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Washington Grover Junior School

Public Grades 5-8

830^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Washington Grover Junior School is a public middle school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 428 students in grades 5-8. The school 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.

Academically, Washington Grover Junior School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania middle schools, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.9% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 20-40% of Pennsylvania middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Philadelphia City School District, such as AMY at Martin, John B Stetson Middle School, and Harding Warren G Middle School, also perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Pennsylvania middle schools. In contrast, Elkins Park School, which is outside the Philadelphia district in the Cheltenham School District, performs significantly better, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts that are well above the state averages. While Washington Grover Junior School has seen an increase in per-student spending, the school's high dropout rates and fluctuating student-teacher ratios suggest that more targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the challenges facing the school and its students.

400

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,527

Per pupil spending ?

107%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 E Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120-2514

(215) 400-3820

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Washington Grover Junior School usually attend:

High:

Fels Samuel High School

Feeder schools for Washington Grover Junior School:

Elementary:

Lowell James R School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.0%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Asian:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 38 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

830^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	830 of 873	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	784 of 891	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	814 of 893	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	697 of 883	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	777 of 891	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	726 of 861	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	734 of 877	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	693 of 870	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	664 of 835	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.6	669 of 728	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	686 of 758	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	697 of 834	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	700 of 825	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	667 of 805	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	640 of 770	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	633 of 753	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	655 of 749	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	641 of 736	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	615 of 687	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.9	588 of 663	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	4.8	600 of 643	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	344 of 393	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	290 of 408	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	356 of 421	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	1.7	143 of 145	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	141 of 144	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	560 of 643	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	645 of 672	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	647 of 660	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	83 of 145	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.9	19 of 150	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	60 of 143	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	791 of 835	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	761 of 860	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	336 of 348	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	316 of 362	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	333 of 362	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	810 of 843	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	771 of 877	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	806 of 874	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	806 of 839	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	783 of 870	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+38 vs school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-35 vs state

Math4%-38 vs state

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Washington Grover Junior School	Public	5-8	201 E Olney Avenue	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3820	400	28	14.1	107.0%	4 (1.0%)	272 (68.0%)	70 (17.5%)	44 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	7.7	830^th of 873 public middle schools	4.9%		10.7	784^th of 891 public middle schools	12.0%	46	9.4	0.0	2.1	5.2	3.9	11.0	14.3	10.1	19.1	13.6	$37,527	$24,528	$12,999
Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	210 E. Courtland St.	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3810	543	36	15.0	102.0%	14 (2.6%)	121 (22.3%)	376 (69.2%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	13.4	749^th of 873 public middle schools	14.2%		9.8	799^th of 891 public middle schools	10.3%	50		1.4	14.2	8.2	8.2		13.0	23.0	23.0	20.0	$21,620	$7,372	$14,248
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 W Chelten Ave	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3560	296	21	14.0	102.0%	5 (1.7%)	262 (88.5%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	6.9	847^th of 873 public middle schools	3.0%		5.5	872^nd of 891 public middle schools	2.1%	25		0.0	0.0	2.8	1.2		17.8	8.0	14.7	13.7	$25,284	$9,308	$15,976
Clemente Roberto Middle School	Public	6-8	122 W Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3930	259	24	10.9	78.4%	1 (0.4%)	97 (37.5%)	158 (61.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5.1	871^st of 873 public middle schools	0.2%		4.8	879^th of 891 public middle schools	1.3%	8		0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5		8.1	7.5	6.0	7.2	$103,717	$82,529	$21,188
Elkins Park School	Public	5-6	8149 New Second St	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 881-4941	569	52	10.9	53.8%	139 (24.4%)	314 (55.2%)	46 (8.1%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.7%)								(n/a)	39.7	54.0			46.5	43.4	51.9			47.5	$27,541	$1,230	$26,311
John B Stetson Middle School	Public	5-8	3200 B St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-4000	560	38	14.5	99.1%	6 (1.1%)	108 (19.3%)	429 (76.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	8	824^th of 873 public middle schools	5.6%		5.5	873^rd of 891 public middle schools	2.0%	49	2.0	2.2	3.3	3.9	2.9	2.0	17.8	14.5	13.4	12.5	$20,009	$4,306	$15,703
Harding Warren G Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Wakeling St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3990	570	46	12.5	105.8%	32 (5.6%)	275 (48.2%)	237 (41.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	7.8	828^th of 873 public middle schools	5.2%		7.2	845^th of 891 public middle schools	5.2%	17		2.4	1.3	2.6	2.1		9.5	17.2	18.4	15.4	$22,000	$7,900	$14,100
Castor Gardens Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Cottman Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3190	1,318	78	16.8	96.3%	151 (11.5%)	309 (23.4%)	558 (42.3%)	262 (19.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.7%)	27.4	619^th of 873 public middle schools	29.1%		22.7	668^th of 891 public middle schools	25.0%	49		21.9	13.5	21.3	18.8		34.6	24.6	34.6	31.1	$17,953	$6,347	$11,606
Conwell Russell Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	1849 E Clearfield St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7210	119	11	11.1	106.7%	8 (6.7%)	30 (25.2%)	77 (64.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	15.9	713^th of 873 public middle schools	18.3%		40.4	552^nd of 891 public middle schools	38.0%	161	8.7	3.8	10.0	9.4	8.1	13.0	26.9	23.3	28.2	23.4	$40,603	$21,382	$19,221
Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Public, Charter	5-8	2950 Memphis Street	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4709	493	37	13.3	110.3%	32 (6.5%)	154 (31.2%)	285 (57.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	9.2	800^th of 873 public middle schools	8.4%		6.8	856^th of 891 public middle schools	3.9%	56	7.0	2.9	3.9	5.6	4.6	4.7	17.7	15.2	17.9	15.7	$21,426	$6,163	$15,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Grover Junior School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Grover Junior School?

Students at Washington Grover Junior School are 68% African American, 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Washington Grover Junior School a good school?

Washington Grover Junior School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Washington Grover Junior School attend?

Students who attend Washington Grover Junior School usually go on to attend Fels Samuel High School

What district is Washington Grover Junior School in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Washington Grover Junior School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Washington Grover Junior School.

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