#14	B-	Henry Charles W Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	56%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	489
#15	B-	Green Woods (Charter)	Philadelphia	Green Woods CS	55%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	688
#16	B-	Christopher Columbus (Charter)	Philadelphia	Christopher Columbus CS	53%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	862
#17	C+	John Story Jenks Academy For The Arts An (Magnet)	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	52%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	422
#18	C+	Loesche William H Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	52%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,012
#19	C+	Dobson James Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	50%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	241
#20	C+	Arthur Chester A Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	49%	46%	Meets Expectations	307
#21	C	Bache Martin Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	48%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	530
#22	C	Comly Watson Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	47%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	565
#23	C	Fox Chase Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	46%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	447
#24	C	Independence (Charter)	Philadelphia	Independence CS	46%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	781
#25	C	Nebinger George W Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	46%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	405
#26	C	Universal Creighton (Charter)	Philadelphia	Universal Creighton CS	46%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	713
#27	C	Decatur Stephen Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	889
#28	C	Shawmont Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	44%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	409
#29	C	Stanton Edwin M Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	44%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	322
#30	C-	John Hancock Demonstration Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	43%	40%	Meets Expectations	689
#31	C-	Moffet John Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	43%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	250
#32	C-	Fell D Newlin Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	42%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	486
#33	C-	Vare Washington El Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	41%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	339
#34	C-	Mifflin Thomas Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	40%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	363
#35	C-	Houston Henry E Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	39%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	365
#36	C-	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School (Charter)	Philadelphia	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	38%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	955
#37	D+	Harambee Institute Of Science And Techno (Charter)	Philadelphia	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	38%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	593
#38	D+	Keystone Academy (Charter)	Philadelphia	Keystone Academy CS	38%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	666
#39	D+	Lingelbach Anna L Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	37%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	301
#40	D+	Moore J Hampton Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	37%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,134
#41	D+	Kirkbride Eliza B Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	36%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	509
#42	D+	Pollock Robert B Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	35%	32%	Meets Expectations	685
#43	D+	Taggart John H Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	34%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	538
#44	D+	Holme Thomas Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	33%	32%	Meets Expectations	813
#45	D+	Rhawnhurst Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	623
#46	D+	Bridesburg Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	32%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	597
#47	D+	Farrell Louis H Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	32%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,102
#48	D+	Lea Henry C Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	475
#49	D+	Richmond Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	32%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	362
#50	D+	Sharswood George Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	356
#51	D+	Mayfair Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,682
#52	D	Eugenio Maria De Hostos (Charter)	Philadelphia	Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS	31%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	507
#53	D	Girard Stephen Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	31%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	293
#54	D	Logan James Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	31%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	255
#55	D	Southwark Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	920
#56	D	Ad Prima (Charter)	Philadelphia	Ad Prima CS	29%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	582
#57	D	Catharine Joseph Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	29%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	440
#58	D	Inquiry (Charter)	Philadelphia	Inquiry CS	29%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	268
#59	D	Mastery Cs Harrity Campus (Charter)	Philadelphia	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	29%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	813
#60	D	Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	28%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	821
#61	D	Northeast Community Propel Academy	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	28%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,731
#62	D	Childs George W Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	27%	27%	Meets Expectations	425
#63	D	Crossan Kennedy C Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	27%	25%	Meets Expectations	314
#64	D	Kipp Philadelphia Octavius Catto Cs (Charter)	Philadelphia		27%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	199
#65	D	Mastery Cs Smedley Campus (Charter)	Philadelphia	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	26%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	753
#66	D	Patterson John M Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	26%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	404
#67	D	Universal Alcorn (Charter)	Philadelphia	Universal Alcorn CS	26%	22%	Meets Expectations	461
#68	D	Key Francis Scott Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	376
#69	D	Mastery Cs John Wister Elementary (Charter)	Philadelphia	Mastery CS John Wister Elementary	25%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	513
#70	D	Mastery Prep Elementary (Charter)	Philadelphia	Mastery Prep Elementary CS	25%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	549
#71	D	Overbrook Edu Ctr	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	25%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	266
#72	D	West Oak Lane (Charter)	Philadelphia	West Oak Lane CS	25%	24%	Meets Expectations	950
#73	D	Antonia Pantoja Community (Charter)	Philadelphia	Antonia Pantoja Community CS	24%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	699
#74	D	Juniata Park Academy	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	24%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	872
#75	D	Mastery Cs Cleveland Elementary (Charter)	Philadelphia	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	24%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	704
#76	D	Mastery Cs Mann Campus (Charter)	Philadelphia	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	24%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	532
#77	D	Penrose Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	24%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	403
#78	D	People For People (Charter)	Philadelphia	People for People CS	14%	14%	Meets Expectations	528
#79	D-	Emlen Eleanor C Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	24%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	319
#80	D-	Brown Henry A Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	23%	25%	Meets Expectations	313
#81	D-	Lawton Henry W Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	23%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	605
#82	D-	Lowell James R Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	23%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	530
#83	D-	Ellwood Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	22%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	298
#84	D-	Mastery Cs Clymer Elementary (Charter)	Philadelphia	Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary	22%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	448
#85	D-	Pennell Joseph Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	22%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	311
#86	D-	Ziegler William H Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	22%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	492
#87	D-	Bregy F Amedee Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	21%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	248
#88	D-	Brown Joseph H Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	21%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	383
#89	D-	Finletter Thomas K Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	21%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	616
#90	D-	Franklin S Edmonds Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	476
#91	D-	Kearny Gen Philip Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	194
#92	D-	Olney El Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	21%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	717
#93	D-	Waring Laura W Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	21%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	197
#94	D-	Mastery Cs Francis D Pastorius Elementa (Charter)	Philadelphia	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	20%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	658
#95	D-	Mccloskey John F Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	20%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	250
#96	D-	Samuel Gompers Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	20%	21%	Meets Expectations	251
#97	D-	Solis Cohen Solomon Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	1,250
#98	D-	Webster Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	20%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	515
#99	D-	Northwood Academy (Charter)	Philadelphia	Northwood Academy CS	19%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	760
#100	D-	Spruance Gilbert Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	19%	21%	Meets Expectations	1,275
#101	D-	Forrest Edwin Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	18%	18%	Meets Expectations	799
#102	D-	Rowen William Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	18%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	326
#103	D-	Sheppard Isaac Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	18%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	140
#104	D-	Wissahickon (Charter)	Philadelphia	Wissahickon CS	18%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	943
#105	D-	Day Anna B Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	17%	17%	Meets Expectations	394
#106	D-	Discovery (Charter)	Philadelphia	Discovery CS	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	622
#107	D-	Independence Cs West (Charter)	Philadelphia	Independence CS West	17%	15%	Meets Expectations	833
#108	D-	Kelley William D Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	17%	14%	Meets Expectations	228
#109	D-	Overbrook Elementary School	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	17%	14%	Meets Expectations	202
#110	D-	Russell Byers (Charter)	Philadelphia	Russell Byers CS	17%	15%	Meets Expectations	701
#111	D-	Southwest Leadership Academy (Charter)	Philadelphia	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	17%	14%	Meets Expectations	619
#112	D-	Allen Ethan Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	16%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	920
#113	D-	Bryant William C Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	16%	13%	Meets Expectations	358
#114	D-	Fitler Academics Plus	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	16%	12%	Meets Expectations	162
#115	D-	Hamilton Andrew Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	16%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	346
#116	D-	Hopkinson Francis Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	16%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	602
#117	D-	Howe Julia Ward Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	16%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	206
#118	D-	Morris Robert Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	16%	19%	Meets Expectations	159
#119	D-	Philadelphia Hebrew Public (Charter)	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS	16%	12%	Meets Expectations	418
#120	D-	Dunbar Paul L Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	15%	14%	Meets Expectations	239
#121	D-	Franklin Benjamin Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	602
#122	D-	Global Leadership Academy (Charter)	Philadelphia	Global Leadership Academy CS	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	636
#123	D-	Kipp Philadelphia (Charter)	Philadelphia	KIPP Philadelphia CS	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	838
#124	D-	Sullivan James J Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	15%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	408
#125	F	Kelly John B Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	336
#126	F	Kipp West Philadelphia (Charter)	Philadelphia	KIPP West Philadelphia CS	15%	17%	Meets Expectations	805
#127	F	Washington Martha Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	223
#128	F	Comegys Benjamin B Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	14%	14%	Meets Expectations	320
#129	F	Duckrey Tanner Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	14%	10%	Meets Expectations	436
#130	F	Feltonville Intermediate School	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	14%	13%	Meets Expectations	525
#131	F	Harrington Avery D Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	14%	14%	Meets Expectations	340
#132	F	Marshall Thurgood	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	14%	15%	Meets Expectations	619
#133	F	Morrison Andrew J Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	14%	14%	Meets Expectations	526
#134	F	Morton Thomas G Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	14%	11%	Meets Expectations	365
#135	F	Philadelphia Montessori (Charter)	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Montessori CS	14%	12%	Meets Expectations	236
#136	F	Welsh John Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	14%	11%	Meets Expectations	253
#137	F	Bethune Mary Mcleod Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	13%	9%	Meets Expectations	478
#138	F	Gloria Casarez El Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	13%	9%	Meets Expectations	461
#139	F	Hunter William H Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	13%	12%	Meets Expectations	438
#140	F	Locke Alain Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	13%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	282
#141	F	Ludlow James R Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	13%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	202
#142	F	Marshall John Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	13%	10%	Meets Expectations	245
#143	F	Rhoads James Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	13%	14%	Meets Expectations	420
#144	F	West Phila Achievement Ces (Charter)	Philadelphia	West Phila. Achievement CES	13%	14%	Meets Expectations	637
#145	F	Willard Frances E Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	13%	12%	Meets Expectations	444
#146	F	Anderson Add B Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	12%	13%	Meets Expectations	401
#147	F	Cayuga School	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	12%	9%	Meets Expectations	333
#148	F	Deburgos Bilingual Magnet MS (Magnet)	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	628
#149	F	Deep Roots (Charter)	Philadelphia	Deep Roots CS	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	284
#150	F	Disston Hamilton Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	12%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	713
#151	F	Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	12%	12%	Meets Expectations	232
#152	F	Prince Hall	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	12%	12%	Meets Expectations	413
#153	F	Samuel Pennypacker Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	12%	14%	Meets Expectations	348
#154	F	The Philadelphia Cs For Arts And Science (Charter)	Philadelphia	The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	985
#155	F	Cramp William Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	11%	11%	Meets Expectations	372
#156	F	Frederick Douglass Mastery (Charter)	Philadelphia	Frederick Douglass Mastery CS	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	581
#157	F	Global Leadership Academy (Charter)	Philadelphia	Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey	11%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	532
#158	F	Lindley Academy (Charter)	Philadelphia	Lindley Academy CS at Birney	11%	12%	Meets Expectations	710
#159	F	Meade Gen George C Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	11%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	296
#160	F	Munoz Marin Luis	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	11%	11%	Meets Expectations	520
#161	F	Pan American Academy (Charter)	Philadelphia	Pan American Academy CS	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	739
#162	F	Steel Edward Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	11%	10%	Meets Expectations	331
#163	F	Taylor Bayard Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	11%	9%	Meets Expectations	384
#164	F	Carnell Laura H Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	10%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	707
#165	F	Spring Garden Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	10%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	239
#166	F	Wright Richard R Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	10%	8%	Meets Expectations	276
#167	F	Allen Dr Ethel Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	349
#168	F	Barry Comm John Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	527
#169	F	Blankenburg Rudolph Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	244
#170	F	Cooke Jay MS	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	12%	Meets Expectations	369
#171	F	Dick William Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	356
#172	F	Gideon Edward Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	217
#173	F	Mcmichael Morton Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	294
#174	F	Potter Thomas Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	405
#175	F	Roosevelt Theodore MS	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	449
#176	F	Stearne Allen M Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	380
#177	F	Hartranft John F Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	299
#178	F	Heston Edward Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	8%	9%	Meets Expectations	374
#179	F	Kipp North Philadelphia (Charter)	Philadelphia	KIPP North Philadelphia CS	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	588
#180	F	Laboratory Cs (Charter)	Philadelphia		8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	491
#181	F	Mcdaniel Delaplaine Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	8%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	224
#182	F	Mitchell El Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	8%	9%	Meets Expectations	337
#183	F	Alliance For Progress (Charter)	Philadelphia	Alliance for Progress CS	7%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	557
#184	F	Blaine James G Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	7%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	341
#185	F	Elkin Lewis Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	7%	10%	Meets Expectations	539
#186	F	Kenderton El Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	7%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	354
#187	F	Longstreth William C Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	7%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	271
#188	F	Mckinley William Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	7%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	355
#189	F	Lamberton Robert E Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	6%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	310
#190	F	Rhodes E Washington Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	6%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	396
#191	F	Mcclure Alexander K Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	5%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	509
#192	F	Peirce Thomas M Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	5%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	242

How Philadelphia, PA's elementary schools compare

A: 7B: 9C: 20D: 88F: 68

8% of the 192 ranked elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA earn an A or B (7 A grades, 9 B, 20 C, 88 D, 68 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 157 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (82% here, 70% nationally), and 75 exceed it. On average 25% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 21% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Powel Samuel Sch (68% against 31%, A-), Universal Creighton (46% against 16%, C), Penn Alexander Sch (89% against 60%, A+), Logan James Sch (31% against 8%, D), Meredith William M Sch (87% against 65%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 48): Philadelphia City SD (40).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Northeast Community Propel Academy (1,731 students, D, #61), Mayfair Sch (1,682 students, D+, #51), Frank Anne Sch (1,347 students, B-, #13).

Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 4 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA that are not ranked

2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (2)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Barton Clara Sch, Philadelphia
Bluford Cs, Philadelphia

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA, as grouped on its schools page; the Pennsylvania ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA

What is the best elementary school in Philadelphia, PA?

Penn Alexander Sch in Philadelphia ranks first among the 192 ranked elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 89% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.

How are elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Philadelphia, PA have?

SchoolGrade grades 194 public elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA; 192 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.