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Lea Henry C School

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Lea Henry C School ranks 1042 nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1042^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Lea Henry C School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 484 students in grades PK-8. 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. Lea Henry C School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1042 out of 1511 schools.

Lea Henry C School significantly underperforms the state and district averages in both math and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.6% of Lea Henry C students were proficient in math compared to 41.7% statewide, and 38.6% were proficient in ELA compared to 48.5% statewide. The school's African American students perform better than the school's overall averages, ranking in the top half of Pennsylvania elementary schools for this subgroup, but the school's low-income students still struggle, ranking in the bottom quarter of schools for this subgroup. Lea Henry C has also had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 1.4% to 5.5%.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($19,720 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, Lea Henry C's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Locke Alain School, Washington Martha School, and Harrington Avery D School. However, it lags far behind the high-performing Penn Alexander School, which is just 0.44 miles away and ranks among the top 6 elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The nearby charter schools, such as Global Leadership Academy Charter School and Mastery Cs-Harrity Campus, also outperform Lea Henry C School on most metrics, despite serving similar student populations.

503

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,865

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4700 Locust St
Philadelphia, PA 19139-4416

(215) 400-7660

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Lea Henry C School usually attend:

High:

West Philadelphia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.3%

Asian:

18.1%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2014

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (32% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Math scores 16 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,042^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

583^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	33.5	1042 of 1511	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1227 of 1526	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1231 of 1534	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1217 of 1534	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1416 of 1544	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1404 of 1530	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	1473 of 1547	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	1494 of 1554	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	1373 of 1474	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	1419 of 1467	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.0	1494 of 1519	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	1517 of 1599	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.1	1571 of 1597	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	1539 of 1579	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.2	1467 of 1549	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	1470 of 1551	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1491 of 1555	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	1512 of 1545	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.8	1233 of 1299	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	1245 of 1308	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.0	1231 of 1302	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	223 of 413	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	285 of 437	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	286 of 437	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1012 of 1466	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1156 of 1488	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1010 of 1369	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1186 of 1432	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1165 of 1414	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1026 of 1475	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1245 of 1495	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	583 of 873	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	656 of 891	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	571 of 893	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	710 of 883	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	760 of 891	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	697 of 861	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	753 of 877	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	763 of 870	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	670 of 835	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	661 of 728	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	706 of 758	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	740 of 834	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	792 of 825	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	762 of 805	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	753 of 770	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	722 of 753	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	704 of 749	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	691 of 736	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	636 of 687	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	654 of 663	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	625 of 643	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	205 of 393	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	217 of 408	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	181 of 421	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	618 of 835	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	640 of 860	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	529 of 843	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	626 of 877	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	486 of 874	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	488 of 839	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	662 of 870	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-10 vs state

Math26%-16 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
Lea Henry C School	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Locust St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7660	503	38	13.0	96.2%	58 (11.5%)	283 (56.3%)	36 (7.2%)	91 (18.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.4%)	33.5	1042^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.0%		19.5	1227^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.6%	185	36.5	44.2	13.1	25.0	10.0	17.6	25.6	48.4	48.9	15.5	42.9	32.5	40.7	38.6	$18,865	$6,079	$12,786
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	4601 Market St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(267) 417-3070	398	27	14.7	75.9%	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.9%)	18 (4.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								(n/a)	29.9						29.9	23.9						23.9	$16,136	$1,853	$14,284
Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	595	36	16.3	98.2%	276 (46.4%)	71 (11.9%)	33 (5.5%)	151 (25.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.1%)	97.2	6^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.9	7^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	94.5	88.4	83.9	86.2	81.2	100.0	89.0	93.0	84.3	90.3	84.5	90.6	98.0	89.9	$17,834	$5,561	$12,273
Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Public, Charter	K-8	5200 Pine Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2978	586	26	22.5	102.2%	1 (0.2%)	571 (97.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	5.9	1457^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.6%		5.3	1458^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.5%	1	15.1	13.1	5.0	5.2	1.5	4.3	6.6	9.3	10.9	8.8	14.3	20.0	31.5	16.1	$21,590	$6,625	$14,965
Locke Alain School	Public	K-8	4550 Haverford Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7670	264	27	9.8	98.9%	7 (2.7%)	202 (76.5%)	20 (7.6%)	25 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	6.6	1433^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.2%		6.6	1425^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	11.5	9.6	8.3	8.7	18.1	5.6	10.5	15.4	14.3	8.4	17.4	27.2	16.7	16.4	$76,228	$59,635	$16,593
Washington Martha School	Public	K-8	766 N 44th St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7770	204	27	7.6	108.8%	7 (3.4%)	178 (87.3%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	13	1301^st of 1511 public elementary schools	13.9%		13.4	1311^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.1%	10	0.0	0.0	20.0	13.3	5.3	0.0	6.7	30.8	18.2	20.0	28.6	36.9	5.6	23.3	$24,785	$5,610	$19,174
Harrington Avery D School	Public	K-8	5300-34 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7920	274	27	10.2	105.5%	3 (1.1%)	243 (88.7%)	16 (5.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	8.2	1388^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.1%		8.9	1377^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.8%	11	4.0	9.5	14.3	8.1	11.1	3.1	7.9	16.0	4.8	19.0	21.6	33.3	25.0	20.8	$27,017	$11,140	$15,876
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
Comegys Benjamin B School	Public	K-8	5100 Greenway Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7860	252	18	13.9	106.0%	4 (1.6%)	231 (91.7%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	11.6	1324^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.4%		5	1469^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.7%	145	4.2	9.6	7.6	16.7	3.0	11.5	8.4	8.3	19.0	7.6	41.7	24.2	20.0	20.3	$26,190	$7,941	$18,249
Hamilton Andrew School	Public	K-8	5640 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7650	348	29	11.8	101.7%	1 (0.3%)	319 (91.7%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11.2	1333^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	11.8%		7.2	1415^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.3%	82	20.0	50.0	3.0	6.1	6.5	9.7	12.4	20.0	18.8	6.3	24.5	22.6	19.0	19.1	$21,213	$4,959	$16,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Lea Henry C School

What schools do graduates of Lea Henry C School attend?

Students who attend Lea Henry C School usually go on to attend:

High : West Philadelphia High School

How many students attend Lea Henry C School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Lea Henry C School.

What district is Lea Henry C School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Lea Henry C School a good school?

Lea Henry C School ranks 1042^nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lea Henry C School?

Students at Lea Henry C School are 56% African American, 18% Asian, 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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