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Morton Thomas G School

Public Grades K-5

1412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Morton Thomas G School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving 353 students in grades K-5. 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. Unfortunately, Morton Thomas G School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1389 and 1531 out of around 1500 schools.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, as it significantly underperforms compared to the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania in both math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.5% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 15.1%, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Despite the school's challenges, there are some interesting findings and takeaways. When comparing Morton Thomas G School to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Catharine Joseph School and Patterson John Middle School, the academic performance is significantly lower. These nearby schools, while still underperforming compared to the state, have higher proficiency rates in both math and ELA. Additionally, the school's high spending per student, from $13,814 in 2019-2020 to $22,539 in 2022-2023, has not translated into better academic outcomes.

356

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,875

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2501 S 63rd St
Philadelphia, PA 19142-3101

(215) 400-8160

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Morton Thomas G School usually attend:

Middle:	Tilden William T Middle School
High:	Bartram John - Main

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.9%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,412^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

106^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1412 of 1511	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1447 of 1526	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1395 of 1534	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1482 of 1534	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	1389 of 1433	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1487 of 1544	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1456 of 1530	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	1485 of 1547	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.4	1531 of 1554	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.1	1441 of 1474	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.3	1433 of 1467	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.2	1487 of 1519	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	1515 of 1599	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	1558 of 1597	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.5	1563 of 1579	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	1537 of 1549	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	1547 of 1551	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.9	1548 of 1555	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	1462 of 1545	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	265 of 413	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	306 of 437	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	258 of 437	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	999 of 1030	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1077 of 1084	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1035 of 1043	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1398 of 1466	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1386 of 1488	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1257 of 1369	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1336 of 1432	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1286 of 1414	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1345 of 1475	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1446 of 1495	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)36th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-33 vs state

Math14%-28 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
Morton Thomas G School	Public	K-5	2501 S 63rd St	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8160	356	28	12.7	99.2%	8 (2.2%)	281 (78.9%)	44 (12.4%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	7.3	1412^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.6%		5.7	1447^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.2%	35	20.4	9.8	10.4				13.5	12.2	17.6	15.2				15.1	$21,875	$6,130	$15,745
Catharine Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Chester Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8150	437	36	12.2	96.3%	7 (1.6%)	295 (67.5%)	84 (19.2%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	21.7	1173^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	22.4%		11.2	1342^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	12.1%	169	36.3	21.6	27.7				28.7	31.4	25.5	29.3				28.8	$20,053	$8,062	$11,991
Patterson John Middle School	Public	PK, KG-4	7000 Buist Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8190	391	28	13.8	102.0%	4 (1.0%)	316 (80.8%)	33 (8.4%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	14.3	1284^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.0%		5.7	1448^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.1%	164	31.7	20.0					26.1	28.4	21.5					25.0	$17,715	$3,935	$13,780
Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	670	35	19.1	87.9%	1 (0.1%)	599 (89.4%)	55 (8.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	10	1352^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	10.5%		8.5	1384^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.3%	32	39.2	9.5	3.8	6.5	10.7	10.0	13.1	14.6	6.8	10.1	26.9	32.0	40.0	20.4	$18,030	$7,840	$10,190
Independence Charter School West	Public, Charter	K-8	5600 Chester Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-5600	811	58	13.9	102.5%	10 (1.2%)	740 (91.2%)	37 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	9.9	1353^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	10.5%		8	1391^st of 1526 public elementary schools	8.8%	38	12.2	14.9	6.7	6.4	7.2	19.1	11.1	15.5	18.8	12.2	37.2	26.7	30.9	22.7	$20,548	$3,973	$16,574
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Kingsessing Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7880	283	27	10.4	104.2%	1 (0.4%)	255 (90.1%)	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	5	1482^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.9%		4.6	1480^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.0%	2	16.1	5.0	0.0	6.4	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.4	7.5	7.1	19.3	19.4	10.5	11.3	$31,168	$11,931	$19,237
Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2227 Island Rd	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 365-4011	226	21	10.7	98.7%	1 (0.4%)	211 (93.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	6.1	1454^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.3	1457^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.5%	3	17.7	4.4					11.1	17.8	17.4					17.6	$19,041	$4,066	$14,975
Longstreth William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	5700 Willows Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7870	314	24	12.8	83.4%	3 (1.0%)	296 (94.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	6	1455^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.7%		4	1496^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.0%	41	7.7	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	11.5	10.5	3.7	26.5	9.1	6.5	11.8	$19,753	$5,184	$14,569
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
Bell Avenue School	Public	K-6	1000 Bell Ave	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-6100	265	19	13.9	90.6%	7 (2.6%)	235 (88.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	8.7	1379^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.9	1346^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.8%	33	25.8	11.8	13.3	8.3			14.8	17.1	8.8	14.3	19.4			15.0	$21,407	$1,050	$20,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Thomas G School

What is the racial makeup of Morton Thomas G School?

Students at Morton Thomas G School are 79% African American, 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Morton Thomas G School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Morton Thomas G School.

What district is Morton Thomas G School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Morton Thomas G School a good school?

Morton Thomas G School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Morton Thomas G School attend?

Students who attend Morton Thomas G School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tilden William T Middle School
High : Bartram John - Main

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