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McCloskey John F School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

McCloskey John F School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 247 students in grades PK-8 as part of the Philadelphia City School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1279 out of 1511 schools.

McCloskey John F School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both math and English language arts proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.4% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite increased per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past decade.

When comparing McCloskey John F School to other nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences, located just 1.56 miles away, outperforms McCloskey John F School by a significant margin in both math and English language arts proficiency. The challenges facing McCloskey John F School, such as the high percentage of low-income students, suggest that significant interventions and support may be needed to address the underlying issues and help the school achieve better outcomes for its students.

228

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,148

Per pupil spending ?

108.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8500 Pickering St
Philadelphia, PA 19150-1028

(215) 400-3380

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend McCloskey John F School usually attend:

High:

King Martin Luther High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.1%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Math scores 28 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,279^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

730^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^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	14.7	1279 of 1511	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1293 of 1526	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1249 of 1534	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1318 of 1534	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1425 of 1544	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1358 of 1530	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	1383 of 1547	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	1273 of 1554	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	1218 of 1474	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	1236 of 1467	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1228 of 1519	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.9	1358 of 1599	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1372 of 1597	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	1390 of 1579	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	1424 of 1549	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	1387 of 1551	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	1416 of 1555	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	1392 of 1545	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	1099 of 1299	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.4	1237 of 1308	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.2	1263 of 1302	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	184 of 413	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	217 of 437	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	160 of 437	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	1120 of 1369	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1151 of 1432	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1132 of 1414	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1210 of 1475	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1326 of 1495	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	730 of 873	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	732 of 891	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	757 of 893	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	836 of 883	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	832 of 891	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	793 of 861	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	786 of 877	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	715 of 870	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	617 of 835	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.1	572 of 728	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	227 of 393	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	194 of 408	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	224 of 421	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	606 of 835	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	702 of 860	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	708 of 843	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	650 of 877	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	719 of 874	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	747 of 839	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	728 of 870	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-22 vs state

Math13%-28 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
McCloskey John F School	Public	PK, KG-8	8500 Pickering St	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3380	228	17	13.4	108.3%	0 (0.0%)	219 (96.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	14.7	1279^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.4%		14.2	1293^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	15.3%	14	32.0	34.8	6.7	3.6	7.7	2.5	13.4	28.0	30.4	13.3	17.9	26.9	32.5	26.1	$21,148	$6,414	$14,733
Franklin S Edmonds School	Public	PK, KG-8	8025 Thouron Ave	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3370	391	31	12.4	105.9%	0 (0.0%)	368 (94.1%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	16.4	1256^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.9%		12.1	1328^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.0%	72	11.4	27.7	10.0	5.1	7.7	8.3	12.3	25.7	27.7	19.5	43.6	38.5	22.2	29.6	$22,008	$7,841	$14,167
Glenside Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 Harrison Ave	Glenside	19038	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-6440	360	29	12.6	45.6%	126 (35.0%)	144 (40.0%)	42 (11.7%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	66.7	543^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	64.1%		68.2	531^st of 1526 public elementary schools	65.2%	12	56.8	68.6					62.5	48.0	65.7					56.7	$27,121	$762	$26,358
Wyncote Elementary School	Public	K-4	333 Rices Mill Road	Wyncote	19095	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-6410	373	33	11.4	43.7%	104 (27.9%)	190 (50.9%)	29 (7.8%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	72.8	427^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.7%		67.6	540^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.6%	113	69.7	59.4					64.3	60.6	60.8					60.7	$26,467	$782	$25,684
Samuel Pennypacker School	Public	PK, KG-8	1858 East Washington Lane	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3510	328	26	12.4	99.1%	1 (0.3%)	299 (91.2%)	23 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	7.2	1416^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.7	1424^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	14.7	3.0	12.0	3.0	5.3	7.2	7.5	5.9	12.1	8.0	30.3	10.5	28.6	16.3	$20,531	$6,794	$13,737
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	K-8	8301 Germantown Ave	Philadelphia	19118	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3360	394	29	13.6	97.7%	32 (8.1%)	314 (79.7%)	24 (6.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	68.7	492^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	67.4%		47.7	894^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.4%	402	65.4	52.6	53.9	25.6	14.0	45.5	43.4	61.5	56.5	64.1	70.3	45.5	69.7	60.6	$21,377	$6,893	$14,484
Day Anna B School	Public	PK, KG-8	6324-42 Crittenden St.	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3520	314	27	11.5	112.7%	4 (1.3%)	283 (90.1%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	11.4	1330^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.0%		7.6	1400^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.3%	70	12.6	16.7	4.0	3.0	6.1	9.4	8.4	18.7	28.0	20.0	33.3	18.2	31.3	25.0	$21,814	$8,219	$13,595
West Oak Lane Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7115 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	West Oak Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 927-7995	955	63	15.2	101.5%	1 (0.1%)	943 (98.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	17.7	1241^st of 1511 public elementary schools	17.9%		10.3	1358^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.0%	117	31.6	23.5	22.5	7.5	8.8	17.9	19.2	29.8	18.5	20.0	40.0	42.4	34.4	30.0	$22,584	$3,810	$18,774
Houston Henry E School	Public	K-8	7300 Rural Lane	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3490	458	30	15.1	91.5%	113 (24.7%)	306 (66.8%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	49.4	834^th of 1511 public elementary schools	44.8%		36.7	1047^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.4%	213	44.4	50.0	30.8	27.8	19.1	14.3	31.1	60.0	55.0	50.0	37.8	47.6	27.9	46.7	$19,219	$6,343	$12,877
Emlen Eleanor C School	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Chew Ave	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3470	301	27	11.1	108.3%	6 (2.0%)	261 (86.7%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	16.7	1252^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.9	1274^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.5%	22	25.7	21.5	9.7				18.2	28.6	42.9	19.5				28.8	$20,973	$7,489	$13,484

Frequently Asked Questions about McCloskey John F School

How many students attend McCloskey John F School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended McCloskey John F School.

What is the racial makeup of McCloskey John F School?

Students at McCloskey John F School are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is McCloskey John F School a good school?

McCloskey John F School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of McCloskey John F School attend?

Students who attend McCloskey John F School usually go on to attend:

High : King Martin Luther High School

What district is McCloskey John F School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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