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Ellwood School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Ellwood School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving 295 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ellwood School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ellwood School has significantly underperformed compared to the district and state in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.1% of Ellwood students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, only 22.8% were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. Ellwood School also has an extremely high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Ellwood School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Rowen William School and Prince Hall School, it lags significantly behind the performance of Myers Elementary School, which is part of the Cheltenham School District and serves a more affluent student population. Despite increased per-student spending, Ellwood School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past decade.

292

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,840

Per pupil spending ?

101%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6701 N 13th St
Philadelphia, PA 19126-2848

(215) 400-3540

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Ellwood School usually attend:

Middle:	Wagner Gen Louis Middle School
High:	King Martin Luther High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.7%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,273^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

66^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	15.1	1273 of 1511	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1350 of 1526	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1394 of 1534	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1397 of 1534	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1438 of 1544	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1467 of 1530	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	1461 of 1547	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	1457 of 1554	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	1278 of 1474	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	1370 of 1467	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	1366 of 1519	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	1431 of 1599	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.9	1427 of 1597	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	1401 of 1579	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.0	1395 of 1549	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	1431 of 1551	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.3	1415 of 1555	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	1430 of 1545	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	1186 of 1299	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.2	1084 of 1308	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.8	1135 of 1302	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	187 of 413	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	253 of 437	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	287 of 437	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	10.3	1063 of 1084	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1284 of 1466	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1303 of 1488	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1111 of 1369	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1268 of 1432	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1287 of 1414	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1168 of 1475	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1306 of 1495	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)55th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2024)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-26 vs state

Math22%-20 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
Ellwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3540	292	25	11.6	101.0%	1 (0.3%)	256 (87.7%)	20 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	15.1	1273^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	15.8%		10.6	1350^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.5%	77	32.3	16.2	20.0				22.1	22.6	18.9	26.0				22.8	$36,840	$23,115	$13,725
Rowen William School	Public	K-5	6841 N 19th St	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3550	296	25	11.7	104.4%	3 (1.0%)	267 (90.2%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	11.3	1331^st of 1511 public elementary schools	11.9%		6.3	1430^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.3%	99	24.4	8.9	5.1				12.1	28.9	15.6	25.4				23.5	$21,081	$6,839	$14,242
Prince Hall School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 North Gratz Street	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3690	360	24	15.1	104.2%	1 (0.3%)	331 (91.9%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	6.4	1438^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.8%		10.4	1356^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.1%	82	9.8	12.9	4.2				8.0	22.0	15.4	11.1				15.5	$19,195	$6,541	$12,654
Howe Julia Ward School	Public	K-5	5800 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3650	229	23	9.7	91.7%	1 (0.4%)	181 (79.0%)	34 (14.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	9.4	1367^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.6	1368^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.4%	1	10.5	12.5	29.0				16.5	13.2	17.5	12.9				14.7	$23,884	$6,629	$17,255
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-4	7609 Montgomery Ave	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 517-4540	310	24	13.1	55.2%	67 (21.6%)	153 (49.4%)	42 (13.5%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	73.7	407^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.1%		69.9	500^th of 1526 public elementary schools	67.2%	93	62.5	60.7					61.6	65.6	63.9					64.8	$30,323	$1,592	$28,730
Pennell Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Nedro Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3680	301	26	11.6	102.3%	1 (0.3%)	264 (87.7%)	16 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	15.9	1265^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.3%		7.3	1409^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.7%	144	30.4	11.1	13.1				16.1	39.1	33.3	15.8				28.3	$20,297	$5,440	$14,858
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6310 N 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 268-3102	631	54	11.6	66.9%	7 (1.1%)	52 (8.2%)	554 (87.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	28.6	1099^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.3%		30.3	1105^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.6%	6	26.7	35.1	31.0	22.0	18.6	20.0	27.1	42.2	33.8	33.8	31.7	27.9	37.7	34.4	$24,632	$6,180	$18,452
Lowell James R School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 W Nedro Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3740	503	33	15.1	103.8%	6 (1.2%)	309 (61.4%)	114 (22.7%)	44 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	12	1319^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.7%		9.1	1374^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.0%	55	25.3	21.1					23.2	23.1	23.6					23.5	$18,917	$6,286	$12,632
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
Finletter Thomas K School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 N Front St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3750	607	50	12.2	104.1%	5 (0.8%)	416 (68.5%)	122 (20.1%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	16.5	1255^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.9%		7.2	1411^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.5%	156	25.0	34.7	16.2	9.2	7.4	13.6	16.3	30.0	22.4	24.2	27.2	13.3	34.5	24.8	$18,850	$5,873	$12,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellwood School

What schools do graduates of Ellwood School attend?

Students who attend Ellwood School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wagner Gen Louis Middle School
High : King Martin Luther High School

How many students attend Ellwood School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Ellwood School.

Is Ellwood School a good school?

Ellwood School ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ellwood School?

Students at Ellwood School are 88% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Ellwood School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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