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Richmond School

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Richmond School ranks 1123 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Richmond School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 338 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 473 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania.

Despite increased per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Richmond School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.9% of Richmond students were proficient in Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In ELA, the proficiency rate was 31.2%, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state.

While the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, is relatively better compared to the overall school performance, it still lags behind the state averages for these subgroups. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Willard Frances E School and Hackett Horatio B School, also perform poorly, with proficiency rates below the state averages. However, Adaire Alexander School, located slightly further away but still within the same district, stands out as a relatively higher-performing school, with significantly higher proficiency rates and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

351

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,434

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2944 Belgrade St
Philadelphia, PA 19134-4956

(215) 400-7159

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Richmond School usually attend:

Middle:	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones
High:	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
	Kensington Health Sciences
	Kensington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.2%

White:

32.5%

African American:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (32% vs 45% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,123^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1123 of 1511	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1218 of 1526	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1209 of 1534	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1161 of 1534	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1359 of 1433	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1271 of 1544	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1287 of 1530	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1358 of 1547	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	1350 of 1554	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	1275 of 1474	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.0	1336 of 1467	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	1363 of 1519	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	1400 of 1599	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	1251 of 1597	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.5	1127 of 1579	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.2	1217 of 1549	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.6	1127 of 1551	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	1334 of 1555	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	1294 of 1545	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	1058 of 1299	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.7	1165 of 1308	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.2	1154 of 1302	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	267 of 437	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	711 of 1043	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1039 of 1466	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1263 of 1488	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	270 of 429	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	312 of 454	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	230 of 432	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	885 of 1369	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1078 of 1432	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1051 of 1414	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1111 of 1475	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1116 of 1495	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	898 of 1201	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1092 of 1229	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1027 of 1236	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)39th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2023)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math32%-10 vs state

English Language Arts31%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Richmond 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
Richmond School	Public	K-5	2944 Belgrade St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7159	351	28	12.3	96.3%	114 (32.5%)	58 (16.5%)	141 (40.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.1%)	26.3	1123^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	25.7%		20	1218^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.2%	95	24.1	43.4	30.2				31.9	22.4	39.1	34.0				31.2	$21,434	$7,890	$13,544
Willard Frances E School	Public	K-4	2900 Emerald St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7180	377	32	11.9	108.0%	19 (5.0%)	107 (28.4%)	235 (62.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	5.1	1477^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.8	1474^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.4%	3	12.8	9.0					10.9	17.6	12.8					15.3	$21,040	$5,144	$15,897
Hackett Horatio B School	Public	PK, KG-5	2161 E York Street	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7470	413	32	12.8	107.0%	222 (53.8%)	35 (8.5%)	84 (20.3%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.1%)	68.8	491^st of 1511 public elementary schools	67.5%		63.7	620^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.4%	129	57.9	66.7	44.4				58.3	56.2	66.7	53.6				59.3	$46,009	$34,872	$11,137
Webster School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Frankford Ave	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7170	510	40	12.6	98.8%	49 (9.6%)	148 (29.0%)	292 (57.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	13.2	1299^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.1	1373^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	10.0%	74	15.2	32.8	6.4				17.5	21.6	37.9	7.9				22.0	$20,418	$4,819	$15,599
Brown Henry A School	Public	PK, KG-8	1946 E Sergeant St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7490	333	32	10.4	91.9%	56 (16.8%)	73 (21.9%)	168 (50.5%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	21.6	1175^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.2%		19.9	1221^st of 1526 public elementary schools	20.0%	46	19.1	51.7	10.0	12.2	10.5	5.8	16.7	38.1	41.4	19.5	24.4	39.5	22.9	29.7	$23,146	$8,019	$15,127
Elkin Lewis School	Public	K-4	3199 D St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7140	455	41	11.0	117.1%	9 (2.0%)	90 (19.8%)	353 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2.8	1510^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.7	1526^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.0%	16	6.3	5.0					5.6	9.5	7.1					8.3	$25,628	$5,584	$20,045
Deep Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	3556 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Deep Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 399-3727	354	10	35.4	83.3%	22 (6.2%)	140 (39.5%)	166 (46.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	8.2	1391^st of 1511 public elementary schools	7.9%		9	1376^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.8%	15	2.6	11.9	5.9	8.4			7.2	11.4	26.8	11.5	21.2			17.7	$20,685	$3,718	$16,968
Sheridan School	Public	K-5	800 E Ontario St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7160	437	36	12.3	105.7%	11 (2.5%)	135 (30.9%)	283 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	6.2	1449^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.1%		3	1518^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.5%	69	15.1	13.6	5.8				11.9	13.6	13.8	14.6				14.0	$21,054	$7,022	$14,032
Hunter William High School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 N Front St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7110	414	34	12.1	98.3%	8 (1.9%)	92 (22.2%)	300 (72.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	9.1	1374^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.1%		6.2	1433^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	6.1%	59	23.0	10.8	11.9	2.9	8.6	2.2	9.1	19.2	10.8	24.4	14.7	14.3	13.0	16.0	$19,818	$7,519	$12,300
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond School

What district is Richmond School in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Richmond School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Richmond School.

What schools do graduates of Richmond School attend?

Students who attend Richmond School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones
High : Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
High : Kensington Health Sciences
High : Kensington High School

What is the racial makeup of Richmond School?

Students at Richmond School are 40% Hispanic, 32% White, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Richmond School a good school?

Richmond School ranks 1123^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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