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Stearne Allen Middle School

Public Grades K-8

1469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Stearne Allen Middle School is a public elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 386 students in grades K-8. The school 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.

Stearne Allen Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts significantly below the state and district averages. The school struggles to support its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, low-socioeconomic, and disabled student subgroups. Additionally, the school has experienced high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5% in recent years, which is concerning for a K-8 school. Despite the school's high per-student spending, ranging from $13,700 to $20,126 per year, it has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic outcomes over the past decade.

Interestingly, Stearne Allen Middle School performs significantly worse than the other nearby public and charter schools in the area, including Hopkinson Francis School, Sullivan James J School, Bridesburg School, and Ziegler William High School. These schools, while still struggling, generally outperform Stearne Allen Middle School on academic measures. The data suggests that Stearne Allen Middle School requires comprehensive, evidence-based interventions and support to address the root causes of its underperformance.

372

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,892

Per pupil spending ?

103.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1655 Unity St
Philadelphia, PA 19124-4047

(215) 400-3980

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Stearne Allen Middle School usually attend:

High:

Frankford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.9%

Hispanic:

40.9%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Math scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,469^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

806^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

133^rd 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	5.3	1469 of 1511	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1494 of 1526	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1524 of 1534	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1522 of 1534	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1534 of 1544	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	1496 of 1530	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	1529 of 1547	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.9	1514 of 1554	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.5	1459 of 1474	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	1422 of 1467	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.0	1492 of 1519	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	1556 of 1599	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	1568 of 1597	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	1553 of 1579	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.9	1462 of 1549	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	1480 of 1551	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	1537 of 1555	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	1464 of 1545	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.6	1285 of 1299	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.2	1240 of 1308	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	1269 of 1302	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	350 of 413	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	398 of 437	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	398 of 437	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1004 of 1030	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1041 of 1084	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1037 of 1043	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1410 of 1466	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1417 of 1488	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	426 of 429	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	445 of 454	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	425 of 432	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1323 of 1369	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1398 of 1432	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1400 of 1414	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1442 of 1475	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1481 of 1495	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	806 of 873	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	785 of 891	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	840 of 893	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	868 of 883	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	884 of 891	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	830 of 861	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	841 of 877	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	816 of 870	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	814 of 835	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	687 of 728	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	246 of 393	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	272 of 408	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	388 of 421	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	748 of 835	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	788 of 860	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	327 of 348	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	331 of 362	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	354 of 362	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	769 of 843	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	750 of 877	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	827 of 874	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	800 of 839	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	732 of 870	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)37th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-36 vs state

Math5%-37 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
Stearne Allen Middle School	Public	K-8	1655 Unity St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3980	372	33	11.1	103.8%	14 (3.8%)	182 (48.9%)	152 (40.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	5.3	1469^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.1	1494^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.1%	25	18.6	2.5	0.0	2.4	2.4	3.8	5.1	14.6	8.3	0.0	22.0	14.6	19.2	12.7	$22,892	$5,294	$17,597
Marshall John School	Public	K-5	4500 Griscom St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3950	250	26	9.5	94.4%	17 (6.8%)	109 (43.6%)	118 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	6.5	1436^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.1	1468^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.8%	32	13.9	8.6	5.0				9.0	21.6	14.3	12.5				16.1	$26,471	$5,676	$20,795
Northwood Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4621 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Northwood Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5606	796	49	16.2	88.6%	30 (3.8%)	556 (69.8%)	194 (24.4%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.5	1312^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.2%		11.8	1333^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	12.6%	21	20.0	10.7	4.6	3.4	6.0	8.6	8.9	18.9	29.3	25.6	32.9	27.7	42.7	29.5	$23,085	$8,228	$14,858
Mastery Cs-Smedley Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	1790 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2525	751	50	15.0	99.6%	19 (2.5%)	461 (61.4%)	235 (31.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	19.9	1202^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	20.5%		13.7	1306^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.4%	104	26.0	20.8	19.8	12.1			19.6	27.6	31.3	29.8	39.2			32.2	$20,800	$5,299	$15,500
The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Public, Charter	K-8	1197 Haworth Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2520	885	71	12.4	94.8%	9 (1.0%)	414 (46.8%)	385 (43.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (7.8%)	7.3	1415^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.4%		4.2	1491^st of 1526 public elementary schools	2.3%	76	26.6	7.8	4.3	2.0	0.9	1.9	6.9	24.5	6.8	8.6	19.8	7.4	32.0	16.5	$23,265	$5,864	$17,400
Hopkinson Francis School	Public	K-8	4001 L St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3970	569	47	12.1	106.5%	23 (4.0%)	105 (18.5%)	409 (71.9%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	10	1351^st of 1511 public elementary schools	10.6%		7.7	1396^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.5%	45	24.2	11.5	14.9	4.8	4.1	2.0	10.6	23.9	11.5	12.3	26.2	28.4	17.0	20.4	$20,585	$7,128	$13,457
Sullivan James J School	Public	K-5	5300 Ditman St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3960	373	25	14.7	101.9%	32 (8.6%)	162 (43.4%)	159 (42.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	7.8	1397^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.5%		4.7	1475^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.3%	78	15.8	19.2	12.2				15.7	19.7	12.5	12.2				15.1	$22,152	$7,338	$14,814
Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4259 Richmond Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-3389	962	61	15.7	69.1%	674 (70.1%)	64 (6.7%)	177 (18.4%)	23 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	41.8	940^th of 1511 public elementary schools	37.8%		46.8	911^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.3%	29	53.7	30.1	26.2	30.8	25.0	12.0	29.9	50.0	47.2	38.1	44.2	55.2	46.0	46.9	$14,639	$4,383	$10,256
Bridesburg School	Public	K-8	2824 Jenks St	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7240	525	37	14.1	104.2%	395 (75.2%)	16 (3.0%)	81 (15.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	30.2	1083^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	28.3%		29.4	1113^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.1%	30	44.6	30.4	13.0	25.3	15.4	28.6	26.3	39.1	47.8	11.2	42.2	35.4	42.8	36.7	$21,096	$7,224	$13,872
Deep Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	3556 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Deep Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 399-3727	354	10	35.4	83.3%	22 (6.2%)	140 (39.5%)	166 (46.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	8.2	1391^st of 1511 public elementary schools	7.9%		9	1376^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.8%	15	2.6	11.9	5.9	8.4			7.2	11.4	26.8	11.5	21.2			17.7	$20,685	$3,718	$16,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Stearne Allen Middle School

How many students attend Stearne Allen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Stearne Allen Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Stearne Allen Middle School?

Students at Stearne Allen Middle School are 49% African American, 41% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Stearne Allen Middle School a good school?

Stearne Allen Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Stearne Allen Middle School attend?

Students who attend Stearne Allen Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Frankford High School

What district is Stearne Allen Middle School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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