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McMichael Morton School

Q: Is McMichael Morton School a good school?

McMichael Morton School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend McMichael Morton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended McMichael Morton School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McMichael Morton School?

Students at McMichael Morton School are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of McMichael Morton School attend?

Students who attend McMichael Morton School usually go on to attend: High : West Philadelphia High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

McMichael Morton School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 280 students. 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.

McMichael Morton School consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates on the PSSA exams are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 5% of students were proficient in Math and 13% were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5% respectively. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5% in recent years, which is concerning compared to the state average. Despite spending significantly more per student ($24,942 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, this does not translate to improved academic outcomes.

When comparing McMichael Morton School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Powel Samuel School, there are stark differences in academic performance. Powel Samuel School, located just 0.58 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math (67.2%) and English Language Arts (68.1%) in 2024-2025, outperforming the state and district averages. Additionally, several charter schools within a 1-mile radius of McMichael Morton School, such as Inquiry Charter School and KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School, generally outperform McMichael Morton School in academic proficiency, despite serving similar student populations.

285

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,710

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3543 Fairmount Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104-1506

(215) 400-7750

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend McMichael Morton School usually attend:

High:

West Philadelphia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.3%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Math scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,458^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

837^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

127^th 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	5.8	1458 of 1511	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1472 of 1526	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1482 of 1534	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1448 of 1534	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1452 of 1544	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1425 of 1530	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	1451 of 1547	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.8	1516 of 1554	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.3	1461 of 1474	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.7	1456 of 1467	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.4	1511 of 1519	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.6	1591 of 1599	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.3	1595 of 1597	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	1549 of 1579	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.3	1477 of 1549	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	1514 of 1551	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	1506 of 1555	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.3	1485 of 1545	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.0	1273 of 1299	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1295 of 1308	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.7	1284 of 1302	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	379 of 413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	411 of 437	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	386 of 437	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1428 of 1466	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1433 of 1488	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1304 of 1369	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1367 of 1432	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1362 of 1414	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1381 of 1475	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1422 of 1495	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	837 of 873	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	866 of 891	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	870 of 893	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	869 of 883	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	781 of 891	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	804 of 861	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	842 of 877	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.3	866 of 870	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.3	800 of 835	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.0	711 of 728	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.8	747 of 758	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.6	823 of 834	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	738 of 825	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	708 of 805	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	724 of 770	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	727 of 753	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.2	725 of 749	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.2	712 of 736	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.7	627 of 687	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.4	597 of 663	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	5.5	597 of 643	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	358 of 393	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	376 of 408	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	379 of 421	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	13.3	667 of 672	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	643 of 660	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	5.0	848 of 860	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	803 of 843	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	860 of 877	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	844 of 874	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	839 of 839	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	838 of 870	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)8th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-36 vs state

Math5%-37 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 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
McMichael Morton School	Public	PK, KG-8	3543 Fairmount Ave	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7750	285	28	10.1	98.2%	2 (0.7%)	266 (93.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	5.8	1458^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.5%		4.8	1472^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	3.5%	14	4.5	18.1	0.0	4.5	0.0	4.0	5.0	13.6	18.2	10.0	9.1	11.8	16.0	13.0	$23,710	$5,244	$18,466
Powel Samuel School	Public	K-4	3610 Warren St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7740	324	22	15.0	95.1%	92 (28.4%)	183 (56.5%)	19 (5.9%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	78.4	312^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.4%		66.7	558^th of 1526 public elementary schools	63.4%	246	73.8	59.2					67.2	76.9	57.4					68.1	$20,552	$7,060	$13,492
Washington Martha School	Public	K-8	766 N 44th St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7770	204	27	7.6	108.8%	7 (3.4%)	178 (87.3%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	13	1301^st of 1511 public elementary schools	13.9%		13.4	1311^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.1%	10	0.0	0.0	20.0	13.3	5.3	0.0	6.7	30.8	18.2	20.0	28.6	36.9	5.6	23.3	$24,785	$5,610	$19,174
Locke Alain School	Public	K-8	4550 Haverford Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7670	264	27	9.8	98.9%	7 (2.7%)	202 (76.5%)	20 (7.6%)	25 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	6.6	1433^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.2%		6.6	1425^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	11.5	9.6	8.3	8.7	18.1	5.6	10.5	15.4	14.3	8.4	17.4	27.2	16.7	16.4	$76,228	$59,635	$16,593
Morris Robert School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 W Thompson St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7320	215	15	14.3	93.0%	8 (3.7%)	181 (84.2%)	22 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	14.9	1276^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.6%		20.5	1211^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.6%	65	50.0	25.0	5.8	4.8	5.9	0.0	14.5	38.9	25.0	12.1	9.6	23.5	5.9	18.5	$24,051	$5,964	$18,087
Inquiry Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1301 Belmont Avenue	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Inquiry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-5541	272	18	15.1	74.6%	5 (1.8%)	231 (84.9%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	24.9	1141^st of 1511 public elementary schools	24.5%		21.6	1195^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.7%	54	48.9	27.9	2.8				27.9	44.2	35.7	5.6				29.8	$25,589	$10,179	$15,410
Bache-Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2201 Brown St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7550	614	58	10.6	92.3%	243 (39.6%)	236 (38.4%)	82 (13.4%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)	52.9	780^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.4%		44.7	948^th of 1526 public elementary schools	37.9%	168	45.6	54.2	40.0	36.9	38.8	36.8	43.8	47.3	52.8	45.0	50.0	52.8	60.5	51.3	$20,301	$6,644	$13,658
Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	595	36	16.3	98.2%	276 (46.4%)	71 (11.9%)	33 (5.5%)	151 (25.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.1%)	97.2	6^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.9	7^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	94.5	88.4	83.9	86.2	81.2	100.0	89.0	93.0	84.3	90.3	84.5	90.6	98.0	89.9	$17,834	$5,561	$12,273
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	4601 Market St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(267) 417-3070	398	27	14.7	75.9%	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.9%)	18 (4.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								(n/a)	29.9						29.9	23.9						23.9	$16,136	$1,853	$14,284
Blankenburg Rudolph School	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 W Girard Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7280	278	31	9.0	92.4%	7 (2.5%)	252 (90.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	5	1483^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.9%		5.5	1450^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.0%	33	4.8	10.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.2	9.5	16.7	4.5	17.3	8.6	29.4	15.1	$24,612	$9,064	$15,548

Frequently Asked Questions about McMichael Morton School

What schools do graduates of McMichael Morton School attend?

Students who attend McMichael Morton School usually go on to attend:

High : West Philadelphia High School

What is the racial makeup of McMichael Morton School?

Students at McMichael Morton School are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend McMichael Morton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended McMichael Morton School.

Is McMichael Morton School a good school?

McMichael Morton School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is McMichael Morton School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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