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Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School is an elementary school serving 556 students in grades K-8 in Philadelphia, PA. The school is part of the Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School District, which is ranked 562 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's charter status and increased spending per student over the years, Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with only 9.2% of students proficient or better in Math and 13.3% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students, low socioeconomic status students, and disabled students. Additionally, the school has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 1.4% to 9.8%, which are significantly above the state average.

When comparing Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School to the nearby public schools, such as Duckrey Tanner School, Wright Richard R School, and Gideon Edward School, it becomes clear that the charter school is underperforming significantly. These nearby public schools have higher academic performance, lower dropout rates, and better student-teacher ratios. The consistently low academic performance and high dropout rates at Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School are likely to have significant long-term consequences for the students and their future educational and career prospects.

528

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,443

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2118 West Norris St.
Philadelphia, PA 19121-2100

(267) 443-0673

District: Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School

Students who attend Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School usually attend:

High:

Strawberry Mansion High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.3%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (11% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,406^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

734^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

562^nd of 606Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School 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	7.6	1406 of 1511	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1442 of 1526	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1483 of 1534	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1498 of 1534	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1365 of 1433	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1373 of 1544	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1450 of 1530	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1484 of 1547	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	1496 of 1554	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	1398 of 1474	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.0	1452 of 1599	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	341 of 413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	345 of 437	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	376 of 437	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1015 of 1030	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	973 of 1084	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	963 of 1043	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1327 of 1466	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1383 of 1488	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1256 of 1369	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1339 of 1432	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1358 of 1414	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1421 of 1475	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1419 of 1495	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	734 of 873	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	786 of 891	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	781 of 893	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	843 of 883	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	673 of 797	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	721 of 891	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	746 of 861	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	765 of 877	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	800 of 870	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	767 of 835	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	760 of 834	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	232 of 393	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	281 of 408	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	292 of 421	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	495 of 643	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	594 of 672	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	498 of 660	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	695 of 835	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	718 of 860	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	680 of 843	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	763 of 877	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	741 of 874	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	725 of 839	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	806 of 870	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

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

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)41st percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-35 vs state

Math9%-33 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
Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 West Norris St.	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 443-0673	528	33	16.0	99.4%	5 (0.9%)	477 (90.3%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	7.6	1406^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1442^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	5.5%	36	24.5	11.2	3.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	9.2	6.4	5.3	5.0	34.7	9.5	20.8	13.3	$21,443	$6,987	$14,456
Dick William School	Public	K-8	2498 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7340	343	25	13.8	89.8%	3 (0.9%)	307 (89.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5.2	1475^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.7	1479^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	4	14.6	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.5	5.1	8.4	0.0	8.3	24.4	13.5	16.7	12.6	$21,463	$5,015	$16,448
Alliance for Progress Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1821-39 Cecil B Moore Avenue	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Alliance for Progress Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-4892	618	36	17.1	101.3%	1 (0.2%)	585 (94.7%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1499^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.3	1513^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	14	7.1	7.6	4.6	0.0	4.3	4.4	4.8	10.1	4.7	5.9	8.1	10.0	22.2	9.5	$19,298	$3,860	$15,438
Meade Gen George C School	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 N 18th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7310	314	29	10.9	88.9%	12 (3.8%)	274 (87.3%)	21 (6.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.9	1424^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.8%		3.2	1516^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.7%	92	17.2	8.7	6.7	4.0	4.2	5.6	8.1	27.2	4.3	6.8	12.0	20.8	13.9	14.7	$21,242	$5,930	$15,312
Duckrey Tanner School	Public	K-8	1501 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7350	418	32	12.9	101.0%	2 (0.5%)	386 (92.3%)	24 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	12	1316^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.3	1369^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.3%	53	25.7	28.3	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	9.1	31.4	25.5	20.5	7.0	14.9	12.2	18.2	$20,849	$5,327	$15,522
Wright Richard R School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Dauphin St	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7030	242	25	9.7	107.4%	1 (0.4%)	209 (86.4%)	27 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	5.8	1459^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.4%		2.6	1523^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	0.2%	64	17.6	0.0	14.3				11.3	8.8	11.1	8.6				9.4	$23,934	$6,486	$17,448
Gideon Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	2817 W Glenwood Ave	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7360	221	21	10.4	94.6%	6 (2.7%)	202 (91.4%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	4.6	1491^st of 1511 public elementary schools	1.3%		6	1441^st of 1526 public elementary schools	5.6%	50	3.4	0.0	9.1	5.6	0.0	7.1	4.3	6.9	5.3	9.1	16.7	28.6	21.4	12.9	$23,274	$6,429	$16,845
Kelley William D School	Public	PK, KG-8	1601 N 28th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7370	211	26	7.9	107.6%	1 (0.5%)	191 (90.5%)	15 (7.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	1404^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.1%		4.3	1489^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.4%	85	10.6	26.3	17.6	0.0	21.4	6.3	13.5	15.0	5.3	17.6	0.0	64.3	37.6	21.0	$22,900	$8,887	$14,013
Blaine James G School	Public	PK, KG-8	3001 W Berks St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7330	332	34	9.7	97.3%	4 (1.2%)	307 (92.5%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4.8	1489^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.6	1522^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	0.3%	33	12.2	9.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	17.1	14.3	0.0	14.3	0.0	6.9	9.5	$22,917	$5,747	$17,170
Morris Robert School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 W Thompson St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7320	215	15	14.3	93.0%	8 (3.7%)	181 (84.2%)	22 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	14.9	1276^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.6%		20.5	1211^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.6%	65	50.0	25.0	5.8	4.8	5.9	0.0	14.5	38.9	25.0	12.1	9.6	23.5	5.9	18.5	$24,051	$5,964	$18,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School

Is Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School a good school?

Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School?

Students at Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School are 90% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School in?

Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School

What schools do graduates of Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School attend?

Students who attend Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School usually go on to attend:

High : Strawberry Mansion High School

How many students attend Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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