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Bethune Mary McLeod School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Bethune Mary McLeod School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Philadelphia City School District, with 451 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bethune Mary McLeod School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 11.5% of students 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 proficiency rates ranging from 2.2% in 7th grade to 28% in 3rd grade. Additionally, the school has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 1.0% to 5.5%. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased spending per student, it has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past decade.

When comparing Bethune Mary McLeod School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Taylor Bayard School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming significantly. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Taylor Bayard School had 12.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, while Bethune Mary McLeod School had only 11.5%. This pattern holds true across most grade levels and subject areas, indicating the need for a comprehensive review and intervention to address the underlying issues and support student success.

433

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,854

Per pupil spending ?

104.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Old York Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19140-5305

(215) 400-3890

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Bethune Mary McLeod School usually attend:

High:

Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.5%

Hispanic:

24.0%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,356^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

807^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^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	9.8	1356 of 1511	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1435 of 1526	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1420 of 1534	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1472 of 1534	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	1409 of 1433	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1531 of 1544	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	1511 of 1530	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	1536 of 1547	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	1528 of 1554	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.4	1407 of 1474	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	1427 of 1467	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	1478 of 1519	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	1546 of 1599	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.1	1572 of 1597	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	1551 of 1579	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	1508 of 1549	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	1535 of 1551	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.1	1543 of 1555	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	1491 of 1545	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	1290 of 1299	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1294 of 1308	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.7	1285 of 1302	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	288 of 413	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	320 of 437	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	301 of 437	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1253 of 1466	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1404 of 1488	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1208 of 1369	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1354 of 1432	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1315 of 1414	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1348 of 1475	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1383 of 1495	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	807 of 873	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	847 of 891	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	864 of 893	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	856 of 883	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	834 of 891	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	819 of 861	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	837 of 877	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	808 of 870	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	785 of 835	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.7	720 of 728	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.3	721 of 758	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	764 of 834	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	691 of 825	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	715 of 805	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	722 of 770	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.0	738 of 753	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.2	733 of 749	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	285 of 393	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	364 of 408	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	397 of 421	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	625 of 643	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	715 of 835	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	801 of 860	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	792 of 843	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	822 of 877	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	829 of 874	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	824 of 839	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	834 of 870	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)30th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-33 vs state

Math12%-30 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
Bethune Mary McLeod School	Public	PK, KG-8	3301 Old York Rd	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3890	433	35	12.4	104.2%	8 (1.8%)	314 (72.5%)	104 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	9.8	1356^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.3%		6.2	1435^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.0%	79	28.0	6.8	13.9	12.9	2.2	4.2	11.5	18.0	18.1	13.9	19.3	11.1	12.5	15.4	$21,854	$5,494	$16,360
Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	Administrative Office	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 817-4720	461	21	21.9	39.3%	3 (0.7%)	430 (93.3%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	1463^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.5	1483^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.8%	20	6.0	5.0	4.4	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	10.2	10.2	7.2	30.3	9.4	10.9	12.0	$23,458	$9,716	$13,743
Kenderton Elementary School	Public	K-8	1500 W Ontario St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8340	300	25	12.0	94.3%	3 (1.0%)	254 (84.7%)	40 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7	1422^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.9%		3.9	1498^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.8%	76	15.4	5.6	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	4.4	7.4	5.3	3.3	32.0	0.0	11.4	9.8	$21,811	$6,122	$15,690
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
Taylor Bayard School	Public	K-5	3698 N Randolph St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3880	394	40	9.8	98.2%	4 (1.0%)	56 (14.2%)	330 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5.3	1468^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.3	1486^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.6%	18	17.7	11.7	8.1				12.5	12.9	13.3	0.0				8.7	$24,916	$5,443	$19,473
Potter-Thomas School	Public	K-8	3001 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7120	325	40	8.1	111.1%	1 (0.3%)	77 (23.7%)	243 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	6.6	1429^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.4%		5.1	1466^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.9%	37	18.4	23.5	2.4	5.4	0.0	2.7	8.4	13.2	17.6	4.9	7.9	7.5	13.5	10.5	$25,406	$5,731	$19,676
Munoz-Marin Luis	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3920	519	50	10.3	105.0%	6 (1.2%)	62 (11.9%)	444 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	6.8	1425^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.7%		3.4	1512^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	87	24.0	4.5	4.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	6.2	24.0	8.9	8.5	14.5	22.9	22.0	16.6	$20,340	$4,421	$15,919
Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 N 19th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-5042	739	46	16.0	102.2%	1 (0.1%)	638 (86.3%)	54 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.3%)	18.1	1232^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	18.5%		14.1	1295^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.1%	63	20.0	20.4	14.6	18.0	13.1	13.3	16.2	28.6	23.7	21.6	41.8	38.1	38.8	32.4	$19,544	$4,989	$14,554
Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1801 W. Pike Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 866-0067	598	37	16.1	99.5%	2 (0.3%)	509 (85.1%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	19.9	1205^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.3%		12.3	1325^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.2%	120	27.1	34.7	15.7	2.3			19.2	36.4	35.5	18.1	35.6			31.3	$17,352	$3,049	$14,303
Pan American Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2830 North American Street	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Pan American Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 425-1212	749	60	12.5	99.6%	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.5%)	696 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	5.7	1460^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.4%		4.9	1470^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.7%	10	10.4	11.8	6.1	3.6	0.0	3.6	6.3	14.1	12.8	7.2	16.7	17.1	26.8	15.1	$22,364	$5,132	$17,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethune Mary McLeod School

Is Bethune Mary McLeod School a good school?

Bethune Mary McLeod School ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bethune Mary McLeod School?

Students at Bethune Mary McLeod School are 73% African American, 24% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bethune Mary McLeod School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Bethune Mary McLeod School.

What district is Bethune Mary McLeod School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What schools do graduates of Bethune Mary McLeod School attend?

Students who attend Bethune Mary McLeod School usually go on to attend:

High : Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus

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