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Key Francis Scott School

Public Grades K-6

1219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Key Francis Scott School is a small elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 386 students in grades K-6. 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. Unfortunately, Key Francis Scott School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1197-1372 out of around 1500 schools.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, as it consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments. In 2024-2025, only 24.9% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, only 25.8% were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, such as Asian and disabled students, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in their respective subgroups.

While Key Francis Scott School has relatively high per-student spending, at $21,033 per student in 2022-2023, this investment does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes. When compared to nearby schools, such as Sharswood George School and Kirkbride Eliza B School, which are both within 0.7 miles of Key Francis Scott, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming relative to its peers. Addressing the systemic challenges and implementing targeted interventions to support the school's high-poverty student population should be a priority for the Philadelphia City School District.

370

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,778

Per pupil spending ?

104.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2230 S 8th St
Philadelphia, PA 19148-3101

(215) 400-8250

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Key Francis Scott School usually attend:

High:

South Philadelphia High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.1%

Asian:

27.8%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,219^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1219 of 1511	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1197 of 1526	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1246 of 1534	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1353 of 1534	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1372 of 1433	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1387 of 1544	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1336 of 1530	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	1333 of 1547	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	1338 of 1554	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	1214 of 1474	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.7	1249 of 1467	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	1269 of 1519	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	1310 of 1599	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	1229 of 1597	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	1246 of 1579	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	1307 of 1549	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	1295 of 1551	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.1	1267 of 1555	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	1267 of 1545	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.8	1174 of 1299	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	1107 of 1308	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.0	1146 of 1302	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	145 of 151	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	150 of 168	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	154 of 160	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	975 of 1084	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	66 of 207	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	50 of 200	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	48 of 196	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1110 of 1466	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1109 of 1488	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	305 of 429	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	356 of 454	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	345 of 432	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	977 of 1369	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	998 of 1432	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1047 of 1414	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1218 of 1475	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1220 of 1495	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)10th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-23 vs state

Math25%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 26, 2011

This is one of the better neighborhood schools. It is like a hidden treasure. The school offers art, music, and computer classes to all students as well as instrumental music to many. There is gifted support and extracurricular club activities. The school does not have a parent group which is one of its down falls, but there are a few parents who take an active interest and do what they can to make things better. 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
Key Francis Scott School	Public	K-6	2230 S 8th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8250	370	30	12.4	104.3%	21 (5.7%)	16 (4.3%)	226 (61.1%)	103 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1219^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.3%		21.4	1197^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.6%	22	29.1	25.0	20.4	25.0			24.9	21.8	27.2	22.2	34.0			25.8	$20,778	$6,521	$14,258
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
Fell D Newlin School	Public	K-8	900 W Oregon Ave	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8260	530	37	14.2	100.8%	96 (18.1%)	52 (9.8%)	182 (34.3%)	187 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	43.7	918^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.2%		41	997^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.7%	79	61.0	44.3	21.2	29.1	32.0	36.0	35.9	47.5	40.4	36.5	51.6	47.2	59.6	48.5	$18,924	$6,815	$12,109
Taggart John High School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 W Porter St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8290	529	39	13.6	99.1%	27 (5.1%)	43 (8.1%)	224 (42.3%)	202 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	29.1	1095^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.5%		27.5	1131^st of 1526 public elementary schools	25.9%	36	20.0	39.2	48.9	18.7	31.6	29.1	31.2	15.5	26.1	48.8	30.2	53.3	43.6	37.4	$18,105	$5,832	$12,273
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
Sharswood George School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 S 2nd St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8270	364	34	10.8	97.0%	138 (37.9%)	35 (9.6%)	98 (26.9%)	63 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	30.9	1075^th of 1511 public elementary schools	28.9%		20.4	1212^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.6%	137	41.9	22.7	19.4	12.9	19.1	14.9	21.1	54.8	36.4	29.1	43.4	53.2	36.2	42.8	$20,115	$6,822	$13,294
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
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
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
Bregy F Amedee School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Bigler St	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8210	264	26	10.0	95.1%	62 (23.5%)	114 (43.2%)	26 (9.8%)	34 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	17.3	1244^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.7%		15	1288^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.6%	44	33.4	23.5	23.5	11.8	0.0	13.3	17.9	12.5	23.6	31.4	11.8	4.2	43.4	23.1	$22,451	$7,874	$14,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Key Francis Scott School

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Students who attend Key Francis Scott School usually go on to attend:

High : South Philadelphia High School

What district is Key Francis Scott School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Key Francis Scott School a good school?

Key Francis Scott School ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Key Francis Scott School?

Students at Key Francis Scott School are 61% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 6% White, 4% African American.

How many students attend Key Francis Scott School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Key Francis Scott School.

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