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Duckrey Tanner School

Public Grades K-8

1316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Duckrey Tanner School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 422 students. It is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Duckrey Tanner School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-1 star rating.

Duckrey Tanner School significantly underperforms compared to the district and the state of Pennsylvania on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.1% of Duckrey Tanner students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with 0% proficiency in grades 7-8. Duckrey Tanner School also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.8% to 5.5%, which is higher than the district average.

While the nearby schools, such as Dunbar Paul L School and Hartranft John F School, perform slightly better than Duckrey Tanner School on academic measures, they still significantly underperform compared to the state. The charter schools in the area, such as Alliance for Progress Charter School, Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School, and KIPP Philadelphia Charter School, generally outperform the traditional public schools in the district, including Duckrey Tanner School, on academic measures.

418

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,849

Per pupil spending ?

101%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 W Diamond St
Philadelphia, PA 19121-2310

(215) 400-7350

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Duckrey Tanner School usually attend:

High:

Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.3%

Hispanic:

5.7%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Math scores 33 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,316^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

857^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^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	12.0	1316 of 1511	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1369 of 1526	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1434 of 1534	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1440 of 1534	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	1426 of 1433	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1478 of 1544	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	1492 of 1530	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	1538 of 1547	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1503 of 1554	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	1456 of 1474	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	1451 of 1467	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	1430 of 1519	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.9	1533 of 1599	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.9	1543 of 1597	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	1509 of 1579	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.7	1524 of 1549	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	1507 of 1551	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	1487 of 1555	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.6	1505 of 1545	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.3	1295 of 1299	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	1262 of 1308	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.1	1264 of 1302	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	263 of 413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	289 of 437	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	320 of 437	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	725 of 1030	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1265 of 1466	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1314 of 1488	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1164 of 1369	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1264 of 1432	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1303 of 1414	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1299 of 1475	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1372 of 1495	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	857 of 873	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	854 of 891	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	826 of 893	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	847 of 883	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	844 of 891	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	789 of 861	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	792 of 877	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	840 of 870	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.7	808 of 835	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.0	714 of 728	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	725 of 758	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	817 of 834	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	763 of 825	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.1	772 of 805	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	730 of 770	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	675 of 753	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	720 of 749	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	728 of 736	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	683 of 687	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	378 of 393	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	370 of 408	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	331 of 421	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	18.7	603 of 672	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	581 of 660	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	827 of 835	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	822 of 860	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	832 of 843	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	835 of 877	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	785 of 874	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	809 of 839	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	836 of 870	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2025)30th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2024)10th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-30 vs state

Math9%-33 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
Duckrey Tanner School	Public	K-8	1501 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7350	418	32	12.9	101.0%	2 (0.5%)	386 (92.3%)	24 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	12	1316^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.3	1369^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.3%	53	25.7	28.3	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	9.1	31.4	25.5	20.5	7.0	14.9	12.2	18.2	$20,849	$5,327	$15,522
KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 687-7283	861	57	15.1	100.6%	4 (0.5%)	778 (90.4%)	36 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	10.2	1348^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.6	1352^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	11.4%	4	26.4	22.0	12.5	4.7	3.3	1.3	12.1	19.8	23.1	14.9	13.1	15.4	25.7	18.5	$23,838	$7,217	$16,621
KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 294-8596	683	50	13.6	98.2%	1 (0.1%)	616 (90.2%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	4.5	1492^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.4	1455^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.7%	37	6.1	9.1	1.5	1.6	1.9		4.4	12.5	14.1	4.3	13.1	17.6		12.1	$20,318	$4,498	$15,820
Alliance for Progress Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1821-39 Cecil B Moore Avenue	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Alliance for Progress Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-4892	618	36	17.1	101.3%	1 (0.2%)	585 (94.7%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1499^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.3	1513^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	14	7.1	7.6	4.6	0.0	4.3	4.4	4.8	10.1	4.7	5.9	8.1	10.0	22.2	9.5	$19,298	$3,860	$15,438
Dunbar Paul L School	Public	PK, KG-8	1750 N 12th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7410	224	23	9.8	102.2%	11 (4.9%)	182 (81.3%)	25 (11.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11.5	1329^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.6	1336^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	8.3	20.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	13.6	9.0	0.0	16.0	40.0	11.1	30.0	27.3	21.6	$28,265	$9,970	$18,295
Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 West Norris St.	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 443-0673	528	33	16.0	99.4%	5 (0.9%)	477 (90.3%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	7.6	1406^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1442^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	5.5%	36	24.5	11.2	3.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	9.2	6.4	5.3	5.0	34.7	9.5	20.8	13.3	$21,443	$6,987	$14,456
Meade Gen George C School	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 N 18th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7310	314	29	10.9	88.9%	12 (3.8%)	274 (87.3%)	21 (6.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.9	1424^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.8%		3.2	1516^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.7%	92	17.2	8.7	6.7	4.0	4.2	5.6	8.1	27.2	4.3	6.8	12.0	20.8	13.9	14.7	$21,242	$5,930	$15,312
Hartranft John F School	Public	K-8	720 W Cumberland St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7090	310	32	9.5	94.8%	6 (1.9%)	203 (65.5%)	89 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	5	1484^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.5	1508^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.2%	24	10.3	8.0	0.0	6.4	3.0	0.0	4.7	10.5	15.4	2.9	15.6	3.0	22.6	11.3	$24,961	$5,283	$19,678
Dick William School	Public	K-8	2498 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7340	343	25	13.8	89.8%	3 (0.9%)	307 (89.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5.2	1475^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.7	1479^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	4	14.6	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.5	5.1	8.4	0.0	8.3	24.4	13.5	16.7	12.6	$21,463	$5,015	$16,448
Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1201 W Rush Street	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-8610	419	31	13.5	99.3%	4 (1.0%)	338 (80.7%)	57 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	15.9	1263^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	16.4%		7.2	1414^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.3%	151	29.1	38.5	10.9	1.8			19.7	30.2	34.0	12.7	21.4			24.4	$22,333	$6,309	$16,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Duckrey Tanner School

What is the racial makeup of Duckrey Tanner School?

Students at Duckrey Tanner School are 92% African American, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Duckrey Tanner School attend?

Students who attend Duckrey Tanner School usually go on to attend:

High : Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus

How many students attend Duckrey Tanner School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Duckrey Tanner School.

Is Duckrey Tanner School a good school?

Duckrey Tanner School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Duckrey Tanner School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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