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Girard Stephen School

Public Grades K-4

1186^th

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of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Girard Stephen School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves 278 students in grades KG-4. 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. Girard Stephen School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Girard Stephen School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments. In 2024-2025, only 29% of Girard Stephen students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, only 32.5% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students in Math and English Language Arts.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($21,853 in 2022-2023) compared to the district average and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.5 in 2023-2024, Girard Stephen School has not been able to translate these resources into improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Jenks Abram School, generally outperform Girard Stephen School on academic metrics, with 70.5% of Jenks Abram students proficient or better in PSSA Math and PSSA English Language Arts, compared to Girard Stephen's 29% and 32.5% respectively. Addressing the systemic challenges facing Girard Stephen School will be crucial for the school to improve and provide a high-quality education for its students.

296

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,974

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Snyder Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19145-3714

(215) 400-8180

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Girard Stephen School usually attend:

Middle:	Universal Vare Charter School
High:	Universal Audenried Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.0%

Asian:

17.2%

White:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,186^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	20.8	1186 of 1511	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1164 of 1526	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1229 of 1534	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1304 of 1534	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1399 of 1544	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1459 of 1530	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	1447 of 1547	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	1483 of 1554	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	1415 of 1474	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.0	1376 of 1467	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	1452 of 1519	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	1522 of 1599	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	1550 of 1597	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.8	1525 of 1579	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.2	1520 of 1549	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.1	1537 of 1551	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	1457 of 1555	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	1499 of 1545	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	249 of 413	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	235 of 437	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	213 of 437	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	31.0	124 of 168	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	9.5	1034 of 1043	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	85.1	14 of 200	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1259 of 1466	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1071 of 1488	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	999 of 1369	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1047 of 1432	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1081 of 1414	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1039 of 1475	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1222 of 1495	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+69 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2024)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2023)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-16 vs state

Math29%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Girard Stephen 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
Girard Stephen School	Public	K-4	1800 Snyder Ave	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8180	296	20	15.1	93.9%	40 (13.5%)	151 (51.0%)	40 (13.5%)	51 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	20.8	1186^th of 1511 public elementary schools	21.5%		23.8	1164^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.7%	22	36.9	19.3					29.0	35.4	28.8					32.5	$22,974	$9,208	$13,767
McDaniel Delaplaine School	Public	K-8	1801 S 22nd Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8220	229	21	10.7	101.3%	11 (4.8%)	176 (76.9%)	24 (10.5%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	5.1	1479^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.1%		7.7	1397^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.5%	82	6.7	0.0	0.0	10.7	5.8	4.2	5.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	13.8	21.9	8.7	10.7	$22,988	$6,899	$16,090
Childs George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1599 Wharton St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7950	471	38	12.3	94.1%	47 (10.0%)	193 (41.0%)	130 (27.6%)	68 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	23.3	1158^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	1228^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.5%	70	31.3	36.6	14.7	15.9	13.3	13.1	20.5	28.1	39.1	32.4	29.5	34.1	34.2	33.1	$19,409	$6,127	$13,283
Jenks Abram School	Public	K-5	2501 S 13th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8240	278	20	13.8	91.7%	103 (37.1%)	36 (12.9%)	27 (9.7%)	92 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	84.7	203^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	86.6%		76.3	364^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.1%	161	70.9	73.1	65.2				70.5	68.8	73.2	69.6				70.5	$21,241	$6,733	$14,508
Bregy F Amedee School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Bigler St	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8210	264	26	10.0	95.1%	62 (23.5%)	114 (43.2%)	26 (9.8%)	34 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	17.3	1244^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.7%		15	1288^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.6%	44	33.4	23.5	23.5	11.8	0.0	13.3	17.9	12.5	23.6	31.4	11.8	4.2	43.4	23.1	$22,451	$7,874	$14,576
Southwark School	Public	PK, KG-8	1835 S 9th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	976	64	15.3	99.0%	136 (13.9%)	64 (6.6%)	562 (57.6%)	188 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.5%)	25.5	1134^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.0%		16.1	1271^st of 1526 public elementary schools	16.7%	137	38.7	33.7	23.7	18.6	20.4	14.0	24.5	34.1	31.6	28.1	37.1	46.6	41.6	36.8	$18,260	$5,851	$12,410
Christopher Columbus Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	South Building	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Christopher Columbus Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 389-6000	829	59	14.0	29.9%	400 (48.3%)	162 (19.5%)	111 (13.4%)	113 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	62.3	611^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.6%		58.5	734^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.9%	123	49.5	34.6	67.5	42.0	53.1	21.6	44.3	56.2	45.7	56.6	68.0	71.6	65.6	60.7	$172	$80	$92
Key Francis Scott School	Public	K-6	2230 S 8th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8250	370	30	12.4	104.3%	21 (5.7%)	16 (4.3%)	226 (61.1%)	103 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1219^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.3%		21.4	1197^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.6%	22	29.1	25.0	20.4	25.0			24.9	21.8	27.2	22.2	34.0			25.8	$20,778	$6,521	$14,258
Fell D Newlin School	Public	K-8	900 W Oregon Ave	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8260	530	37	14.2	100.8%	96 (18.1%)	52 (9.8%)	182 (34.3%)	187 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	43.7	918^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.2%		41	997^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.7%	79	61.0	44.3	21.2	29.1	32.0	36.0	35.9	47.5	40.4	36.5	51.6	47.2	59.6	48.5	$18,924	$6,815	$12,109
Fanny Jackson Coppin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1213 S 12th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7970	547	33	16.6	98.2%	252 (46.1%)	63 (11.5%)	136 (24.9%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.5%)	79.2	293^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.3	550^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.0%	257	75.0	69.1	56.3	53.9	55.0	44.2	59.6	66.0	72.8	45.8	65.6	65.0	62.8	63.4	$18,435	$6,739	$11,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Girard Stephen School

How many students attend Girard Stephen School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Girard Stephen School.

What schools do graduates of Girard Stephen School attend?

Students who attend Girard Stephen School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Universal Vare Charter School
High : Universal Audenried Charter School

Is Girard Stephen School a good school?

Girard Stephen School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Girard Stephen School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Girard Stephen School?

Students at Girard Stephen School are 51% African American, 17% Asian, 14% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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