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Steel Edward School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Steel Edward School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 336 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. Unfortunately, Steel Edward School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with only 7.1% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 14.1% proficient in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 25% and 33.4% for the district, respectively. This pattern of low achievement has persisted for many years. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.4% to 5.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, the school has been unable to drive meaningful improvements in student learning.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Fitler Academics Plus, Cooke Jay Middle School, and Logan James School, also struggle academically but generally perform better than Steel Edward School on standardized tests. This suggests that the school may be facing deeper systemic challenges that require a more comprehensive approach to address.

379

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,240

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4301 Wayne Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19140-1717

(215) 400-3910

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Steel Edward School usually attend:

High:

Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.5%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (11% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Math scores 35 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,409^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

825^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^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	7.5	1409 of 1511	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1484 of 1526	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1515 of 1534	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1519 of 1534	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	1543 of 1544	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	1518 of 1530	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.7	1543 of 1547	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.7	1551 of 1554	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.2	1436 of 1474	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	1424 of 1467	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	1473 of 1519	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	1519 of 1599	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.3	1555 of 1597	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	1493 of 1579	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.9	1444 of 1549	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.7	1512 of 1551	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.6	1513 of 1555	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.4	1493 of 1545	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.8	1280 of 1299	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	1263 of 1308	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	1251 of 1302	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	313 of 413	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	384 of 437	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	425 of 437	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	1064 of 1084	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1027 of 1043	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1372 of 1466	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1467 of 1488	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1275 of 1369	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1382 of 1432	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1396 of 1414	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1346 of 1475	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1424 of 1495	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	825 of 873	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	881 of 891	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	888 of 893	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	863 of 883	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	889 of 891	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	861 of 861	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	873 of 877	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.9	853 of 870	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	793 of 835	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.7	721 of 728	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	710 of 758	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	770 of 834	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	779 of 825	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	791 of 805	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	327 of 393	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	394 of 408	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	409 of 421	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	579 of 643	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	661 of 672	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	652 of 660	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	792 of 835	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	849 of 860	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	797 of 843	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	868 of 877	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	869 of 874	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	799 of 839	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	864 of 870	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)24th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

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

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-34 vs state

Math7%-35 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
Steel Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	4301 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3910	379	39	9.7	89.2%	1 (0.3%)	328 (86.5%)	36 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	7.5	1409^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.8%		4.4	1484^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.8%	75	9.3	29.6	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	7.1	11.9	14.3	9.7	21.6	18.2	10.3	14.1	$24,240	$6,001	$18,238
Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1801 W. Pike Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 866-0067	598	37	16.1	99.5%	2 (0.3%)	509 (85.1%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	19.9	1205^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.3%		12.3	1325^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.2%	120	27.1	34.7	15.7	2.3			19.2	36.4	35.5	18.1	35.6			31.3	$17,352	$3,049	$14,303
Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 N 19th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-5042	739	46	16.0	102.2%	1 (0.1%)	638 (86.3%)	54 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.3%)	18.1	1232^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	18.5%		14.1	1295^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.1%	63	20.0	20.4	14.6	18.0	13.1	13.3	16.2	28.6	23.7	21.6	41.8	38.1	38.8	32.4	$19,544	$4,989	$14,554
Fitler Academics Plus	Public	K-8	140 W Seymour St	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3610	159	14	11.2	111.3%	0 (0.0%)	147 (92.5%)	7 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	15.1	1272^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	15.8%		6.2	1434^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.0%	162	46.2		0.0	5.8	4.8	8.3	10.0	38.5		0.0	28.6	19.0	25.0	21.0	$24,643	$8,602	$16,041
Wissahickon Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 G Wissahickon Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Wissahickon Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 338-1020	965	57	16.8	96.4%	10 (1.0%)	875 (90.7%)	42 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.8%)	9.3	1369^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.4%		16.8	1262^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	17.3%	107	22.9	12.7	10.5	6.6	10.3	8.8	12.1	15.6	13.7	16.2	27.4	27.8	39.2	23.1	$20,725	$6,076	$14,648
Cooke Jay Middle School	Public	K-8	1300 W Louden St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8330	369	42	8.8	107.6%	2 (0.5%)	296 (80.2%)	56 (15.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	6.4	1439^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.1	1465^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.0%	26	13.3	6.1	2.9	4.7	4.9	2.8	5.5	20.0	14.7	2.9	20.9	12.2	8.3	13.3	$27,430	$5,567	$21,863
Logan James School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Lindley Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3670	264	25	10.6	92.4%	1 (0.4%)	226 (85.6%)	30 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	26.9	1117^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.1%		13.2	1313^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.0%	196	18.8	48.4	31.7				32.7	18.7	41.9	26.8				28.8	$21,614	$4,776	$16,838
Kelly John B School	Public	K-5	5116 Pulaski Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3580	365	31	11.8	96.4%	9 (2.5%)	317 (86.8%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	8.7	1377^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.5	1323^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	13.3%	54	15.1	8.8	6.7				10.0	14.9	28.1	16.9				20.0	$23,749	$4,717	$19,032
Kenderton Elementary School	Public	K-8	1500 W Ontario St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8340	300	25	12.0	94.3%	3 (1.0%)	254 (84.7%)	40 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7	1422^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.9%		3.9	1498^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.8%	76	15.4	5.6	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	4.4	7.4	5.3	3.3	32.0	0.0	11.4	9.8	$21,811	$6,122	$15,690
McClure Alexander K School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W Hunting Park Pike	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3870	437	35	12.4	101.8%	2 (0.5%)	126 (28.8%)	304 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2.9	1509^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.1%		3.5	1509^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.1%		9.3	3.1	3.1				5.4	6.8	1.6	3.2				4.0	$22,091	$7,832	$14,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Steel Edward School

How many students attend Steel Edward School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Steel Edward School.

What district is Steel Edward School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Steel Edward School a good school?

Steel Edward School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Steel Edward School?

Students at Steel Edward School are 87% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Steel Edward School attend?

Students who attend Steel Edward School usually go on to attend:

High : Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus

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