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Heston Edward School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Heston Edward School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades PK-8 and is part of the Philadelphia City School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heston Edward School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 3.7% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 11.9% proficient in English Language Arts, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles to effectively serve its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American students, low socioeconomic status students, and both male and female students. Additionally, Heston Edward School has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5%, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Heston Edward School spends significantly more per student ($29,011 in 2022-2023) compared to the district and state averages, this has not translated to improved academic outcomes. Nearby Philadelphia City School District schools, such as Blankenburg Rudolph School, Overbrook Elementary School, and Rhoads James School, also perform poorly on standardized tests, suggesting a broader systemic issue within the district. In contrast, the charter schools in the area, such as Mastery Charter School - Mann Campus, Global Leadership Academy Charter School, Discovery Charter School, and KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School, generally outperform Heston Edward School and the other district schools on academic measures.

245

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,665

Per pupil spending ?

129.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1621 N 54th St
Philadelphia, PA 19131-4002

(215) 400-7290

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Heston Edward School usually attend:

High:

Overbrook High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.1%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (8% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Math scores 38 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,481^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

852^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

138^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	5.1	1481 of 1511	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1517 of 1526	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1522 of 1534	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1506 of 1534	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1538 of 1544	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1528 of 1530	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	1494 of 1547	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.7	1519 of 1554	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.4	1429 of 1474	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.3	1434 of 1467	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	1476 of 1519	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.1	1579 of 1599	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	1375 of 1597	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.8	1271 of 1579	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	1427 of 1549	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.2	1368 of 1551	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	1367 of 1555	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.5	1382 of 1545	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.4	1121 of 1299	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.1	841 of 1308	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	5.8	1199 of 1302	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	357 of 413	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	415 of 437	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	434 of 437	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1424 of 1466	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1468 of 1488	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1345 of 1369	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1424 of 1432	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1406 of 1414	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1419 of 1475	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1477 of 1495	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	852 of 873	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	885 of 891	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	883 of 893	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	871 of 883	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	885 of 891	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	853 of 861	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	816 of 877	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	812 of 870	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	761 of 835	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	705 of 728	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.1	722 of 758	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.2	748 of 834	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	707 of 825	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	684 of 805	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	696 of 770	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	640 of 753	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	638 of 749	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	643 of 736	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	366 of 393	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	403 of 408	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	412 of 421	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	810 of 835	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	854 of 860	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	826 of 843	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	870 of 877	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	868 of 874	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	5.6	857 of 870	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)14th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-37 vs state

Math4%-38 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Staff shows very little effort try see things there come to a dramatic change that it has long been overdue for way to long according to teachers that are there and have seen devastating cruelty events by students and office staff do nothing but in fact aggravate the situation more. Very little enforcement shown for change starting with vocabulary and conduct in office 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
Heston Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	1621 N 54th St	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7290	245	30	8.1	129.4%	0 (0.0%)	228 (93.1%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	5.1	1481^st of 1511 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.2	1517^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.6%	36	0.0	10.7	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	7.7	10.7	10.0	13.0	14.3	15.8	11.9	$44,665	$27,662	$17,004
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School	Public	K-8	5720 Media St	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-9170	476	30	15.9	99.4%	2 (0.4%)	426 (89.5%)	34 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	6.3	1442^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	4.6%		3.2	1515^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.7%	73	20.0	6.3	1.9	3.8	0.0	0.0	6.2	15.4	20.8	5.0	15.1	17.2	18.5	15.3	$20,432	$4,031	$16,401
KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5070 Parkside Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 787-5700	848	56	15.1	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	792 (93.4%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	11.7	1323^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	12.4%		12.9	1316^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.8%	7	17.6	20.8	2.5	3.7	5.1	0.0	9.0	11.4	22.4	10.4	44.0	17.1	24.7	21.2	$22,040	$5,854	$16,185
Mastery Charter School - Mann Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	5376 W. Berks Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 581-5616	573	37	15.4	97.7%	6 (1.0%)	492 (85.9%)	40 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	17.7	1240^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.9%		12.9	1317^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.7%	77	34.2	19.3	8.9	6.3			17.0	36.9	23.2	23.1	37.9			30.2	$18,132	$5,587	$12,545
Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4601 Girard Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 295-5700	692	29	23.8	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	671 (97.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	7.5	1407^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1445^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.3%	38	22.6	12.0	5.3	8.2	2.6	10.1	10.2	21.3	11.8	8.0	17.6	26.6	38.0	20.7	$21,497	$6,911	$14,586
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Parkside	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 879-8182	626	36	17.3	99.2%	2 (0.3%)	601 (96.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	8.7	1378^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.8%		11.5	1338^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.3%	40	14.9	22.9	0.0	10.6	8.0	4.8	10.3	20.9	18.3	7.1	21.2	30.7	46.9	23.9	$11,525	$4,050	$7,475
Blankenburg Rudolph School	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 W Girard Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7280	278	31	9.0	92.4%	7 (2.5%)	252 (90.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	5	1483^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.9%		5.5	1450^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.0%	33	4.8	10.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.2	9.5	16.7	4.5	17.3	8.6	29.4	15.1	$24,612	$9,064	$15,548
Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2032 N 62nd St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7520	201	20	9.9	107.0%	3 (1.5%)	188 (93.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	16.1	1260^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.6%		11.5	1339^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.3%	79	25.0	18.1	0.0	4.2	0.0	0.0	7.6	25.0	40.9	25.9	32.0	20.8	6.7	26.3	$20,977	$7,930	$13,047
Rhoads James School	Public	K-8	4901 Parrish St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7680	421	44	9.6	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	400 (95.0%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	1349^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.7%		4.7	1478^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	129	19.6	25.0	16.7	0.0	4.0	0.0	10.3	21.6	13.8	16.3	22.9	4.0	10.5	16.0	$27,127	$6,264	$20,863
Inquiry Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1301 Belmont Avenue	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Inquiry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-5541	272	18	15.1	74.6%	5 (1.8%)	231 (84.9%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	24.9	1141^st of 1511 public elementary schools	24.5%		21.6	1195^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.7%	54	48.9	27.9	2.8				27.9	44.2	35.7	5.6				29.8	$25,589	$10,179	$15,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Heston Edward School

What district is Heston Edward School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What schools do graduates of Heston Edward School attend?

Students who attend Heston Edward School usually go on to attend:

High : Overbrook High School

Is Heston Edward School a good school?

Heston Edward School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Heston Edward School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Heston Edward School.

What is the racial makeup of Heston Edward School?

Students at Heston Edward School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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