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Washington Martha School

Public Grades K-8

1301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Washington Martha School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving grades KG-8 with 222 students. 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. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Martha School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.7% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In ELA, 23.3% of students were proficient or better, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years. Despite the high per-student spending of $23,780 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.5 students per teacher, the school continues to struggle academically.

The nearby schools, such as Blankenburg Rudolph School, Lea Henry C School, and Penn Alexander School, also perform poorly compared to the state average, but generally outperform Washington Martha School. Penn Alexander School, a public charter school, stands out as a high-performing school, with 89% of students proficient or better in Math and 89.9% in ELA in the 2024-2025 school year.

204

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,785

Per pupil spending ?

108.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

766 N 44th St
Philadelphia, PA 19104-1362

(215) 400-7770

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Washington Martha School usually attend:

High:

West Philadelphia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.3%

Hispanic:

4.9%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Math scores 35 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,301^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

718^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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	13.0	1301 of 1511	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1311 of 1526	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1354 of 1534	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1337 of 1534	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1284 of 1544	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1285 of 1530	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	1385 of 1547	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	1341 of 1554	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	1357 of 1474	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	1410 of 1467	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	1480 of 1519	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	1552 of 1599	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.5	1496 of 1597	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	1426 of 1579	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	34.4	1227 of 1549	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.7	1429 of 1551	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	1377 of 1555	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	1480 of 1545	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.2	1228 of 1299	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.4	1206 of 1308	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	1250 of 1302	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	175 of 413	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	208 of 437	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	253 of 437	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	1088 of 1488	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1127 of 1369	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1208 of 1432	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1146 of 1414	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	718 of 873	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	717 of 891	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	798 of 893	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	785 of 883	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	649 of 797	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	715 of 891	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	782 of 861	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	793 of 877	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	788 of 870	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	768 of 835	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.2	681 of 728	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	702 of 758	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	708 of 834	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	731 of 825	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	680 of 805	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	687 of 770	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	731 of 753	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.1	679 of 749	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	599 of 736	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	633 of 687	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.1	568 of 663	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	621 of 643	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	209 of 393	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	215 of 408	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	303 of 421	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	686 of 843	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	679 of 877	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	765 of 874	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)47th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-25 vs state

Math7%-35 vs state

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Schools Near Washington Martha School

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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
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
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
Rhoads James School	Public	K-8	4901 Parrish St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7680	421	44	9.6	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	400 (95.0%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	1349^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.7%		4.7	1478^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	129	19.6	25.0	16.7	0.0	4.0	0.0	10.3	21.6	13.8	16.3	22.9	4.0	10.5	16.0	$27,127	$6,264	$20,863
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
Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4601 Girard Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 295-5700	692	29	23.8	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	671 (97.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	7.5	1407^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1445^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.3%	38	22.6	12.0	5.3	8.2	2.6	10.1	10.2	21.3	11.8	8.0	17.6	26.6	38.0	20.7	$21,497	$6,911	$14,586
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
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Parkside	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 879-8182	626	36	17.3	99.2%	2 (0.3%)	601 (96.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	8.7	1378^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.8%		11.5	1338^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.3%	40	14.9	22.9	0.0	10.6	8.0	4.8	10.3	20.9	18.3	7.1	21.2	30.7	46.9	23.9	$11,525	$4,050	$7,475
Lea Henry C School	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Locust St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7660	503	38	13.0	96.2%	58 (11.5%)	283 (56.3%)	36 (7.2%)	91 (18.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.4%)	33.5	1042^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.0%		19.5	1227^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.6%	185	36.5	44.2	13.1	25.0	10.0	17.6	25.6	48.4	48.9	15.5	42.9	32.5	40.7	38.6	$18,865	$6,079	$12,786
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Martha School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Martha School?

Students at Washington Martha School are 87% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Washington Martha School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Washington Martha School.

What district is Washington Martha School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Washington Martha School a good school?

Washington Martha School ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Washington Martha School attend?

Students who attend Washington Martha School usually go on to attend:

High : West Philadelphia High School

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