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McCall Gen George A School

Public Grades K-8

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

McCall Gen George A School is an exceptional elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 617 students in grades K-8 and consistently ranking among the top schools in the state. This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, low dropout rates, and a commitment to investing in its students' education.

McCall Gen George A School consistently earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 109th out of 1,511 elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school's students significantly outperform their peers in the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania on PSSA tests, with 74.7% proficient or better in Math and 79.3% in English Language Arts, compared to 25% and 33.4% for the district, respectively. The school's success extends to specific student subgroups, such as White students and English Language Learners, who rank among the top in the state.

When compared to nearby schools, both district-run and charter, McCall Gen George A School stands out as a true leader in academic excellence. For example, Meredith William Middle School, located just 0.36 miles away, also performs well, but McCall Gen George A School's PSSA proficiency rates are significantly higher. The school's ability to overcome socioeconomic challenges and provide a high-quality education to its diverse student population is a testament to its dedication and the effectiveness of its educational programs.

629

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,877

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 S 7th St
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4139

(215) 400-7840

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend McCall Gen George A School usually attend:

High:

Franklin Benjamin High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.8%

White:

29.3%

African American:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (77% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

109^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

36^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	90.5	109 of 1511	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	184 of 1526	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	143 of 1534	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	80 of 1534	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	47 of 1433	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.6	273 of 1544	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	645 of 1530	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.0	455 of 1547	70.6%	★★★★☆
2016	70.8	487 of 1554	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.5	396 of 1474	73.1%	★★★★☆
2014	56.7	815 of 1467	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.3	879 of 1519	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.1	851 of 1599	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.9	704 of 1597	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.1	607 of 1579	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.8	753 of 1549	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	28.7	1277 of 1551	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.6	1326 of 1555	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.6	1365 of 1545	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.3	1198 of 1299	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	1117 of 1308	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	52.7	712 of 1302	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	217 of 413	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	72 of 151	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	108 of 168	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	100 of 160	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	186 of 1030	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	191 of 1084	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	52 of 1043	95.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	1 of 207	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	5 of 196	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	133 of 1466	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	207 of 1488	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	28 of 1369	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	85 of 1432	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	122 of 1414	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	86 of 1475	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	170 of 1495	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	4 of 1201	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	45 of 1229	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	5 of 1236	99.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	36 of 873	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	14 of 891	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	31 of 893	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	99 of 883	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	61 of 891	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.2	204 of 861	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	132 of 877	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	153 of 870	82.4%	★★★★☆
2015	86.7	79 of 835	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	66.4	276 of 728	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.7	276 of 758	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	339 of 834	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.5	359 of 825	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	325 of 805	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.6	481 of 770	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.0	635 of 753	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	625 of 749	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.2	569 of 736	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.5	530 of 687	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	525 of 663	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	51.1	388 of 643	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	66.1	100 of 421	76.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	39 of 138	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	44 of 145	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	55 of 144	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	46 of 835	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	24 of 860	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	19 of 843	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	8 of 877	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	9 of 874	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	25 of 839	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	8 of 870	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	6 of 649	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	6 of 673	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	6 of 681	99.1%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)100th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-40 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile-45 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2023)76th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+31 vs state

Math75%+33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, February 18, 2019

Really happy with my child's experience here. It was challenging and gave my son the opportunity to excel. Ms Enlow is a particularly amazing 2nd grade teacger. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

HIdden gem thats not really so hidden anymore in the philly public school system. We are so impressed with the quality of teaching here. The facilities are not stellar as the building is old and decrepit, but the public school system is woefully underfunded. However, as teaching goes, this place is absolutely stellar. My child learned more in one year here than any other school he's ever been in. In fact, McCall taught my son (in 2nd grade at the time) everything he needed to learn in 3rd grade in Chapel Hill, NC (where we moved-- and technically the top rated public school in the state). Let's just say he's so bored in his new school that I'm currently looking at private school options now. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, March 8, 2015

After being underwhelmed by the two private schools in Center City, we opted to pull our middle son and put him at McCall. I was shocked at how much better the teachers were. While the class size is definitely larger, the amount of learning actually taking place in the classroom was substantially better. Much to my own surprise, I prefer McCall over the private schools. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, May 5, 2014

Best center city school by far Close Quote

Schools Near McCall Gen George A 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
McCall Gen George A School	Public	K-8	325 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7840	629	38	16.7	98.1%	184 (29.3%)	79 (12.6%)	36 (5.7%)	269 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.5%)	90.5	109^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.8%		85.4	184^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.9%	75	88.9	81.4	57.6	64.4	76.4	73.1	74.7	80.2	78.9	76.3	67.8	81.8	92.3	79.3	$17,877	$6,099	$11,778
Meredith William Middle School	Public	K-8	725 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7990	556	29	19.1	92.6%	343 (61.7%)	44 (7.9%)	63 (11.3%)	40 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (11.5%)	96.5	11^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.3%		92.4	32^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	97.9%	21	84.0	87.7	84.7	87.5	69.7	76.8	82.6	84.0	90.7	91.4	97.5	93.9	91.0	90.4	$18,019	$2,629	$15,390
Nebinger George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Carpenter St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8110	391	32	12.1	103.3%	109 (27.9%)	139 (35.5%)	88 (22.5%)	32 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	56.5	724^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.1%		54.2	810^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.9%	86	66.7	42.8	35.0	48.8	22.7	32.1	44.1	55.5	48.6	30.8	56.8	40.9	46.4	47.4	$21,403	$7,187	$14,216
Vare-Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1198 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8120	375	33	11.3	87.7%	102 (27.2%)	76 (20.3%)	127 (33.9%)	39 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	40.2	962^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	36.3%		41.6	991^st of 1526 public elementary schools	35.1%	29	52.4	26.0	19.3	17.8	45.7	27.3	33.7	50.0	34.8	35.5	64.3	62.8	36.4	48.6	$19,566	$6,614	$12,951
Independence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Lombard Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 238-8000	796	68	11.7	99.6%	234 (29.4%)	361 (45.4%)	156 (19.6%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	49	841^st of 1511 public elementary schools	44.3%		37.9	1033^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	32.3%	192	56.3	46.7	29.4	39.5	42.0	49.4	44.0	59.7	47.8	32.6	43.2	46.4	54.3	47.4	$5,798	$5,464	$334
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
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
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
Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1023 Callowhill St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 569-2600	501	41	12.2	98.6%	43 (8.6%)	32 (6.4%)	32 (6.4%)	356 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	81.4	253^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	83.3%		68	534^th of 1526 public elementary schools	65.0%	281	85.7	66.7	67.3	63.6	43.4	46.2	62.4	55.4	55.5	58.2	83.6	66.1	75.0	65.5	$12,129	$4,070	$8,059
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McCall Gen George A School

Is McCall Gen George A School a good school?

Yes. McCall Gen George A School ranks in the top 7.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of McCall Gen George A School?

Students at McCall Gen George A School are 43% Asian, 29% White, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend McCall Gen George A School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended McCall Gen George A School.

What schools do graduates of McCall Gen George A School attend?

Students who attend McCall Gen George A School usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Benjamin High School

What district is McCall Gen George A School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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