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Pollock Robert B School

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Pollock Robert B School ranks 981 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Pollock Robert B School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 744 students. 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.

Pollock Robert B School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 981-1292 out of around 1500 schools. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating it is a lower-performing school compared to the state average. The school's proficiency rates on the PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) exams are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 32.3% compared to the state average of 41.7% and the district average of 25%. The school's performance is particularly weak in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 20.3% in 8th grade to 43.5% in 4th grade in 2024-2025, well below the state and district averages.

While the school's exceptional performance of its English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 15% of PA elementary schools in Math and ELA, is a notable bright spot, the large achievement gaps between the school's African American, White, and disabled students are concerning. Additionally, Pollock Robert B School has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 1.4% to 5.5%, which are above the district average. Despite spending more per student than the district average, the school is still struggling to improve student outcomes, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. The school may need to examine how resources are being allocated and explore more effective, evidence-based strategies to support student learning and address the unique needs of its diverse student population.

845

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,909

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2875 Welsh Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19152-1662

(215) 400-3210

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Pollock Robert B School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

30.9%

Hispanic:

24.3%

White:

21.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Philadelphia City School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

981^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

498^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 36% (2023) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	981 of 1511	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1109 of 1526	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1212 of 1534	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1216 of 1534	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1192 of 1433	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1225 of 1544	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1241 of 1530	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	1201 of 1547	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	1292 of 1554	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	1166 of 1474	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	1256 of 1467	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	1163 of 1519	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.9	1226 of 1599	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	67.1	596 of 1597	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.2	829 of 1579	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.8	834 of 1549	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.6	830 of 1551	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.1	589 of 1555	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.3	585 of 1545	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.1	991 of 1299	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	54.5	714 of 1308	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.0	627 of 1302	51.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	70 of 413	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	135 of 437	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	172 of 437	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	124 of 151	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	141 of 168	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	140 of 160	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	926 of 1043	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	30 of 207	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	46 of 200	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	52 of 196	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	893 of 1466	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1073 of 1488	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	140 of 429	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	180 of 454	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	249 of 432	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	704 of 1369	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	951 of 1432	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1065 of 1414	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1063 of 1475	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1097 of 1495	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1063 of 1201	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	945 of 1229	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1139 of 1236	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	498 of 873	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	581 of 891	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	572 of 893	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	93 of 393	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	105 of 408	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	92 of 421	78.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	118 of 138	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	101 of 145	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	18 of 145	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	10 of 150	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	3 of 143	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	432 of 835	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	491 of 860	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	116 of 348	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	169 of 362	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	192 of 362	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	319 of 843	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	444 of 877	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	410 of 874	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	531 of 839	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	612 of 870	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	400 of 649	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	389 of 673	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	470 of 681	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2023)11th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-11 vs state

Math32%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, June 24, 2016

worst school in the neighborhood, Principal needs to be fired, teachers sent elsewhere, public money is being wasted. My kids were smart so they survived, but the teachers cant even teach properly( new ones)

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BEware dont send your kids here move them to different school right away Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, June 17, 2010

This school is a battleground. There are fights between students, fights between teachers, fights between the principal and the teachers, and fights between the principal and the parents. You have been warned. 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
Pollock Robert B School	Public	K-8	2875 Welsh Rd	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3210	845	50	16.7	88.2%	182 (21.5%)	261 (30.9%)	205 (24.3%)	165 (19.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	38.6	981^st of 1511 public elementary schools	35.1%		29.9	1109^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.3%	128	33.3	43.5	38.5	34.5	25.6	20.3	32.3	24.7	40.8	33.8	54.0	36.0	33.8	37.4	$17,909	$5,475	$12,434
Brown Joseph School	Public	K-8	3600 Stanwood St	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3320	441	31	14.1	100.9%	91 (20.6%)	150 (34.0%)	162 (36.7%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	12.7	1310^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.3%		11.4	1340^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.2%	30	21.9	19.1	16.3	9.6	11.8	8.3	14.3	25.0	16.7	20.4	27.4	41.2	35.1	26.9	$20,054	$6,633	$13,421
Holme Thomas School	Public	PK, KG-8	3001 Ryan Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3130	850	60	14.2	93.2%	256 (30.1%)	165 (19.4%)	233 (27.4%)	132 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.3%)	38.1	987^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.7%		27.7	1130^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.0%	143	27.5	36.4	47.6	33.7	20.9	16.9	30.2	35.3	30.9	35.0	51.2	28.7	31.0	35.9	$27,382	$14,708	$12,674
Farrell Louis High School	Public	K-8	8300 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3230	1,187	73	16.2	96.9%	408 (34.4%)	183 (15.4%)	303 (25.5%)	264 (22.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.1%)	25.1	1137^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.8%		27	1137^th of 1526 public elementary schools	25.5%		26.9	32.1	29.6	29.2	27.7	35.9	30.3	15.7	30.6	29.6	36.5	44.7	47.9	34.5	$17,804	$6,136	$11,667
Northeast Community Propel Academy	Public	K-8	7500 Rowland Ave	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-4000	1,783	102	17.4	98.8%	352 (19.7%)	324 (18.2%)	736 (41.3%)	311 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (3.3%)	22.7	1163^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	23.0%		18.2	1242^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	18.6%	79	35.2	30.9	25.8	17.1	18.6	18.0	22.5	31.0	27.9	24.9	34.7	33.9	38.0	32.7	$16,723	$5,334	$11,389
Rhawnhurst School	Public	PK, KG-5	7809 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3220	621	42	14.8	104.0%	160 (25.8%)	94 (15.1%)	164 (26.4%)	183 (29.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	27.8	1107^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.7%		23.1	1180^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.7%	73	33.8	43.3	31.1				35.7	38.0	29.7	25.0				30.5	$18,285	$5,820	$12,465
Forrest Edwin School	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Cottage St	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3330	841	48	17.4	97.4%	100 (11.9%)	200 (23.8%)	427 (50.8%)	40 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.3%)	11.2	1334^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.7%		8.6	1383^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	9.4%	49	19.6	11.3	13.5				14.4	26.2	14.0	27.3				22.0	$19,864	$7,819	$12,045
Frank Anne School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Bowler St	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3070	1,622	93	17.4	91.5%	669 (41.2%)	186 (11.5%)	135 (8.3%)	580 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.1%)	65.6	563^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	62.7%		62.9	641^st of 1526 public elementary schools	58.0%	78	59.7	63.7	50.9				58.0	45.8	59.1	57.7				54.1	$18,118	$5,700	$12,418
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
John Hancock Demonstration School	Public	K-8	3700 Morrell Ave	Philadelphia	19114	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3120	895	63	14.1	85.3%	402 (44.9%)	125 (14.0%)	193 (21.6%)	130 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.9%)	54.3	757^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.9%		48.2	886^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.9%	129	57.0	63.3	43.2	26.2	20.9	16.4	37.3	52.8	53.9	42.7	44.1	55.0	49.3	49.6	$20,028	$5,981	$14,047

Frequently Asked Questions about Pollock Robert B School

What schools do graduates of Pollock Robert B School attend?

Students who attend Pollock Robert B School usually go on to attend:

High : Lincoln High School

How many students attend Pollock Robert B School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 845 students attended Pollock Robert B School.

Is Pollock Robert B School a good school?

Pollock Robert B School ranks 981^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pollock Robert B School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Pollock Robert B School?

Students at Pollock Robert B School are 31% African American, 24% Hispanic, 22% White, 20% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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