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Spring Garden School

Public Grades K-8

1427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Spring Garden School is a small elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Philadelphia City School District, with 254 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1427 out of 1511 schools and a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data paints a concerning picture of Spring Garden School's academic performance, particularly when compared to nearby schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.1% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 14.2% was also well below the district (33.4%) and state (48.5%) averages. Additionally, Spring Garden School struggles to support the academic achievement of its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in both Math and English Language Arts. The school also has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5%, compared to the district average of around 1.4%.

When comparing Spring Garden School to other nearby public schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Waring Laura W School and Bache-Martin School, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher. The data also includes several Russell Byers Charter School, Alliance for Progress Charter School, People for People Charter School, and Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School, which generally outperform Spring Garden School and the Philadelphia City School District as a whole, suggesting that the charter school model may be more effective in this context.

235

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,062

Per pupil spending ?

108.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1146 Mellon St
Philadelphia, PA 19123-2515

(215) 400-7610

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Spring Garden School usually attend:

High:

Franklin Benjamin High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.7%

Hispanic:

47.2%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (10% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Math scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,427^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

804^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

114^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	6.7	1427 of 1511	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1462 of 1526	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1479 of 1534	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1363 of 1534	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1372 of 1544	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1377 of 1530	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	1398 of 1547	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	1409 of 1554	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	1404 of 1474	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.6	1382 of 1467	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	1434 of 1519	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	1486 of 1599	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	1376 of 1597	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	1286 of 1579	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.2	1360 of 1549	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	1343 of 1551	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	1254 of 1555	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.2	1291 of 1545	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.9	1108 of 1299	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	1134 of 1308	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.3	1006 of 1302	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	283 of 413	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	315 of 437	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	409 of 437	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1314 of 1466	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1370 of 1488	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	406 of 429	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	422 of 454	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	412 of 432	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1285 of 1369	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1365 of 1432	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1364 of 1414	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1441 of 1475	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1439 of 1495	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	804 of 873	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	813 of 891	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	741 of 893	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	747 of 883	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	735 of 891	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	764 of 861	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	771 of 877	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	772 of 870	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	740 of 835	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	635 of 728	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.7	696 of 758	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	751 of 834	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	684 of 825	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.1	643 of 805	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.5	612 of 770	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.1	554 of 753	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	568 of 749	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	593 of 736	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	319 of 393	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	356 of 408	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	246 of 421	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	752 of 835	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	792 of 860	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	751 of 843	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	789 of 877	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	695 of 874	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	757 of 839	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	780 of 870	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)31st percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-34 vs state

Math5%-37 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
Spring Garden School	Public	K-8	1146 Mellon St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7610	235	19	12.4	108.1%	5 (2.1%)	112 (47.7%)	111 (47.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	6.7	1427^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.6%		5.2	1462^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	4.2%	35	15.8	6.6	0.0	6.2	0.0	3.0	5.1	10.5	20.0	0.0	21.9	21.7	9.1	14.2	$21,062	$6,833	$14,229
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
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
Kearny Gen Philip School	Public	K-8	601 Fairmount Ave	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7590	189	20	9.3	87.8%	4 (2.1%)	137 (72.5%)	36 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	9.7	1359^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.7	1263^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	17.2%	96	0.0	15.0	4.5	0.0	28.0	5.9	9.7	23.1	30.0	18.2	26.7	48.0	47.1	32.0	$30,256	$7,378	$22,878
Waring Laura W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1801 Green St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7560	196	18	11.1	108.2%	29 (14.8%)	134 (68.4%)	22 (11.2%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	19.6	1208^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.1%		17.8	1248^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.2%	40	38.5	11.8	14.3	5.6	5.6	14.2	13.9	38.5	23.5	38.1	27.8	22.2	20.0	28.4	$25,611	$6,282	$19,328
Ludlow James R School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 W Master St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7430	215	23	9.2	94.4%	2 (0.9%)	158 (73.5%)	43 (20.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	6.3	1444^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.4%		7.3	1410^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.6%	34	21.4	5.6	0.0	4.3	14.3	19.1	12.3	13.8	17.6	0.0	17.4	14.3	18.2	14.5	$25,400	$9,204	$16,196
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
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
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
Russell Byers Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1911 Arch St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Russell Byers Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 972-1700	686	41	16.7	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	639 (93.1%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	11	1336^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.3	1371^st of 1526 public elementary schools	10.2%	35	31.1	18.5	5.9	6.7	2.6	8.7	12.2	27.4	17.7	11.8	22.7	25.0	26.0	22.0	$19,160	$5,959	$13,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Garden School

Is Spring Garden School a good school?

Spring Garden School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Garden School?

Students at Spring Garden School are 48% African American, 47% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Spring Garden School attend?

Students who attend Spring Garden School usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Benjamin High School

How many students attend Spring Garden School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Spring Garden School.

What district is Spring Garden School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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