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Bache-Martin School

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Bache-Martin School ranks 780 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Bache-Martin School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Philadelphia City School District, with 567 students enrolled. Despite being one of the larger schools in the area, Bache-Martin has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools, receiving 1-2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

However, Bache-Martin students outperform the district average on PSSA tests in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 43.8% of Bache-Martin students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to just 25% for the district. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0-5.5% in recent years, while the district average is around 1.4%. Interestingly, Bache-Martin spends significantly more per student than the district average, ranging from $17,285 to $21,370 per student in recent years, compared to the district average of around $19,000-$20,000.

While Bache-Martin outperforms nearby traditional public schools like Meade Gen George C, Kelley William D, and Spring Garden, it lags behind the performance of nearby charter schools like People for People, Alliance for Progress, and Russell Byers, which tend to have higher proficiency rates on PSSA tests. Despite its higher spending, Bache-Martin's academic outcomes are only modestly better than the district, raising questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of the school's resource allocation.

614

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,301

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Brown St
Philadelphia, PA 19130-1905

(215) 400-7550

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Bache-Martin School usually attend:

High:

Franklin Benjamin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.6%

African American:

38.4%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Philadelphia City School District

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

780^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

249^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 56 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	52.9	780 of 1511	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	948 of 1526	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	915 of 1534	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1063 of 1534	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.1	490 of 1433	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.5	1264 of 1544	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1325 of 1530	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1328 of 1547	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	1335 of 1554	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	1246 of 1474	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.3	1308 of 1467	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	1387 of 1519	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	1411 of 1599	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	1356 of 1597	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	1418 of 1579	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	1382 of 1549	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.9	1440 of 1551	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	1369 of 1555	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	1375 of 1545	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	1197 of 1299	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	1226 of 1308	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.1	1265 of 1302	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	205 of 413	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	255 of 437	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	254 of 437	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	640 of 1030	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	812 of 1084	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	784 of 1043	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	790 of 1466	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	875 of 1488	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1167 of 1369	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1184 of 1432	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1130 of 1414	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	750 of 1475	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	980 of 1495	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	186 of 1201	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	258 of 1229	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	94 of 1236	92.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	249 of 873	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	37.5	580 of 891	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	612 of 893	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.0	737 of 883	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	764 of 891	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	773 of 861	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	780 of 877	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	798 of 870	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	707 of 835	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	649 of 728	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	691 of 758	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	752 of 834	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	740 of 825	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	677 of 805	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	679 of 770	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.3	669 of 753	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	682 of 749	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	674 of 736	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.8	622 of 687	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.7	602 of 663	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.2	579 of 643	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	144 of 393	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.1	283 of 408	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	256 of 421	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	280 of 672	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.4	539 of 660	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	352 of 835	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	577 of 860	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	516 of 843	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	667 of 877	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	677 of 874	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	189 of 839	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	40.4	536 of 870	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	16 of 649	97.5%	★★★★★

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

White (2025)85th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)98th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2024)58th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+3 vs state

Math44%~ state avg

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by a parent
Monday, September 12, 2016

The teacher's and principle of this school don't take there time out with the kids my son went there he hated it the staff has there picks on who they want to help I experience some things from them i pulled my son out of the school Close Quote

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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
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
Waring Laura W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1801 Green St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7560	196	18	11.1	108.2%	29 (14.8%)	134 (68.4%)	22 (11.2%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	19.6	1208^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.1%		17.8	1248^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.2%	40	38.5	11.8	14.3	5.6	5.6	14.2	13.9	38.5	23.5	38.1	27.8	22.2	20.0	28.4	$25,611	$6,282	$19,328
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
People for People Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	800 North Broad Street	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	People for People Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 763-7060	573	31	18.1	102.4%	2 (0.3%)	551 (96.2%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	9.9	1354^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.4%		4.2	1492^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.2%	138	30.0	18.0	7.7	1.8	7.2	5.6	11.8	26.7	20.4	9.4	16.4	16.1	11.1	16.8	$19,305	$4,681	$14,624
Meade Gen George C School	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 N 18th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7310	314	29	10.9	88.9%	12 (3.8%)	274 (87.3%)	21 (6.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.9	1424^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.8%		3.2	1516^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.7%	92	17.2	8.7	6.7	4.0	4.2	5.6	8.1	27.2	4.3	6.8	12.0	20.8	13.9	14.7	$21,242	$5,930	$15,312
Kelley William D School	Public	PK, KG-8	1601 N 28th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7370	211	26	7.9	107.6%	1 (0.5%)	191 (90.5%)	15 (7.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	1404^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.1%		4.3	1489^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.4%	85	10.6	26.3	17.6	0.0	21.4	6.3	13.5	15.0	5.3	17.6	0.0	64.3	37.6	21.0	$22,900	$8,887	$14,013
Alliance for Progress Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1821-39 Cecil B Moore Avenue	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Alliance for Progress Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-4892	618	36	17.1	101.3%	1 (0.2%)	585 (94.7%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1499^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.3	1513^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	14	7.1	7.6	4.6	0.0	4.3	4.4	4.8	10.1	4.7	5.9	8.1	10.0	22.2	9.5	$19,298	$3,860	$15,438
Russell Byers Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1911 Arch St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Russell Byers Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 972-1700	686	41	16.7	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	639 (93.1%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	11	1336^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.3	1371^st of 1526 public elementary schools	10.2%	35	31.1	18.5	5.9	6.7	2.6	8.7	12.2	27.4	17.7	11.8	22.7	25.0	26.0	22.0	$19,160	$5,959	$13,200
Spring Garden School	Public	K-8	1146 Mellon St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7610	235	19	12.4	108.1%	5 (2.1%)	112 (47.7%)	111 (47.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	6.7	1427^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.6%		5.2	1462^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	4.2%	35	15.8	6.6	0.0	6.2	0.0	3.0	5.1	10.5	20.0	0.0	21.9	21.7	9.1	14.2	$21,062	$6,833	$14,229
Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 West Norris St.	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 443-0673	528	33	16.0	99.4%	5 (0.9%)	477 (90.3%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	7.6	1406^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1442^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	5.5%	36	24.5	11.2	3.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	9.2	6.4	5.3	5.0	34.7	9.5	20.8	13.3	$21,443	$6,987	$14,456

Frequently Asked Questions about Bache-Martin School

What schools do graduates of Bache-Martin School attend?

Students who attend Bache-Martin School usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Benjamin High School

How many students attend Bache-Martin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Bache-Martin School.

What district is Bache-Martin School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Bache-Martin School?

Students at Bache-Martin School are 40% White, 38% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Bache-Martin School a good school?

Bache-Martin School ranks 780^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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