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Samuel Pennypacker School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Samuel Pennypacker School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Philadelphia City School District, with 324 students. Despite additional resources, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with significant underperformance on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages.

The school faces several key challenges, including low academic performance, particularly for certain student subgroups, and relatively high dropout rates. With over 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a highly economically disadvantaged population. When compared to nearby schools like Day Anna B School and Rowen William School, both of which outperform Samuel Pennypacker on most academic metrics, the school's struggles become even more apparent.

Despite the additional funding and resources the school receives, it has not shown meaningful improvement in its performance over the past decade. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that considers the unique needs and circumstances of the student population and the broader community it serves.

328

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,531

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1858 East Washington Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19138-1228

(215) 400-3510

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Samuel Pennypacker School usually attend:

High:

King Martin Luther High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Math scores 34 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,416^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

742^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 7% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

107^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	7.2	1416 of 1511	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1424 of 1526	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1438 of 1534	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1405 of 1534	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1510 of 1544	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1503 of 1530	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.3	1524 of 1547	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	1481 of 1554	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	1395 of 1474	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	1404 of 1467	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	1415 of 1519	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	1483 of 1599	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	35.5	1246 of 1597	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.5	1001 of 1579	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.4	970 of 1549	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.3	1183 of 1551	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.0	1093 of 1555	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	1331 of 1545	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.7	1166 of 1299	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.6	1099 of 1308	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	1.8	1248 of 1302	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	326 of 413	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	379 of 437	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	330 of 437	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1315 of 1466	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	1485 of 1488	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1279 of 1369	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1327 of 1432	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1318 of 1414	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	1423 of 1475	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1364 of 1495	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	742 of 873	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	700 of 891	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	771 of 893	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	794 of 883	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	827 of 891	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	226 of 393	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	176 of 408	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	284 of 421	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	678 of 835	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	753 of 860	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	724 of 843	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	662 of 877	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	744 of 874	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	692 of 839	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	649 of 870	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-32 vs state

Math8%-34 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
Samuel Pennypacker School	Public	PK, KG-8	1858 East Washington Lane	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3510	328	26	12.4	99.1%	1 (0.3%)	299 (91.2%)	23 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	7.2	1416^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.7	1424^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	14.7	3.0	12.0	3.0	5.3	7.2	7.5	5.9	12.1	8.0	30.3	10.5	28.6	16.3	$20,531	$6,794	$13,737
West Oak Lane Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7115 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	West Oak Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 927-7995	955	63	15.2	101.5%	1 (0.1%)	943 (98.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	17.7	1241^st of 1511 public elementary schools	17.9%		10.3	1358^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.0%	117	31.6	23.5	22.5	7.5	8.8	17.9	19.2	29.8	18.5	20.0	40.0	42.4	34.4	30.0	$22,584	$3,810	$18,774
Day Anna B School	Public	PK, KG-8	6324-42 Crittenden St.	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3520	314	27	11.5	112.7%	4 (1.3%)	283 (90.1%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	11.4	1330^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.0%		7.6	1400^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.3%	70	12.6	16.7	4.0	3.0	6.1	9.4	8.4	18.7	28.0	20.0	33.3	18.2	31.3	25.0	$21,814	$8,219	$13,595
Rowen William School	Public	K-5	6841 N 19th St	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3550	296	25	11.7	104.4%	3 (1.0%)	267 (90.2%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	11.3	1331^st of 1511 public elementary schools	11.9%		6.3	1430^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.3%	99	24.4	8.9	5.1				12.1	28.9	15.6	25.4				23.5	$21,081	$6,839	$14,242
Franklin S Edmonds School	Public	PK, KG-8	8025 Thouron Ave	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3370	391	31	12.4	105.9%	0 (0.0%)	368 (94.1%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	16.4	1256^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.9%		12.1	1328^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.0%	72	11.4	27.7	10.0	5.1	7.7	8.3	12.3	25.7	27.7	19.5	43.6	38.5	22.2	29.6	$22,008	$7,841	$14,167
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5650 Sprague Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-5689	647	43	15.0	99.5%	3 (0.5%)	566 (87.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.5%)	16.6	1253^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	17.1%		11.6	1337^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.4%	84	25.4	21.2	16.0	13.8	4.6	6.6	14.5	19.0	34.9	25.0	29.3	25.7	23.3	26.4	$19,334	$5,374	$13,960
Emlen Eleanor C School	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Chew Ave	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3470	301	27	11.1	108.3%	6 (2.0%)	261 (86.7%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	16.7	1252^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.9	1274^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.5%	22	25.7	21.5	9.7				18.2	28.6	42.9	19.5				28.8	$20,973	$7,489	$13,484
Ellwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3540	292	25	11.6	101.0%	1 (0.3%)	256 (87.7%)	20 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	15.1	1273^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	15.8%		10.6	1350^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.5%	77	32.3	16.2	20.0				22.1	22.6	18.9	26.0				22.8	$36,840	$23,115	$13,725
Prince Hall School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 North Gratz Street	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3690	360	24	15.1	104.2%	1 (0.3%)	331 (91.9%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	6.4	1438^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.8%		10.4	1356^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.1%	82	9.8	12.9	4.2				8.0	22.0	15.4	11.1				15.5	$19,195	$6,541	$12,654
McCloskey John F School	Public	PK, KG-8	8500 Pickering St	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3380	228	17	13.4	108.3%	0 (0.0%)	219 (96.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	14.7	1279^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.4%		14.2	1293^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	15.3%	14	32.0	34.8	6.7	3.6	7.7	2.5	13.4	28.0	30.4	13.3	17.9	26.9	32.5	26.1	$21,148	$6,414	$14,733

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel Pennypacker School

Is Samuel Pennypacker School a good school?

Samuel Pennypacker School ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Samuel Pennypacker School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What schools do graduates of Samuel Pennypacker School attend?

Students who attend Samuel Pennypacker School usually go on to attend:

High : King Martin Luther High School

How many students attend Samuel Pennypacker School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Samuel Pennypacker School.

What is the racial makeup of Samuel Pennypacker School?

Students at Samuel Pennypacker School are 91% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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