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Lawton Henry W School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Lawton Henry W School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving 567 students in grades PK-5. The school 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.

Lawton Henry W School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating in most years. The school significantly underperforms the district and state averages in both math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.1% of Lawton students were proficient in math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In ELA, only 21.3% of Lawton students were proficient, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's subgroup performance is also concerning, with African American and Hispanic students lagging behind state averages.

While Lawton Henry W School performs relatively well for English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking 55 out of 207 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2024-2025, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform poorly, ranking 1151 out of 1369 with a 1-star rating. Nearby schools, such as Stearne Allen Middle School, Sullivan James J School, and Allen Ethan School, as well as nearby charter schools like Mastery Cs-Smedley Campus and Keystone Academy Charter School, outperform Lawton Henry W School in both math and ELA proficiency.

571

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,325

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6101 Jackson St
Philadelphia, PA 19135-3644

(215) 400-3340

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Lawton Henry W School usually attend:

Middle:	Harding Warren G Middle School
High:	Frankford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

African American:

32.6%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (23% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,290^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

72^nd 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	13.9	1290 of 1511	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1375 of 1526	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1403 of 1534	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1340 of 1534	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1185 of 1433	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1424 of 1544	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1419 of 1530	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	1432 of 1547	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	1353 of 1554	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	1366 of 1474	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	1354 of 1467	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	1386 of 1519	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	1437 of 1599	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	1421 of 1597	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	1360 of 1579	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	1393 of 1549	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	1396 of 1551	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	1397 of 1555	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	1284 of 1545	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.3	1114 of 1299	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	1156 of 1308	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.7	1062 of 1302	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	211 of 413	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	247 of 437	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	302 of 437	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	901 of 1030	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	996 of 1084	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	889 of 1043	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	55 of 207	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	97 of 200	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1223 of 1466	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1355 of 1488	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	292 of 429	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	354 of 454	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	319 of 432	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1151 of 1369	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1271 of 1432	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1274 of 1414	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1275 of 1475	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1316 of 1495	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1088 of 1201	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.8	1225 of 1229	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	1233 of 1236	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+59 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math24%-18 vs state

English Language Arts21%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, April 21, 2018

I worked there 11 years ago. The principal was rude and unprofessional. She should not have been allowed to work with kids. Luckily, she is not there anymore. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 3, 2011

Dear School District,

I am a proud parent of my son attending john W Lawton elementary school. My son first attended in January 2010 school year. I honestly reluctantly wanted to enroll my son in the public school system due to past horrible experiences my older daughters witnessed. I began enroll all my children in catholic school environment, however due to an family emergency we relocated in the Lawton school district area and I received high appraisal from my highly professional co-workers and health professionals about Lawton academic , professional and structured children first environment. I was very highly impress with the with the teachers overall curriculum and my son reports daily that he loved the school overall. I was very impress with the Home and School involvement and particularly ex-principal Ms. Usely put my faith back in the Philadelphia school district academic capabilities and overall well being of children. Thank you Lawton school from appreciative parent. Close Quote

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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
Lawton Henry W School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Jackson St	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3340	571	44	12.9	99.3%	68 (11.9%)	186 (32.6%)	271 (47.5%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	13.9	1290^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.6%		9	1375^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.9%	85	26.6	29.4	15.1				24.1	17.7	25.4	21.2				21.3	$18,325	$6,704	$11,621
Sullivan James J School	Public	K-5	5300 Ditman St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3960	373	25	14.7	101.9%	32 (8.6%)	162 (43.4%)	159 (42.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	7.8	1397^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.5%		4.7	1475^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.3%	78	15.8	19.2	12.2				15.7	19.7	12.5	12.2				15.1	$22,152	$7,338	$14,814
Allen Ethan School	Public	K-8	6329 Battersby St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3270	957	61	15.7	95.3%	130 (13.6%)	198 (20.7%)	512 (53.5%)	88 (9.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	9.2	1370^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.3%		8	1392^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	8.8%	22	25.2	12.1	15.0	6.2	11.0	12.7	13.8	17.6	12.2	20.4	16.5	21.9	26.9	19.2	$19,276	$6,096	$13,180
Mastery Cs-Smedley Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	1790 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2525	751	50	15.0	99.6%	19 (2.5%)	461 (61.4%)	235 (31.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	19.9	1202^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	20.5%		13.7	1306^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.4%	104	26.0	20.8	19.8	12.1			19.6	27.6	31.3	29.8	39.2			32.2	$20,800	$5,299	$15,500
Disston Hamilton School	Public	K-8	6801 Cottage St	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3350	737	44	16.7	99.9%	84 (11.4%)	224 (30.4%)	388 (52.6%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	8.5	1380^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.7%		8.3	1387^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.1%	7	5.7	5.6	7.6	25.0	12.5	4.8	10.1	8.0	9.3	11.8	13.2	23.6	12.0	13.2	$18,655	$6,053	$12,602
Keystone Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4521 Longshore Avenue	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Keystone Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 332-2111	642	42	15.2	91.0%	110 (17.1%)	233 (36.3%)	220 (34.3%)	48 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	39.6	971^st of 1511 public elementary schools	35.7%		34.1	1075^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.6%	104	41.1	38.1	30.0	20.6	21.7	12.7	28.0	43.8	49.3	46.7	42.8	53.3	50.8	47.7	$20,381	$6,200	$14,181
Ziegler William High School	Public	K-8	5935 Saul St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3260	522	46	11.3	98.5%	24 (4.6%)	184 (35.2%)	261 (50.0%)	32 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	14.2	1286^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.9%		11.9	1331^st of 1526 public elementary schools	12.8%	45	23.2	23.8	21.0	0.0	23.0	7.2	15.9	28.6	19.0	27.9	26.8	40.0	23.2	28.2	$21,271	$6,871	$14,400
Mayfair School	Public	K-8	3001 Princeton Ave	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3280	1,763	104	17.0	95.7%	384 (21.8%)	124 (7.0%)	762 (43.2%)	441 (25.0%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	36 (2.0%)	26.3	1122^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	25.7%		25.1	1152^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	24.5%	30	36.3	37.9	27.9	22.1	26.4	29.0	29.7	29.1	28.8	34.3	33.1	31.4	38.5	32.6	$17,363	$5,771	$11,592
Spruance Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-8	6401 Horrocks St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3290	1,270	79	16.0	98.8%	129 (10.2%)	377 (29.7%)	601 (47.3%)	138 (10.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	11.5	1326^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.1	1297^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.0%	29	24.8	27.3	9.3	15.2	20.2	14.8	18.9	16.0	15.9	11.9	25.8	25.0	23.0	19.5	$18,116	$5,567	$12,550
Bridesburg School	Public	K-8	2824 Jenks St	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7240	525	37	14.1	104.2%	395 (75.2%)	16 (3.0%)	81 (15.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	30.2	1083^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	28.3%		29.4	1113^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.1%	30	44.6	30.4	13.0	25.3	15.4	28.6	26.3	39.1	47.8	11.2	42.2	35.4	42.8	36.7	$21,096	$7,224	$13,872

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawton Henry W School

What schools do graduates of Lawton Henry W School attend?

Students who attend Lawton Henry W School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harding Warren G Middle School
High : Frankford High School

What district is Lawton Henry W School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Lawton Henry W School a good school?

Lawton Henry W School ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lawton Henry W School?

Students at Lawton Henry W School are 47% Hispanic, 33% African American, 12% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Lawton Henry W School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Lawton Henry W School.

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