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Castor Gardens Middle School

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Castor Gardens Middle School ranks 619 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Castor Gardens Middle School is a public middle school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 1,269 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 473 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Castor Gardens Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating as well.

Academically, Castor Gardens Middle School underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.8% of Castor Gardens students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, in ELA, only 31.1% of Castor Gardens students were proficient or better, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools for English Language Learners but in the bottom 25% for White, Hispanic, and Disabled students.

When comparing Castor Gardens Middle School to other nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Conwell Russell Middle School and Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences, it becomes clear that Castor Gardens is underperforming relative to its peers. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $11,998 in 2019-2020 to $17,081 in 2022-2023, but this increased funding does not appear to have translated into improved academic outcomes.

1,318

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,953

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Cottman Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111-3851

(215) 400-3190

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Castor Gardens Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northeast High School

Feeder schools for Castor Gardens Middle School:

Elementary:	Crossan Kennedy C School
	Moore J Hampton School
	Rhawnhurst School
	Solis-Cohen Solomon School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.3%

African American:

23.4%

Asian:

19.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 23 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

619^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 14Middle 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	27.4	619 of 873	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	668 of 891	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	651 of 893	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	629 of 883	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	682 of 797	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	691 of 891	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	655 of 861	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	668 of 877	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	649 of 870	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	602 of 835	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	617 of 728	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	628 of 758	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	695 of 834	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	694 of 825	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	605 of 805	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	589 of 770	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	588 of 753	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	542 of 749	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.3	526 of 736	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.5	531 of 687	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.6	537 of 663	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.6	555 of 643	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	224 of 393	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	229 of 408	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	214 of 421	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	113 of 138	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	117 of 145	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	120 of 144	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	476 of 643	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	561 of 672	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	497 of 660	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	22 of 145	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	36 of 150	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	28 of 143	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	617 of 835	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	675 of 860	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	255 of 348	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	306 of 362	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	289 of 362	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	494 of 843	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	565 of 877	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	517 of 874	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	586 of 839	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	641 of 870	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	178 of 199	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	153 of 187	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	614 of 649	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	653 of 673	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	667 of 681	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+56 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)11th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-17 vs state

Math19%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, May 6, 2018

My Grandson had the beat experience in this school. Ms. Glover and Ms. Snyder has helped to mature and grow. They not only taught him about school work, but also taught him to experience life. Thank You all for Devon's best school year 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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Castor Gardens Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Cottman Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3190	1,318	78	16.8	96.3%	151 (11.5%)	309 (23.4%)	558 (42.3%)	262 (19.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.7%)	27.4	619^th of 873 public middle schools	29.1%		22.7	668^th of 891 public middle schools	25.0%	49		21.9	13.5	21.3	18.8		34.6	24.6	34.6	31.1	$17,953	$6,347	$11,606
Elkins Park School	Public	5-6	8149 New Second St	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 881-4941	569	52	10.9	53.8%	139 (24.4%)	314 (55.2%)	46 (8.1%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.7%)								(n/a)	39.7	54.0			46.5	43.4	51.9			47.5	$27,541	$1,230	$26,311
Harding Warren G Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Wakeling St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3990	570	46	12.5	105.8%	32 (5.6%)	275 (48.2%)	237 (41.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	7.8	828^th of 873 public middle schools	5.2%		7.2	845^th of 891 public middle schools	5.2%	17		2.4	1.3	2.6	2.1		9.5	17.2	18.4	15.4	$22,000	$7,900	$14,100
Washington Grover Junior School	Public	5-8	201 E Olney Avenue	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3820	400	28	14.1	107.0%	4 (1.0%)	272 (68.0%)	70 (17.5%)	44 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	7.7	830^th of 873 public middle schools	4.9%		10.7	784^th of 891 public middle schools	12.0%	46	9.4	0.0	2.1	5.2	3.9	11.0	14.3	10.1	19.1	13.6	$37,527	$24,528	$12,999
Baldi C C A Middle School	Public	6-8	8801 Verree Rd	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3090	1,510	91	16.6	100.4%	672 (44.5%)	182 (12.1%)	135 (8.9%)	457 (30.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (3.9%)	73.7	190^th of 873 public middle schools	78.2%		61.1	353^rd of 891 public middle schools	60.4%	163		38.5	42.4	44.8	41.8		58.1	60.5	56.0	58.2	$17,373	$6,360	$11,014
Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	210 E. Courtland St.	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3810	543	36	15.0	102.0%	14 (2.6%)	121 (22.3%)	376 (69.2%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	13.4	749^th of 873 public middle schools	14.2%		9.8	799^th of 891 public middle schools	10.3%	50		1.4	14.2	8.2	8.2		13.0	23.0	23.0	20.0	$21,620	$7,372	$14,248
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 W Chelten Ave	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3560	296	21	14.0	102.0%	5 (1.7%)	262 (88.5%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	6.9	847^th of 873 public middle schools	3.0%		5.5	872^nd of 891 public middle schools	2.1%	25		0.0	0.0	2.8	1.2		17.8	8.0	14.7	13.7	$25,284	$9,308	$15,976
Clemente Roberto Middle School	Public	6-8	122 W Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3930	259	24	10.9	78.4%	1 (0.4%)	97 (37.5%)	158 (61.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5.1	871^st of 873 public middle schools	0.2%		4.8	879^th of 891 public middle schools	1.3%	8		0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5		8.1	7.5	6.0	7.2	$103,717	$82,529	$21,188
Conwell Russell Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	1849 E Clearfield St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7210	119	11	11.1	106.7%	8 (6.7%)	30 (25.2%)	77 (64.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	15.9	713^th of 873 public middle schools	18.3%		40.4	552^nd of 891 public middle schools	38.0%	161	8.7	3.8	10.0	9.4	8.1	13.0	26.9	23.3	28.2	23.4	$40,603	$21,382	$19,221
John B Stetson Middle School	Public	5-8	3200 B St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-4000	560	38	14.5	99.1%	6 (1.1%)	108 (19.3%)	429 (76.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	8	824^th of 873 public middle schools	5.6%		5.5	873^rd of 891 public middle schools	2.0%	49	2.0	2.2	3.3	3.9	2.9	2.0	17.8	14.5	13.4	12.5	$20,009	$4,306	$15,703

Frequently Asked Questions about Castor Gardens Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Castor Gardens Middle School?

Students at Castor Gardens Middle School are 42% Hispanic, 23% African American, 20% Asian, 11% White, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Castor Gardens Middle School attend?

Students who attend Castor Gardens Middle School usually go on to attend Northeast High School

How many students attend Castor Gardens Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,318 students attended Castor Gardens Middle School.

What district is Castor Gardens Middle School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Castor Gardens Middle School a good school?

Castor Gardens Middle School ranks 619^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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