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Clemente Roberto Middle School

Q: Is Clemente Roberto Middle School a good school?

Clemente Roberto Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Clemente Roberto Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Clemente Roberto Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Clemente Roberto Middle School?

Students at Clemente Roberto Middle School are 61% Hispanic, 37% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Clemente Roberto Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clemente Roberto Middle School usually go on to attend Edison High School/Fareira Skills

Public Grades 6-8

871^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Clemente Roberto Middle School is a public middle school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 203 students in grades 6-8. 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. Clemente Roberto Middle School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Clemente Roberto Middle School's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 0.5% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the Philadelphia City School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. Similarly, only 7.2% of students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school has also had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 1.4% to 5.5% between the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.

Despite the challenges faced by Clemente Roberto Middle School, there are some bright spots in the area. Nearby schools like Harding Warren G Middle School and Wagner Gen Louis Middle School have higher proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $17,862 in the 2019-2020 school year to $50,548 in the 2022-2023 school year, though this increased funding has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes.

259

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$103,717

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

122 W Erie Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19140-2725

(215) 400-3930

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Clemente Roberto Middle School usually attend:

High:

Edison High School/Fareira Skills

Feeder schools for Clemente Roberto Middle School:

Elementary:	Cayuga School
	McClure Alexander K School
	Taylor Bayard School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

African American:

37.5%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 41 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

871^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Middle 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	5.1	871 of 873	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	879 of 891	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	892 of 893	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	882 of 883	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	772 of 797	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	890 of 891	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	859 of 861	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	876 of 877	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	864 of 870	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	830 of 835	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.3	728 of 728	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.7	748 of 758	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	831 of 834	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.6	803 of 825	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.1	801 of 805	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	761 of 770	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	742 of 753	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	744 of 749	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	726 of 736	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.0	677 of 687	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	655 of 663	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	626 of 643	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	387 of 393	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	387 of 408	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	421 of 421	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	629 of 643	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	622 of 672	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	136 of 145	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	113 of 150	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	111 of 143	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	829 of 835	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	856 of 860	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	346 of 348	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	358 of 362	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	359 of 362	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	840 of 843	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	866 of 877	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	872 of 874	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	831 of 839	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	850 of 870	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math50%+8 vs state

English Language Arts7%-41 vs state

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Schools Near Clemente Roberto Middle School

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Clemente Roberto Middle School	Public	6-8	122 W Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3930	259	24	10.9	78.4%	1 (0.4%)	97 (37.5%)	158 (61.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5.1	871^st of 873 public middle schools	0.2%		4.8	879^th of 891 public middle schools	1.3%	8		0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5		8.1	7.5	6.0	7.2	$103,717	$82,529	$21,188
John B Stetson Middle School	Public	5-8	3200 B St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-4000	560	38	14.5	99.1%	6 (1.1%)	108 (19.3%)	429 (76.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	8	824^th of 873 public middle schools	5.6%		5.5	873^rd of 891 public middle schools	2.0%	49	2.0	2.2	3.3	3.9	2.9	2.0	17.8	14.5	13.4	12.5	$20,009	$4,306	$15,703
Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	210 E. Courtland St.	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3810	543	36	15.0	102.0%	14 (2.6%)	121 (22.3%)	376 (69.2%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	13.4	749^th of 873 public middle schools	14.2%		9.8	799^th of 891 public middle schools	10.3%	50		1.4	14.2	8.2	8.2		13.0	23.0	23.0	20.0	$21,620	$7,372	$14,248
Conwell Russell Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	1849 E Clearfield St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7210	119	11	11.1	106.7%	8 (6.7%)	30 (25.2%)	77 (64.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	15.9	713^th of 873 public middle schools	18.3%		40.4	552^nd of 891 public middle schools	38.0%	161	8.7	3.8	10.0	9.4	8.1	13.0	26.9	23.3	28.2	23.4	$40,603	$21,382	$19,221
Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Public, Charter	5-8	2950 Memphis Street	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4709	493	37	13.3	110.3%	32 (6.5%)	154 (31.2%)	285 (57.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	9.2	800^th of 873 public middle schools	8.4%		6.8	856^th of 891 public middle schools	3.9%	56	7.0	2.9	3.9	5.6	4.6	4.7	17.7	15.2	17.9	15.7	$21,426	$6,163	$15,263
Washington Grover Junior School	Public	5-8	201 E Olney Avenue	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3820	400	28	14.1	107.0%	4 (1.0%)	272 (68.0%)	70 (17.5%)	44 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	7.7	830^th of 873 public middle schools	4.9%		10.7	784^th of 891 public middle schools	12.0%	46	9.4	0.0	2.1	5.2	3.9	11.0	14.3	10.1	19.1	13.6	$37,527	$24,528	$12,999
Amy At Martin	Public	6-8	3380 Richmond St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4172	185	18	10.3	112.4%	49 (26.5%)	53 (28.6%)	71 (38.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	20.1	679^th of 873 public middle schools	22.2%		13	762^nd of 891 public middle schools	14.5%	83		11.1	15.5	2.2	10.2		39.7	29.3	15.2	29.4	$62,581	$46,130	$16,451
Young Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	900 N Marshall St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Young Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-9727	265	20	13.2	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.7%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (73.2%)	7.1	844^th of 873 public middle schools	3.3%		7.9	829^th of 891 public middle schools	7.0%	15		1.3	2.4	0.0	1.2		9.1	16.5	16.7	14.1	$25,939	$5,043	$20,896
Harding Warren G Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Wakeling St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3990	570	46	12.5	105.8%	32 (5.6%)	275 (48.2%)	237 (41.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	7.8	828^th of 873 public middle schools	5.2%		7.2	845^th of 891 public middle schools	5.2%	17		2.4	1.3	2.6	2.1		9.5	17.2	18.4	15.4	$22,000	$7,900	$14,100
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 W Chelten Ave	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3560	296	21	14.0	102.0%	5 (1.7%)	262 (88.5%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	6.9	847^th of 873 public middle schools	3.0%		5.5	872^nd of 891 public middle schools	2.1%	25		0.0	0.0	2.8	1.2		17.8	8.0	14.7	13.7	$25,284	$9,308	$15,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Clemente Roberto Middle School

What district is Clemente Roberto Middle School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Clemente Roberto Middle School a good school?

Clemente Roberto Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Clemente Roberto Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Clemente Roberto Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Clemente Roberto Middle School?

Students at Clemente Roberto Middle School are 61% Hispanic, 37% African American.

What high school do graduates of Clemente Roberto Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clemente Roberto Middle School usually go on to attend Edison High School/Fareira Skills

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