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Lamberton Robert E School

Q: Is Lamberton Robert E School a good school?

Lamberton Robert E School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lamberton Robert E School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Lamberton Robert E School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lamberton Robert E School?

Students at Lamberton Robert E School are 88% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lamberton Robert E School attend?

Students who attend Lamberton Robert E School usually go on to attend: High : Overbrook High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Lamberton Robert E School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 324 students in grades PK-8. It 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. Lamberton Robert E School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lamberton Robert E School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 3.8% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 8.7% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 25% and 33.4% for the district, and 41.7% and 48.5% for the state, respectively. The school also ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American students, low socioeconomic status students, and disabled students. Additionally, Lamberton Robert E School has had dropout rates ranging from 1.4% to 5.5% over the past few years, which are higher than the district and state averages.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Lamberton Robert E School, the school's academic performance remains extremely low, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. Interestingly, the nearby West Phila. Achievement CES and Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School, which serve similar student populations, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement than Lamberton Robert E School and the other traditional public schools in the area.

341

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,937

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7501 Woodbine Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19151-2709

(215) 400-7530

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Lamberton Robert E School usually attend:

High:

Overbrook High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.0%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (6% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 40 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,505^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

848^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

145^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	3.5	1505 of 1511	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1506 of 1526	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1468 of 1534	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1523 of 1534	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1486 of 1544	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	1506 of 1530	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.3	1523 of 1547	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.8	1515 of 1554	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.7	1453 of 1474	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.9	1412 of 1467	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	1380 of 1519	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	1461 of 1599	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	46.6	1080 of 1597	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.4	1376 of 1579	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	1390 of 1549	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	1474 of 1551	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	1458 of 1555	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.0	1423 of 1545	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.5	1247 of 1299	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.5	1292 of 1308	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	1259 of 1302	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	403 of 413	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	414 of 437	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	356 of 437	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	972 of 1030	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1036 of 1084	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	976 of 1043	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1443 of 1466	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1442 of 1488	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1364 of 1369	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1423 of 1432	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1319 of 1414	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	1475 of 1475	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	1485 of 1495	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	848 of 873	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	788 of 891	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	830 of 893	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	849 of 883	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	829 of 891	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	801 of 861	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	850 of 877	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	835 of 870	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	795 of 835	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	609 of 728	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	624 of 758	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	729 of 834	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.2	470 of 825	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.7	692 of 805	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.4	697 of 770	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	671 of 753	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	668 of 749	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.6	692 of 736	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.9	668 of 687	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.1	620 of 663	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.8	620 of 643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	333 of 393	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	271 of 408	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	330 of 421	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	628 of 643	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	657 of 672	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	534 of 660	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	763 of 835	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	713 of 860	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	804 of 843	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	754 of 877	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	795 of 874	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	832 of 839	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	814 of 870	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-40 vs state

Math4%-38 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
Lamberton Robert E School	Public	PK, KG-8	7501 Woodbine Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7530	341	34	10.0	95.0%	2 (0.6%)	300 (88.0%)	29 (8.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	3.5	1505^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.6	1506^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.3%	1	14.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	2.6	2.6	3.8	7.1	5.9	3.1	2.6	15.8	15.8	8.7	$22,937	$6,831	$16,106
Overbrook Edu Center	Public	K-8	6722 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7540	259	27	9.6	100.4%	3 (1.2%)	240 (92.7%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	15.9	1262^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.4	1251^st of 1526 public elementary schools	18.0%	11	25.0	9.7	0.0	10.5	33.3	0.0	12.6	25.0	25.8	14.8	57.9	62.5	48.1	37.5	$21,629	$6,629	$15,000
West Phila. Achievement CES	Public, Charter	K-5	6701 Callowhill Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	West Phila. Achievement CES	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 476-6471	654	29	22.5	100.2%	5 (0.8%)	619 (94.6%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	7	1420^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.0%		11	1345^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.9%	75	14.0	11.5	11.0				12.1	13.3	13.7	17.0				14.7	$18,484	$5,504	$12,980
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 N 66th St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 472-8770	565	25	22.6	100.7%	1 (0.2%)	562 (99.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	1001^st of 1511 public elementary schools	33.8%		31.7	1090^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.6%	89	39.2	49.1	42.1	24.0	31.8	26.3	35.7	40.6	45.4	28.1	36.0	47.0	42.1	40.1	$17,939	$9,113	$8,826
Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School	Public	K-8	6523 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7510	303	21	14.4	71.6%	1 (0.3%)	266 (87.8%)	25 (8.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	9.8	1358^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.1%		5.4	1454^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.7%	96	17.3	10.7	3.2	9.7	0.0	0.0	6.7	30.4	0.0	13.3	26.8	9.7	16.0	16.4	$192,375	$178,983	$13,392
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	8301 West Chester Pike	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 853-4530	737	52	14.1	95.7%	38 (5.2%)	224 (30.4%)	215 (29.2%)	207 (28.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	24.2	1145^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.2%		20	1220^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.1%	75	31.7	37.6	27.2				32.1	30.4	27.9	30.9				29.7	$16,624	$2,597	$14,028
Penn Wynne School	Public	K-4	250 Haverford Rd	Wynnewood	19096	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1450	621	49	12.7	18.7%	332 (53.5%)	81 (13.0%)	48 (7.7%)	104 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.0%)	91.4	94^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.8%		90.9	71^st of 1526 public elementary schools	95.3%	23	84.7	75.8					79.9	77.1	80.1					78.8	$29,249	$195	$29,055
Ad Prima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1922 N. 63rd Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Ad Prima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 883-0638	602	37	16.2		0 (0.0%)	565 (93.9%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	18.8	1221^st of 1511 public elementary schools	19.2%		18.9	1232^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	19.3%	11	26.3	13.7	12.1	17.9	27.0	31.7	20.3	30.3	34.9	24.2	39.2	50.0	58.5	37.4	$21,135	$3,132	$18,003
Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2032 N 62nd St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7520	201	20	9.9	107.0%	3 (1.5%)	188 (93.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	16.1	1260^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.6%		11.5	1339^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.3%	79	25.0	18.1	0.0	4.2	0.0	0.0	7.6	25.0	40.9	25.9	32.0	20.8	6.7	26.3	$20,977	$7,930	$13,047
Bywood Elementary School	Public	1-5	330 Avon Rd	Upper Darby	19082	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 352-6842	683	55	12.5	95.3%	27 (4.0%)	308 (45.1%)	222 (32.5%)	102 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	8	1396^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.2	1388^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.0%	8	9.1	14.4	20.0				14.0	13.5	17.8	15.0				15.5	$16,219	$2,595	$13,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Lamberton Robert E School

How many students attend Lamberton Robert E School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Lamberton Robert E School.

What district is Lamberton Robert E School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Lamberton Robert E School?

Students at Lamberton Robert E School are 88% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Lamberton Robert E School a good school?

Lamberton Robert E School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lamberton Robert E School attend?

Students who attend Lamberton Robert E School usually go on to attend:

High : Overbrook High School

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