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Meade Gen George C School

Q: Is Meade Gen George C School a good school?

Meade Gen George C School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Meade Gen George C School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Meade Gen George C School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Meade Gen George C School?

Students at Meade Gen George C School are 87% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Meade Gen George C School attend?

Students who attend Meade Gen George C School usually go on to attend: High : Franklin Benjamin High School High : Vaux HS: A Big Picture School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Meade Gen George C School is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Philadelphia City School District. With just 279 students, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Meade Gen George C School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 8.1% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 14.7% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 25% and 33.4% for the district, respectively. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5% in recent years. While the school's spending per student is higher than the district average, this has not translated to improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Dunbar Paul L School, Duckrey Tanner School, and Dick William School, also perform poorly on standardized tests, with proficiency rates generally below the district and state averages. However, some nearby schools, like Bache-Martin School, perform significantly better, suggesting that factors within the school or district may contribute to the low performance at Meade Gen George C School.

314

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,242

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 N 18th St
Philadelphia, PA 19121-3232

(215) 400-7310

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Meade Gen George C School usually attend:

High:	Franklin Benjamin High School
	Vaux HS: A Big Picture School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.3%

Hispanic:

6.7%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (11% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 34 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,424^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

803^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^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	6.9	1424 of 1511	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1516 of 1526	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1505 of 1534	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1520 of 1534	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	1431 of 1433	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1530 of 1544	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1526 of 1530	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.5	1547 of 1547	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	1548 of 1554	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.1	1470 of 1474	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.2	1466 of 1467	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	1498 of 1519	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	1592 of 1599	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.2	1586 of 1597	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	1414 of 1579	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	1539 of 1549	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.7	1468 of 1551	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.6	1495 of 1555	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.7	1441 of 1545	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.1	1271 of 1299	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	1306 of 1308	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.3	1302 of 1302	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	376 of 413	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	432 of 437	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	407 of 437	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1401 of 1466	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1437 of 1488	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1309 of 1369	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1425 of 1432	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1389 of 1414	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1330 of 1475	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1491 of 1495	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	803 of 873	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	811 of 891	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	851 of 893	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	853 of 883	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	867 of 891	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	831 of 861	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	827 of 877	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	869 of 870	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.4	833 of 835	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.5	726 of 728	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	712 of 758	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.7	788 of 834	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	795 of 825	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	730 of 805	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.9	758 of 770	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	744 of 753	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	714 of 749	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	702 of 736	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.3	635 of 687	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	310 of 393	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	315 of 408	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	390 of 421	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	739 of 835	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	782 of 860	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	783 of 843	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	796 of 877	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	822 of 874	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	783 of 839	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	787 of 870	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

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

Middle school

African American (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-34 vs state

Math8%-34 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
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
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
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
Dunbar Paul L School	Public	PK, KG-8	1750 N 12th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7410	224	23	9.8	102.2%	11 (4.9%)	182 (81.3%)	25 (11.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11.5	1329^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.6	1336^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	8.3	20.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	13.6	9.0	0.0	16.0	40.0	11.1	30.0	27.3	21.6	$28,265	$9,970	$18,295
Duckrey Tanner School	Public	K-8	1501 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7350	418	32	12.9	101.0%	2 (0.5%)	386 (92.3%)	24 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	12	1316^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.3	1369^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.3%	53	25.7	28.3	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	9.1	31.4	25.5	20.5	7.0	14.9	12.2	18.2	$20,849	$5,327	$15,522
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
Dick William School	Public	K-8	2498 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7340	343	25	13.8	89.8%	3 (0.9%)	307 (89.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5.2	1475^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.7	1479^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	4	14.6	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.5	5.1	8.4	0.0	8.3	24.4	13.5	16.7	12.6	$21,463	$5,015	$16,448
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Meade Gen George C School

What is the racial makeup of Meade Gen George C School?

Students at Meade Gen George C School are 87% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Meade Gen George C School a good school?

Meade Gen George C School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Meade Gen George C School attend?

Students who attend Meade Gen George C School usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Benjamin High School
High : Vaux HS: A Big Picture School

How many students attend Meade Gen George C School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Meade Gen George C School.

What district is Meade Gen George C School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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