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Loesche William High School

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Loesche William High School ranks 679 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Loesche William High School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving grades PK-5 with 1,166 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. Loesche William High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from 679 to 951 out of around 1,500 Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 3-star to 2-star rating.

Loesche William High School consistently outperforms the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania in PSSA math and English language arts proficiency rates across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, 53.4% of Loesche students were proficient or better in PSSA math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Additionally, Loesche William High School's English Language Learner (ELL) students have been ranked among the top 5-22 elementary schools in Pennsylvania for PSSA math and English language arts proficiency over the past few years, earning 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students have also performed significantly better than the district and state averages, ranking in the top 182-506 elementary schools in Pennsylvania for PSSA proficiency, with 4-3 out of 5 stars.

Loesche William High School has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $13,601 in 2019-2020 to $17,686 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average. The school has also maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.1 to 15.1 over the past few years, which is lower than many of the nearby schools, such as Farrell Louis High School, John Hancock Demonstration School, and Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School. These factors suggest that Loesche William High School is well-resourced and provides a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

1,263

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,001

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

595 Tomlinson Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19116-3332

(215) 400-3020

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Loesche William High School usually attend:

Middle:	Baldi C C A Middle School
High:	Washington George High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Asian:

37.7%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

679^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	679 of 1511	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	898 of 1526	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	808 of 1534	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	768 of 1534	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	951 of 1433	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	742 of 1544	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	860 of 1530	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.4	767 of 1547	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	849 of 1554	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.6	873 of 1474	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.5	1037 of 1467	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.6	1045 of 1519	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.1	1109 of 1599	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.0	751 of 1597	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.6	1037 of 1579	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.6	809 of 1549	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.4	1033 of 1551	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.0	1161 of 1555	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.3	908 of 1545	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.4	715 of 1299	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.4	600 of 1308	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.1	487 of 1302	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	128 of 151	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	147 of 168	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	139 of 160	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	707 of 1030	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	873 of 1084	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	5 of 207	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	11 of 200	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	22 of 196	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	726 of 1466	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	918 of 1488	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	182 of 1369	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	506 of 1432	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	392 of 1414	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	607 of 1475	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	852 of 1495	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	849 of 1201	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1058 of 1229	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	987 of 1236	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)98th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math53%+12 vs state

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

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by a parent
Friday, October 1, 2010

One star is over rating the school. A fend for yourself education. More effort is given to achieving better testing results for the school rating than engaging the children in learning. Negative attention is considered "an effective educational" tool. Teacher -Parent communication is mostly non-existence. 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
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
Comly Watson School	Public	K-5	1001 Byberry Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3010	618	42	14.6	95.0%	312 (50.5%)	39 (6.3%)	59 (9.5%)	188 (30.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	50.3	818^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.9%		43.9	965^th of 1526 public elementary schools	36.8%	147	59.3	49.4	50.7				53.1	42.1	39.7	42.9				41.6	$18,026	$5,404	$12,622
Pine Road Elementary School	Public	K-3	3737 Pine Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 938-0290	628	46	13.5	36.8%	385 (61.3%)	15 (2.4%)	26 (4.1%)	178 (28.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)								(n/a)	74.6						74.6	56.1						56.1	$18,499	$185	$18,314
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
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
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Heights Lane	Feasterville Trevose	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6370	486	30	16.3	53.9%	310 (63.8%)	11 (2.3%)	34 (7.0%)	69 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.6%)	73.6	412^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.7%		63.2	635^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.4%	223	67.4	73.7					70.9	53.5	59.1					56.6	$17,668	$517	$17,151
Decatur Stephen School	Public	K-8	3500 Academy Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3050	1,028	63	16.1	94.0%	442 (43.0%)	136 (13.2%)	196 (19.1%)	183 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (6.6%)	57.8	697^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.9%		49.8	867^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.2%	170	60.0	38.5	34.6	46.8	31.0	26.1	38.9	44.5	57.2	50.0	61.2	49.1	46.8	51.5	$17,838	$5,626	$12,212
Samuel K Faust Elementary School	Public	K-6	2901 Bellvue Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	546	43	12.6	99.3%	138 (25.3%)	98 (17.9%)	202 (37.0%)	78 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	33.7	1038^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.3%		24.3	1157^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.2%	119	46.9	27.9	37.7	27.3			34.9	30.3	29.6	40.3	39.8			35.4	$23,131	$1,663	$21,468
Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School	Public	PK, KG-8	11061 Knights Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3060	906	53	17.2	93.5%	319 (35.2%)	219 (24.2%)	167 (18.4%)	136 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.8%)	23.8	1152^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	23.8%		30.5	1102^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	27.8%	50	32.1	22.4	26.3	12.7	23.2	21.1	23.1	38.8	19.0	43.4	31.7	34.9	29.3	33.2	$17,197	$5,313	$11,884
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Loesche William High School

What schools do graduates of Loesche William High School attend?

Students who attend Loesche William High School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Baldi C C A Middle School
High : Washington George High School

What district is Loesche William High School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Loesche William High School a good school?

Loesche William High School ranks 679^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Loesche William High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,263 students attended Loesche William High School.

What is the racial makeup of Loesche William High School?

Students at Loesche William High School are 51% White, 38% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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