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Marshall Thurgood

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Marshall Thurgood is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 628 students in grades PK-8. It is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 473 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marshall Thurgood consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with very low performance on PSSA tests - only 7.8% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math compared to 41.7% statewide. The school also has relatively high dropout rates in recent years. Nearly 100% of Marshall Thurgood's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage, and the school's spending per student is lower than the district average.

The challenges faced by Marshall Thurgood are not unique, as nearby schools like Cooke Jay Middle School, Olney Elementary School, and Morrison Andrew J School also perform poorly on academic measures. However, there are a few exceptions, such as Howe Julia Ward School and Logan James School, which perform slightly better, indicating that there may be successful strategies or practices that could be replicated at Marshall Thurgood and other struggling schools.

639

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,864

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5120 N 6th St
Philadelphia, PA 19120-3142

(215) 400-3770

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

Hispanic:

35.5%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Math scores 34 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,394^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

769^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st of 148Elementary Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1394 of 1511	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1419 of 1526	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1492 of 1534	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1410 of 1534	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1311 of 1433	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1480 of 1544	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1478 of 1530	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.8	1510 of 1547	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.8	1517 of 1554	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.0	1443 of 1474	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.0	1391 of 1467	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	1474 of 1519	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	1564 of 1599	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	1536 of 1597	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	1402 of 1579	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	1352 of 1549	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	1496 of 1551	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.7	1529 of 1555	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.8	1519 of 1545	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	1266 of 1299	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.0	1182 of 1308	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.1	1267 of 1302	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	279 of 413	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	288 of 437	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	393 of 437	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	1031 of 1084	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1310 of 1466	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1399 of 1488	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	382 of 429	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	448 of 454	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	416 of 432	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1251 of 1369	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1321 of 1432	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1374 of 1414	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1395 of 1475	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1368 of 1495	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	769 of 873	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	767 of 891	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	799 of 893	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	780 of 883	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	758 of 797	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	828 of 891	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	813 of 861	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	795 of 877	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	764 of 870	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	745 of 835	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	648 of 728	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	684 of 758	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	763 of 834	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.3	751 of 825	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	638 of 805	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	599 of 770	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	653 of 753	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	702 of 749	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.6	684 of 736	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.2	642 of 687	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.4	628 of 663	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.1	618 of 643	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	337 of 393	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	313 of 408	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	365 of 421	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	527 of 643	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	573 of 672	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	630 of 660	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	717 of 835	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	746 of 860	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	242 of 348	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	212 of 362	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	189 of 362	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	735 of 843	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	732 of 877	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	770 of 874	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	772 of 839	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	760 of 870	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-29 vs state

Math8%-34 vs state

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Schools Near Marshall Thurgood

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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
Marshall Thurgood	Public	PK, KG-8	5120 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3770	639	50	12.7	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	372 (58.2%)	227 (35.5%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	8	1394^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.7%		7	1419^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.0%	25	17.0	13.3	9.3	2.3	3.2	4.8	7.8	17.6	24.2	17.0	13.7	13.8	31.2	19.8	$17,864	$6,096	$11,768
Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Public, Charter	K-8	900 West Lindley Avenue	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 669-1450	739	48	15.3	98.2%	7 (0.9%)	627 (84.8%)	52 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	46 (6.2%)	6.2	1450^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.0%		5.5	1451^st of 1526 public elementary schools	4.9%	1	12.3	4.5	2.8	1.3	2.6	0.0	4.1	18.8	10.3	11.4	22.4	15.8	23.5	17.1	$22,107	$2,021	$20,085
Morrison Andrew J School	Public	K-8	5100 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3780	508	36	14.2	102.8%	6 (1.2%)	245 (48.2%)	227 (44.7%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	10.8	1340^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.3%		8.4	1385^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.2%	45	12.5	10.9	14.5	10.6	1.9	6.9	9.4	14.9	8.7	27.3	25.5	14.9	18.6	18.6	$19,996	$7,226	$12,770
Cooke Jay Middle School	Public	K-8	1300 W Louden St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8330	369	42	8.8	107.6%	2 (0.5%)	296 (80.2%)	56 (15.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	6.4	1439^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.1	1465^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.0%	26	13.3	6.1	2.9	4.7	4.9	2.8	5.5	20.0	14.7	2.9	20.9	12.2	8.3	13.3	$27,430	$5,567	$21,863
Olney Elementary School	Public	K-8	5301 N Water St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3790	654	49	13.2	106.1%	4 (0.6%)	270 (41.3%)	300 (45.9%)	67 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	16	1261^st of 1511 public elementary schools	16.5%		12.9	1315^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.8%	54	27.6	22.7	8.9	12.5	3.3	13.6	14.7	26.4	20.3	23.2	39.1	29.0	31.8	28.2	$20,078	$6,431	$13,648
Lowell James R School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 W Nedro Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3740	503	33	15.1	103.8%	6 (1.2%)	309 (61.4%)	114 (22.7%)	44 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	12	1319^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.7%		9.1	1374^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.0%	55	25.3	21.1					23.2	23.1	23.6					23.5	$18,917	$6,286	$12,632
Cayuga School	Public	K-5	4344-4358 N 5th St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3850	360	32	11.2	93.6%	2 (0.6%)	78 (21.7%)	278 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6	1456^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.6%		5.3	1456^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.6%		15.1	12.2	7.0				11.2	9.6	12.2	14.0				12.0	$21,475	$4,097	$17,378
Howe Julia Ward School	Public	K-5	5800 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3650	229	23	9.7	91.7%	1 (0.4%)	181 (79.0%)	34 (14.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	9.4	1367^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.6	1368^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.4%	1	10.5	12.5	29.0				16.5	13.2	17.5	12.9				14.7	$23,884	$6,629	$17,255
Logan James School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Lindley Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3670	264	25	10.6	92.4%	1 (0.4%)	226 (85.6%)	30 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	26.9	1117^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.1%		13.2	1313^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.0%	196	18.8	48.4	31.7				32.7	18.7	41.9	26.8				28.8	$21,614	$4,776	$16,838
Feltonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	238 E Wyoming Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3730	517	34	15.3	96.9%	9 (1.7%)	107 (20.7%)	378 (73.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	7	1419^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.1%		5.2	1463^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	4.1%	44	16.9	16.1	9.8				14.2	16.3	14.0	11.2				13.8	$19,635	$6,789	$12,846

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall Thurgood

Is Marshall Thurgood a good school?

Marshall Thurgood ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Marshall Thurgood?

Students at Marshall Thurgood are 58% African American, 36% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Marshall Thurgood in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Marshall Thurgood?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Marshall Thurgood.

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