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Nebinger George W School

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Nebinger George W School ranks 724 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Nebinger George W School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Philadelphia City School District, with 404 students. Despite being a 1-star school, Nebinger outperforms the district and state in several key academic metrics, including math, ELA, and science proficiency.

Nebinger's students demonstrate exceptional performance, particularly for certain subgroups. The school ranks among the top 52 and 92 elementary schools in Pennsylvania for its African American and Hispanic students, respectively, both earning 4-star ratings. Additionally, Nebinger's white students rank 59th out of 1,229 Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 5-star rating. The school's dropout rates are also relatively low, ranging from 0.0% to 3.6% over the past few years, lower than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Nebinger outperforms most in academic metrics, including Fanny Jackson Coppin School, Southwark School, Stanton Edwin Middle School, and Childs George W School. However, Meredith William Middle School and Christopher Columbus Charter School outperform Nebinger in several academic areas.

391

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,403

Per pupil spending ?

103.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Carpenter St
Philadelphia, PA 19147-2907

(215) 400-8110

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Nebinger George W School usually attend:

High:

Furness Horace High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.5%

White:

27.9%

Hispanic:

22.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2014

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

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

724^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

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Middle school

329^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	56.5	724 of 1511	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	810 of 1526	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	830 of 1534	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1058 of 1534	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1029 of 1544	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1264 of 1530	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	1315 of 1547	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	1298 of 1554	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	1259 of 1474	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	1302 of 1467	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	1301 of 1519	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	1348 of 1599	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	59.0	817 of 1597	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.1	1318 of 1579	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.3	1189 of 1549	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.9	1075 of 1551	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.4	1353 of 1555	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.2	1074 of 1545	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.6	672 of 1299	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	1.8	1250 of 1308	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.6	1193 of 1302	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	52 of 413	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	91 of 437	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.9	178 of 437	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	835 of 1030	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.9	453 of 1084	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	445 of 1466	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	683 of 1488	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	92 of 429	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	109 of 432	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	672 of 1369	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	842 of 1432	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	832 of 1414	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	877 of 1475	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	918 of 1495	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	89.6	59 of 1229	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	180 of 1236	85.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	329 of 873	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	449 of 891	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.9	301 of 893	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	512 of 883	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	549 of 797	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	598 of 891	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	652 of 861	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	714 of 877	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	619 of 870	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.0	547 of 835	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.0	605 of 728	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	603 of 758	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	680 of 834	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.3	625 of 825	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	653 of 805	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	609 of 770	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.3	553 of 753	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	588 of 749	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.4	580 of 736	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	618 of 687	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.0	600 of 663	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.4	603 of 643	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	103 of 393	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	44.7	198 of 408	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	154 of 421	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	247 of 835	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	35.6	575 of 860	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	82.4	39 of 362	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	159 of 843	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	229 of 877	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	132 of 874	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	343 of 839	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	383 of 870	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)95th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)89th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Math44%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nebinger George W School

What is the racial makeup of Nebinger George W School?

Students at Nebinger George W School are 36% African American, 28% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Nebinger George W School a good school?

Nebinger George W School ranks 724^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Nebinger George W School attend?

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

High : Furness Horace High School

How many students attend Nebinger George W School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Nebinger George W School.

What district is Nebinger George W School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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