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Greenberg Joseph School

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Greenberg Joseph School ranks 162 nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Greenberg Joseph School is a public elementary school serving 860 students in grades K-8 in the Philadelphia City School District. This high-performing institution consistently ranks in the top 10-15% of Greenberg Joseph School has maintained exceptional academic outcomes, with 68.8% of students proficient or better in Math and 74.2% proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly outpacing the district and state averages.

The school's success extends across diverse student groups, with Greenberg Joseph School ranking in the top 3-20 out of over 1,400 Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in math and ELA proficiency. This exceptional performance is further highlighted by the school's very low dropout rates, ranging from 0-5.5% in recent years, compared to the district average.

While Greenberg Joseph School stands out as a high-performing institution, the nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Rhawnhurst School, Crossan Kennedy C School, and Farrell Louis High School, have significantly lower academic proficiency rates and rankings. This highlights the stark disparities in educational opportunities within the same district, and presents potential opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing to raise the overall academic achievement in the area.

925

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,080

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Sharon Ln
Philadelphia, PA 19115-3527

(215) 400-3080

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Greenberg Joseph School usually attend:

High:

Washington George High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Asian:

37.4%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (71% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

162^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

30^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	162 of 1511	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	173 of 1526	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	134 of 1534	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	212 of 1534	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	558 of 1433	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	210 of 1544	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	191 of 1530	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	462 of 1547	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	62.0	706 of 1554	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.2	465 of 1474	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.3	440 of 1467	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	67.3	586 of 1519	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.0	580 of 1599	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.8	571 of 1597	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	556 of 1579	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.9	552 of 1549	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.9	371 of 1551	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	70.8	462 of 1555	70.3%	★★★★☆
2006	63.3	638 of 1545	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.7	388 of 1299	70.1%	★★★★☆
2004	35.8	954 of 1308	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	73.2	372 of 1302	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	3 of 413	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	64 of 151	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	62 of 168	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	69 of 160	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	561 of 1030	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	3 of 207	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	1 of 200	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	7 of 196	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	220 of 1466	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	200 of 1488	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	20 of 1369	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	13 of 1432	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	11 of 1414	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	116 of 1475	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	164 of 1495	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	301 of 1201	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	372 of 1229	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	247 of 1236	80.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	30 of 873	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	66 of 891	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	63 of 893	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	30 of 883	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	123 of 797	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	20 of 891	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	22 of 861	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	25 of 877	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	87.0	80 of 870	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	89.7	50 of 835	94.0%	★★★★★
2014	76.5	147 of 728	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	181 of 758	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	202 of 834	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	174 of 825	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	122 of 805	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	133 of 770	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	151 of 753	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	188 of 749	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	148 of 736	79.9%	★★★★☆
2005	87.0	67 of 687	90.2%	★★★★★
2004	78.6	134 of 663	79.8%	★★★★☆
2003	80.5	116 of 643	82.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	3 of 393	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	3 of 408	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	5 of 421	98.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	55 of 138	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	69 of 145	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	66 of 144	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	67.4	134 of 672	80.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	3 of 145	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	1 of 150	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	38 of 835	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	66 of 860	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	4 of 843	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	12 of 877	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	17 of 874	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	24 of 839	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	73 of 870	91.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	50 of 649	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	103 of 673	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	78 of 681	88.5%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2025)99th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2025)46th percentile-44 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)80th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+26 vs state

Math69%+27 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
Greenberg Joseph School	Public	K-8	600 Sharon Ln	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3080	925	57	16.1	93.0%	386 (41.7%)	111 (12.0%)	67 (7.2%)	346 (37.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	87.6	162^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	89.3%		85.9	173^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	88.7%	11	86.3	69.9	63.8	63.4	66.1	63.6	68.8	78.7	65.6	59.3	84.7	79.9	74.4	74.2	$18,080	$5,556	$12,523
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
Rydal Elementary School	Public	K-5	1160 Huntingdon Pike	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 884-1308	569	33	17.1	26.7%	364 (64.0%)	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.6%)	78 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.3%)	89.8	126^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.7%		85	192^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	87.4%	66	71.9	77.4	68.8				72.4	76.4	81.0	78.9				78.7	$21,674	$626	$21,048
Fox Chase School	Public	K-5	500 Rhawn St	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3170	507	37	13.5	93.1%	190 (37.5%)	109 (21.5%)	119 (23.5%)	58 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	49.3	836^th of 1511 public elementary schools	44.7%		45.5	935^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.7%	99	51.3	47.9	20.5				40.2	48.2	53.6	53.4				51.6	$18,745	$5,787	$12,958
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
Loesche William High School	Public	PK, KG-5	595 Tomlinson Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3020	1,263	86	14.7	92.3%	640 (50.7%)	35 (2.8%)	59 (4.7%)	476 (37.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.8%)	58.7	679^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.1%		47.6	898^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.2%	219	63.9	51.1	43.9				53.4	51.1	50.4	48.8				50.1	$18,001	$5,901	$12,100
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
Crossan Kennedy C School	Public	K-5	7350 Bingham St	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3160	327	19	17.0	97.2%	69 (21.1%)	122 (37.3%)	92 (28.1%)	34 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	19.1	1217^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.5%		23.6	1170^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.3%	47	27.1	32.4	16.7				25.0	25.9	35.1	28.9				29.2	$21,623	$6,847	$14,777
McKinley School	Public	K-5	370 Cedar Rd	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 663-0430	596	42	14.2	34.9%	376 (63.1%)	70 (11.7%)	57 (9.6%)	52 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	70.1	466^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.2%		78	329^th of 1526 public elementary schools	78.4%	137	67.4	56.2	47.3				56.8	64.1	55.8	61.0				60.2	$21,674	$626	$21,048
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenberg Joseph School

What is the racial makeup of Greenberg Joseph School?

Students at Greenberg Joseph School are 42% White, 37% Asian, 12% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Greenberg Joseph School in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Greenberg Joseph School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 925 students attended Greenberg Joseph School.

Is Greenberg Joseph School a good school?

Greenberg Joseph School ranks 162^nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Greenberg Joseph School attend?

Students who attend Greenberg Joseph School usually go on to attend:

High : Washington George High School

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