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Ludlow James R School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Ludlow James R School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades PK-8 with 202 students. 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. Ludlow James R School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ludlow James R School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.3% of Ludlow 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 was also very low at 14.5%, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. Ludlow James R School also struggles to serve its subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American students and low socioeconomic status students in math and ELA proficiency.

While Ludlow James R School faces significant challenges, the performance of nearby schools like Moffet John School and Adaire Alexander School, which have proficiency rates 2-3 times higher than Ludlow in math and ELA, suggests that with the right interventions and support, the school could potentially improve. Examining the practices and strategies of higher-performing schools in the area could provide valuable insights to help address Ludlow's academic, resource, and socioeconomic challenges.

215

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,400

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 W Master St
Philadelphia, PA 19122-4341

(215) 400-7430

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Ludlow James R School usually attend:

High:

Penn Treaty School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.5%

Hispanic:

20.0%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 34 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,444^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

727^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

122^nd 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	6.3	1444 of 1511	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1410 of 1526	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1370 of 1534	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1379 of 1534	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1365 of 1544	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1303 of 1530	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	1321 of 1547	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	1313 of 1554	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	1299 of 1474	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	1417 of 1467	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.6	1454 of 1519	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	1416 of 1599	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	1436 of 1597	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	1386 of 1579	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	1417 of 1549	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	1446 of 1551	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	1507 of 1555	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	1522 of 1545	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.4	1262 of 1299	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.2	1265 of 1308	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	1274 of 1302	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	387 of 413	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	422 of 437	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	305 of 437	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1341 of 1369	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1315 of 1432	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1220 of 1414	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1405 of 1475	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1415 of 1495	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	727 of 873	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	676 of 891	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	684 of 893	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	734 of 883	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	741 of 891	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	731 of 861	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	731 of 877	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	781 of 870	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	742 of 835	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	652 of 728	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	700 of 758	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	758 of 834	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	674 of 825	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.0	541 of 805	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.4	590 of 770	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.9	586 of 753	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	703 of 749	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.3	694 of 736	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	674 of 687	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	27.6	538 of 663	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	0.9	636 of 643	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	279 of 393	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.1	173 of 408	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	194 of 421	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	57.6	207 of 660	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	18.0	691 of 860	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	740 of 843	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	580 of 877	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	615 of 874	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	745 of 839	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	642 of 870	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2023)69th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2024)20th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-34 vs state

Math12%-29 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
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
Moffet John School	Public	K-5	127 W Oxford St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7390	215	22	9.6	104.2%	56 (26.0%)	47 (21.9%)	85 (39.5%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	43.5	922^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	39.0%		25.8	1146^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.9%	224	43.6	63.3	22.6				43.0	43.6	50.0	36.7				43.5	$25,267	$8,241	$17,026
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
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
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
McKinley William School	Public	PK, KG-8	2101 N Orkney St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7440	306	30	10.2	105.6%	6 (2.0%)	120 (39.2%)	177 (57.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5	1486^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.7%		2.8	1521^st of 1526 public elementary schools	0.3%	35	12.5	0.0	0.0	8.0	2.7	2.9	4.5	15.2	0.0	0.0	20.0	8.1	14.3	9.9	$20,751	$5,540	$15,211
Adaire Alexander School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 E Palmer St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7480	447	30	14.7	93.1%	333 (74.5%)	10 (2.2%)	52 (11.6%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	84.2	215^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.8%		80.1	283^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	81.5%	68	71.4	53.0	68.2	62.5	58.3	26.9	57.1	77.5	65.3	79.5	80.0	72.2	48.8	70.6	$18,803	$6,809	$11,994
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
Welsh John School	Public	K-8	2331 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7130	185	20	9.1	136.8%	0 (0.0%)	59 (31.9%)	122 (65.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	10.6	1342^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	11.2%		6.5	1428^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.4%	86	8.7	20.0	16.7	3.8	0.0	3.6	8.5	17.4	15.0	33.3	18.5	26.7	14.3	19.8	$22,958	$5,754	$17,204
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ludlow James R School

What district is Ludlow James R School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Ludlow James R School?

Students at Ludlow James R School are 73% African American, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ludlow James R School attend?

Students who attend Ludlow James R School usually go on to attend:

High : Penn Treaty School

How many students attend Ludlow James R School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Ludlow James R School.

Is Ludlow James R School a good school?

Ludlow James R School ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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