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Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones is a middle school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves 544 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones District, which is ranked 574 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its higher per-student spending of $19,121 to $23, Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Pennsylvania middle schools based on its statewide ranking. Its proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly below the state averages, often less than half the state's performance. The school also struggles across various student subgroups, with its African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students all performing poorly and ranking in the bottom 10-20% of the state. Additionally, the school has had dropout rates ranging from 1.4% to 2.0% over the past few years, which are higher than the state's average.

When comparing Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones to nearby public schools, such as Science Leadership Academy Middle School and Conwell Russell Middle School, it consistently underperforms. These nearby schools have significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts, as well as higher statewide rankings. Despite the higher per-student spending at Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones, the school struggles to translate those resources into academic success, in contrast to some of the nearby public schools that have lower per-student spending but better academic outcomes.

493

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,426

Per pupil spending ?

110.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2950 Memphis Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134

(215) 291-4709

District: Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones

Students who attend Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones usually attend:

High:	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
	Kensington Health Sciences
	Kensington High School

Feeder schools for Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones:

Elementary:	Richmond School
	Sheridan School
	Webster School
	Willard Frances E School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.8%

African American:

31.2%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (10% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Pennsylvania average (6% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

Pennsylvania avg45%

800^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

574^th of 606Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones 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	9.2	800 of 873	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	856 of 891	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	809 of 893	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	803 of 883	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	750 of 797	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	846 of 891	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	788 of 861	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	823 of 877	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	831 of 870	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	797 of 835	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	360 of 393	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	377 of 408	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	323 of 421	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	530 of 643	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	648 of 672	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	601 of 660	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	106 of 145	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	79 of 150	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	55 of 143	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	770 of 835	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	826 of 860	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	293 of 348	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	335 of 362	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	328 of 362	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	763 of 843	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	843 of 877	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	800 of 874	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	778 of 839	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	828 of 870	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-33 vs state

Math5%-37 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Kids out of control cursing at teachers staff other parents my wife has been cursed at I as well threatened rocks thrown at us while walking home .staff does nothing. Today they had police at the school and a lock down. Not one parent was called Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Science Leadership Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	3610 Warren St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8320	353	12	30.4	99.7%	94 (26.6%)	204 (57.8%)	19 (5.4%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	53	402^nd of 873 public middle schools	54.0%		50.2	461^st of 891 public middle schools	48.3%	59	35.0	32.1	25.0	14.4	26.9	56.1	58.3	59.8	43.6	54.7	$18,404	$6,736	$11,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones

What is the racial makeup of Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones?

Students at Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones are 58% Hispanic, 31% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones a good school?

Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones.

What district is Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones in?

Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones

What high school do graduates of Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones attend?

Students who attend Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones usually go on to attend Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School

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