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Childs George W School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Childs George W School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Philadelphia City School District, with 443 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 15% of Childs George W School over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Childs George W School significantly underperforms compared to the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania on standardized tests, with only 20.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 1.0% to 5.5%, which are higher than the district average. Nearby public schools, such as Girard Stephen School, Fanny Jackson Coppin School, and Stanton Edwin Middle School, as well as local charter schools like Independence Charter School and Christopher Columbus Charter School, generally outperform Childs George W School on academic measures.

Despite increased spending per student, from $13,515 in the 2019-2020 school year to $20,802 in the 2022-2023 school year, the academic performance of Childs George W School has not seen significant improvements. The school faces significant challenges in improving student achievement, and more targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the underlying issues and close the achievement gap.

471

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,409

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1599 Wharton St
Philadelphia, PA 19146-4716

(215) 400-7950

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Childs George W School usually attend:

High:

South Philadelphia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.0%

Hispanic:

27.6%

Asian:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,158^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

644^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	23.3	1158 of 1511	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1228 of 1526	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1267 of 1534	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1328 of 1534	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1340 of 1433	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1362 of 1544	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1307 of 1530	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	1331 of 1547	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	1299 of 1554	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	1249 of 1474	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	1314 of 1467	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	1344 of 1519	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	1418 of 1599	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	1164 of 1597	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.7	1079 of 1579	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.5	1188 of 1549	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	1348 of 1551	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	1427 of 1555	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	1405 of 1545	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	227 of 413	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	318 of 437	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	303 of 437	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	3.8	157 of 160	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	9.7	1072 of 1084	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	57 of 207	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	87 of 200	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	124 of 196	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1100 of 1466	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1204 of 1488	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	328 of 429	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	342 of 454	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	315 of 432	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1089 of 1369	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1128 of 1432	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1129 of 1414	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1157 of 1475	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1186 of 1495	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	644 of 873	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	791 of 891	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	699 of 893	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	682 of 883	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	609 of 797	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	688 of 891	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	648 of 861	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	641 of 877	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	681 of 870	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	695 of 835	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	643 of 728	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	611 of 758	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	663 of 834	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.1	494 of 825	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.8	431 of 805	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.2	426 of 770	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	163 of 393	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.7	298 of 408	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	227 of 421	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	665 of 672	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	105 of 145	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	90 of 150	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	52 of 143	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	669 of 835	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	760 of 860	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	260 of 348	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	318 of 362	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	275 of 362	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	562 of 843	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	729 of 877	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	716 of 874	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	578 of 839	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.4	799 of 870	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2023)2nd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)59th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-15 vs state

Math20%-21 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
Childs George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1599 Wharton St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7950	471	38	12.3	94.1%	47 (10.0%)	193 (41.0%)	130 (27.6%)	68 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	23.3	1158^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	1228^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.5%	70	31.3	36.6	14.7	15.9	13.3	13.1	20.5	28.1	39.1	32.4	29.5	34.1	34.2	33.1	$19,409	$6,127	$13,283
Christopher Columbus Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	South Building	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Christopher Columbus Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 389-6000	829	59	14.0	29.9%	400 (48.3%)	162 (19.5%)	111 (13.4%)	113 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	62.3	611^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.6%		58.5	734^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.9%	123	49.5	34.6	67.5	42.0	53.1	21.6	44.3	56.2	45.7	56.6	68.0	71.6	65.6	60.7	$172	$80	$92
McDaniel Delaplaine School	Public	K-8	1801 S 22nd Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8220	229	21	10.7	101.3%	11 (4.8%)	176 (76.9%)	24 (10.5%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	5.1	1479^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.1%		7.7	1397^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.5%	82	6.7	0.0	0.0	10.7	5.8	4.2	5.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	13.8	21.9	8.7	10.7	$22,988	$6,899	$16,090
Girard Stephen School	Public	K-4	1800 Snyder Ave	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8180	296	20	15.1	93.9%	40 (13.5%)	151 (51.0%)	40 (13.5%)	51 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	20.8	1186^th of 1511 public elementary schools	21.5%		23.8	1164^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.7%	22	36.9	19.3					29.0	35.4	28.8					32.5	$22,974	$9,208	$13,767
Fanny Jackson Coppin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1213 S 12th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7970	547	33	16.6	98.2%	252 (46.1%)	63 (11.5%)	136 (24.9%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.5%)	79.2	293^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.3	550^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.0%	257	75.0	69.1	56.3	53.9	55.0	44.2	59.6	66.0	72.8	45.8	65.6	65.0	62.8	63.4	$18,435	$6,739	$11,696
Stanton Edwin Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Christian St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7960	329	29	11.3	89.1%	61 (18.5%)	207 (62.9%)	26 (7.9%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.7%)	50.9	810^th of 1511 public elementary schools	46.4%		35.2	1066^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.1%	256	41.2	48.9	33.3	21.5	20.0	7.4	30.9	52.9	57.8	47.6	53.6	70.0	59.3	57.3	$21,519	$7,636	$13,883
Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Public	K-8	2000 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7940	338	26	13.0	91.4%	134 (39.6%)	141 (41.7%)	17 (5.0%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	67.6	516^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.9%		74.2	413^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.9%	103	89.8	75.1	17.3	19.1	29.1	12.5	46.5	82.1	68.8	47.8	28.5	40.0	17.3	51.8	$21,358	$6,497	$14,861
Southwark School	Public	PK, KG-8	1835 S 9th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	976	64	15.3	99.0%	136 (13.9%)	64 (6.6%)	562 (57.6%)	188 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.5%)	25.5	1134^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.0%		16.1	1271^st of 1526 public elementary schools	16.7%	137	38.7	33.7	23.7	18.6	20.4	14.0	24.5	34.1	31.6	28.1	37.1	46.6	41.6	36.8	$18,260	$5,851	$12,410
Kirkbride Eliza B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7980	522	37	14.2	96.6%	68 (13.0%)	30 (5.7%)	291 (55.7%)	105 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	34.7	1032^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.7%		27.7	1129^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.0%	97	44.4	30.0	24.5	28.0	40.8	27.8	32.4	40.0	45.8	30.6	45.1	32.6	38.9	38.9	$24,946	$12,868	$12,078
Jenks Abram School	Public	K-5	2501 S 13th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8240	278	20	13.8	91.7%	103 (37.1%)	36 (12.9%)	27 (9.7%)	92 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	84.7	203^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	86.6%		76.3	364^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.1%	161	70.9	73.1	65.2				70.5	68.8	73.2	69.6				70.5	$21,241	$6,733	$14,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Childs George W School

What is the racial makeup of Childs George W School?

Students at Childs George W School are 41% African American, 28% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Childs George W School attend?

Students who attend Childs George W School usually go on to attend:

High : South Philadelphia High School

What district is Childs George W School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Childs George W School a good school?

Childs George W School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Childs George W School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Childs George W School.

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