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Sheppard Isaac School

Q: Is Sheppard Isaac School a good school?

Sheppard Isaac School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Sheppard Isaac School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 123 students attended Sheppard Isaac School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sheppard Isaac School?

Students at Sheppard Isaac School are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sheppard Isaac School attend?

Students who attend Sheppard Isaac School usually go on to attend: High : Edison High School/Fareira Skills

Public Grades K-4

1389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Sheppard Isaac School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving 133 students in grades KG-4. As part of the Philadelphia City School District, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania over the past decade.

Sheppard Isaac School's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages, particularly in Math, where proficiency rates range from just 3.3% to 17.4% in recent years, compared to 20.4% to 25% for the district and 34.4% to 41.7% for the state. The school also struggles with Science proficiency, with rates ranging from 26.9% to 46.2%. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, the school has been unable to improve its academic outcomes.

While nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Brown Henry A School, Potter-Thomas School, and Munoz-Marin Luis, also face academic challenges, they tend to perform slightly better than Sheppard Isaac School. The nearby Pan American Academy Charter School also outperforms Sheppard Isaac School, suggesting that the charter school model may be providing some additional benefits or approaches that could be worth further investigation.

123

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,404

Per pupil spending ?

108.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 W Cambria St
Philadelphia, PA 19133-4132

(215) 400-7070

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Sheppard Isaac School usually attend:

High:

Edison High School/Fareira Skills

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

African American:

6.5%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Math scores 27 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,389^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1389 of 1511	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1417 of 1526	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1474 of 1534	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1531 of 1534	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1521 of 1544	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	1530 of 1530	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	1443 of 1547	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	1434 of 1554	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	1454 of 1474	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	1390 of 1467	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.1	1465 of 1519	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	1516 of 1599	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.0	1521 of 1597	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.9	1556 of 1579	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.0	1549 of 1549	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.2	1549 of 1551	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	1554 of 1555	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	1542 of 1545	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	1080 of 1084	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	1345 of 1488	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	314 of 429	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	372 of 454	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	398 of 432	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1240 of 1369	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1304 of 1432	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1352 of 1414	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2024)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-27 vs state

Math14%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Sheppard Isaac 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
Sheppard Isaac School	Public	K-4	120 W Cambria St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7070	123	13	9.7	108.1%	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.5%)	112 (91.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8.2	1389^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.1%		7.1	1417^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.1%	28	14.3	14.3					14.3	19.0	23.8					21.4	$30,404	$10,342	$20,062
Pan American Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2830 North American Street	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Pan American Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 425-1212	749	60	12.5	99.6%	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.5%)	696 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	5.7	1460^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.4%		4.9	1470^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.7%	10	10.4	11.8	6.1	3.6	0.0	3.6	6.3	14.1	12.8	7.2	16.7	17.1	26.8	15.1	$22,364	$5,132	$17,232
DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	401 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7080	550	55	10.0	110.5%	2 (0.4%)	79 (14.4%)	460 (83.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	8.1	1393^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	7.8%		6.1	1438^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.8%	45	11.8	11.4	12.7	4.5	1.3	4.5	7.0	16.0	9.3	18.8	19.4	17.1	20.0	17.3	$22,262	$6,166	$16,095
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
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
Potter-Thomas School	Public	K-8	3001 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7120	325	40	8.1	111.1%	1 (0.3%)	77 (23.7%)	243 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	6.6	1429^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.4%		5.1	1466^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.9%	37	18.4	23.5	2.4	5.4	0.0	2.7	8.4	13.2	17.6	4.9	7.9	7.5	13.5	10.5	$25,406	$5,731	$19,676
Munoz-Marin Luis	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3920	519	50	10.3	105.0%	6 (1.2%)	62 (11.9%)	444 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	6.8	1425^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.7%		3.4	1512^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	87	24.0	4.5	4.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	6.2	24.0	8.9	8.5	14.5	22.9	22.0	16.6	$20,340	$4,421	$15,919
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
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
Cramp William School	Public	PK, KG-5	3449 N Mascher St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3860	374	35	10.7	101.1%	5 (1.3%)	53 (14.2%)	309 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	6.4	1440^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.7%		4.1	1495^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.0%	55	3.7	9.8	5.7				6.3	14.8	11.8	21.2				15.9	$22,380	$8,090	$14,290

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheppard Isaac School

What schools do graduates of Sheppard Isaac School attend?

Students who attend Sheppard Isaac School usually go on to attend:

High : Edison High School/Fareira Skills

What district is Sheppard Isaac School in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Sheppard Isaac School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 123 students attended Sheppard Isaac School.

Is Sheppard Isaac School a good school?

Sheppard Isaac School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sheppard Isaac School?

Students at Sheppard Isaac School are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American.

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