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Cayuga School

Public Grades K-5

1456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Cayuga School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 335 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. Cayuga School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating.

Cayuga School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 11.2% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 12% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 25% and 33.4% for the district, and 41.7% and 48.5% for the state, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for both female and male students, and in the bottom 10% for English Language Learners and students with disabilities. Despite spending significantly more per student ($23,093 in 2022-2023) than the district and state averages, Cayuga School's academic performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past 10 years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Feltonville Intermediate School, Taylor Bayard School, and Cooke Jay Middle School, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting that the challenges faced by Cayuga School are not unique but are systemic issues within the district. In contrast, the two nearby charter schools, Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney and Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School, outperform Cayuga School and the other district schools on academic measures, highlighting the potential for alternative educational models to better serve students in this community.

360

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,475

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2022-23) ?

85.7%

Kindergartners with 2 doses of MMR (2025-26)

4344-4358 N 5th St
Philadelphia, PA 19140-2302

(215) 400-3850

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Cayuga School usually attend:

Middle:	Clemente Roberto Middle School
High:	Edison High School/Fareira Skills

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.2%

African American:

21.7%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 36 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,456^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

126^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	6.0	1456 of 1511	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1456 of 1526	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1443 of 1534	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1460 of 1534	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	1428 of 1433	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1466 of 1544	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1457 of 1530	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	1502 of 1547	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.2	1536 of 1554	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.0	1444 of 1474	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	1460 of 1467	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.7	1505 of 1519	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.1	1580 of 1599	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	1425 of 1597	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	1388 of 1579	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.1	1220 of 1549	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	1462 of 1551	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.9	1418 of 1555	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	1292 of 1545	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	334 of 437	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	264 of 437	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	959 of 1030	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	169 of 207	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	199 of 200	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	182 of 196	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1427 of 1466	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1450 of 1488	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	400 of 429	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	401 of 454	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	385 of 432	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1292 of 1369	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1362 of 1432	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1279 of 1414	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1378 of 1475	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	1382 of 1495	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)24th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-36 vs state

Math11%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 24, 2019

The teachers are doing the work for the students, students arent consistently given homework at times weeks will go by.. Classroom work isn't sent home and when student ask the teacher for additional work students are told "stop asking" Ms. J is unproductive and do not. Teach her students. This.is due to the principle being incompetent and just collecting a check Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with 2 doses of MMR	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cayuga School	Public	K-5	4344-4358 N 5th St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3850	360	32	11.2	—	2 (0.6%)	78 (21.7%)	278 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6	1456^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.6%		5.3	1456^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.6%		15.1	12.2	7.0				11.2	9.6	12.2	14.0				12.0	85.7%		$21,475	$4,097	$17,378
McClure Alexander K School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W Hunting Park Pike	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3870	437	35	12.4	—	2 (0.5%)	126 (28.8%)	304 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2.9	1509^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.1%		3.5	1509^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.1%		9.3	3.1	3.1				5.4	6.8	1.6	3.2				4.0	96.5%		$22,091	$7,832	$14,259
Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4101 North American Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 455-1300	752	51	14.7	75.2%	5 (0.7%)	21 (2.8%)	720 (95.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	22.2	1170^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.6%		17.4	1252^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	18.0%	82	32.5	8.7	24.7	13.9	2.8	4.2	15.4	36.5	20.3	25.9	45.6	25.3	39.2	31.9	95.8%		$22,794	$6,146	$16,648
Feltonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	238 E Wyoming Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3730	517	34	15.3	—	9 (1.7%)	107 (20.7%)	378 (73.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	7	1419^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.1%		5.2	1463^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	4.1%	44	16.9	16.1	9.8				14.2	16.3	14.0	11.2				13.8			$19,635	$6,789	$12,846
Taylor Bayard School	Public	K-5	3698 N Randolph St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3880	394	40	9.8	—	4 (1.0%)	56 (14.2%)	330 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5.3	1468^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.3	1486^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.6%	18	17.7	11.7	8.1				12.5	12.9	13.3	0.0				8.7	96.5%		$24,916	$5,443	$19,473
Cooke Jay Middle School	Public	K-8	1300 W Louden St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8330	369	42	8.8	—	2 (0.5%)	296 (80.2%)	56 (15.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	6.4	1439^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.1	1465^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.0%	26	13.3	6.1	2.9	4.7	4.9	2.8	5.5	20.0	14.7	2.9	20.9	12.2	8.3	13.3	93.6%		$27,430	$5,567	$21,863
Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Public, Charter	K-8	900 West Lindley Avenue	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 669-1450	739	48	15.3	—	7 (0.9%)	627 (84.8%)	52 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	46 (6.2%)	6.2	1450^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.0%		5.5	1451^st of 1526 public elementary schools	4.9%	1	12.3	4.5	2.8	1.3	2.6	0.0	4.1	18.8	10.3	11.4	22.4	15.8	23.5	17.1	96.5%		$22,107	$2,021	$20,085
Barton Clara School	Public	K-2	4600 Rosehill St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3720	490	38	13.0	—	19 (3.9%)	94 (19.2%)	363 (74.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)								(n/a)															97.8%		$20,253	$7,244	$13,009
Marshall Thurgood	Public	PK, KG-8	5120 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3770	639	50	12.7	—	1 (0.2%)	372 (58.2%)	227 (35.5%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	8	1394^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.7%		7	1419^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.0%	25	17.0	13.3	9.3	2.3	3.2	4.8	7.8	17.6	24.2	17.0	13.7	13.8	31.2	19.8	95.8%		$17,864	$6,096	$11,768
Morrison Andrew J School	Public	K-8	5100 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3780	508	36	14.2	—	6 (1.2%)	245 (48.2%)	227 (44.7%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	10.8	1340^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.3%		8.4	1385^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.2%	45	12.5	10.9	14.5	10.6	1.9	6.9	9.4	14.9	8.7	27.3	25.5	14.9	18.6	18.6	94.1%		$19,996	$7,226	$12,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Cayuga School

What is the racial makeup of Cayuga School?

Students at Cayuga School are 77% Hispanic, 22% African American.

How many students attend Cayuga School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Cayuga School.

What district is Cayuga School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What schools do graduates of Cayuga School attend?

Students who attend Cayuga School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clemente Roberto Middle School
High : Edison High School/Fareira Skills

Is Cayuga School a good school?

Cayuga School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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