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Catharine Joseph School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Catharine Joseph School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 421 students in grades PK-5. It 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. Catharine Joseph School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Academically, Catharine Joseph School underperforms compared to the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, only 28.7% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 41.7% statewide, and 28.8% were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.5% statewide. The school performs particularly poorly for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for female students, male students, and students with disabilities. However, the school performed better for African American students and English Language Learners.

Catharine Joseph School faces significant challenges, including an extremely high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the high per-student spending of $20,488 in 2022-2023, the school has shown little to no improvement in its academic performance over the past 10 years. Compared to nearby schools, including Morton Thomas G School, Patterson John Middle School, Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School, and Philadelphia Montessori Charter School, Catharine Joseph School performs worse academically, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's strategies and resources to better support student learning and achievement.

437

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,053

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6600 Chester Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19142-1638

(215) 400-8150

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Catharine Joseph School usually attend:

Middle:	Tilden William T Middle School
High:	Bartram John - Main

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.5%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,173^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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	21.7	1173 of 1511	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1342 of 1526	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1418 of 1534	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1362 of 1534	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	1421 of 1433	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1430 of 1544	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1372 of 1530	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1367 of 1547	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	1393 of 1554	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	1266 of 1474	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	1241 of 1467	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	1316 of 1519	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	1408 of 1599	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.2	1159 of 1597	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	1283 of 1579	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.1	1368 of 1549	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	1432 of 1551	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	1424 of 1555	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.1	1461 of 1545	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	117 of 413	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	42.2	243 of 437	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	275 of 437	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	137 of 168	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	977 of 1084	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	915 of 1043	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	64 of 207	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	92 of 200	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	156 of 196	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1208 of 1466	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1342 of 1488	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	910 of 1369	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1228 of 1432	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1280 of 1414	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1109 of 1475	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1279 of 1495	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)72nd percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2024)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-20 vs state

Math29%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Catharine Joseph 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 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
Catharine Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Chester Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8150	437	36	12.2	96.3%	7 (1.6%)	295 (67.5%)	84 (19.2%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	21.7	1173^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	22.4%		11.2	1342^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	12.1%	169	36.3	21.6	27.7				28.7	31.4	25.5	29.3				28.8	$20,053	$8,062	$11,991
Bell Avenue School	Public	K-6	1000 Bell Ave	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-6100	265	19	13.9	90.6%	7 (2.6%)	235 (88.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	8.7	1379^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.9	1346^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.8%	33	25.8	11.8	13.3	8.3			14.8	17.1	8.8	14.3	19.4			15.0	$21,407	$1,050	$20,357
Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Paschall Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 729-1939	670	35	19.1	87.9%	1 (0.1%)	599 (89.4%)	55 (8.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	10	1352^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	10.5%		8.5	1384^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.3%	32	39.2	9.5	3.8	6.5	10.7	10.0	13.1	14.6	6.8	10.1	26.9	32.0	40.0	20.4	$18,030	$7,840	$10,190
Morton Thomas G School	Public	K-5	2501 S 63rd St	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8160	356	28	12.7	99.2%	8 (2.2%)	281 (78.9%)	44 (12.4%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	7.3	1412^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.6%		5.7	1447^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.2%	35	20.4	9.8	10.4				13.5	12.2	17.6	15.2				15.1	$21,875	$6,130	$15,745
Patterson John Middle School	Public	PK, KG-4	7000 Buist Ave	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8190	391	28	13.8	102.0%	4 (1.0%)	316 (80.8%)	33 (8.4%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	14.3	1284^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.0%		5.7	1448^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.1%	164	31.7	20.0					26.1	28.4	21.5					25.0	$17,715	$3,935	$13,780
Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2227 Island Rd	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 365-4011	226	21	10.7	98.7%	1 (0.4%)	211 (93.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	6.1	1454^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.3	1457^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.5%	3	17.7	4.4					11.1	17.8	17.4					17.6	$19,041	$4,066	$14,975
W B Evans Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	900 Baily Rd	Yeadon	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(610) 623-5975	304	25	12.1	100.0%	5 (1.6%)	267 (87.8%)	13 (4.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	33	1051^st of 1511 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.6	1119^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.7%	68	47.4	33.3	29.5	25.6			33.8	29.0	28.6	38.6	46.2			35.9	$22,520	$1,106	$21,414
Longstreth William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	5700 Willows Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7870	314	24	12.8	83.4%	3 (1.0%)	296 (94.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	6	1455^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.7%		4	1496^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.0%	41	7.7	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	11.5	10.5	3.7	26.5	9.1	6.5	11.8	$19,753	$5,184	$14,569
Independence Charter School West	Public, Charter	K-8	5600 Chester Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-5600	811	58	13.9	102.5%	10 (1.2%)	740 (91.2%)	37 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	9.9	1353^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	10.5%		8	1391^st of 1526 public elementary schools	8.8%	38	12.2	14.9	6.7	6.4	7.2	19.1	11.1	15.5	18.8	12.2	37.2	26.7	30.9	22.7	$20,548	$3,973	$16,574
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Kingsessing Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7880	283	27	10.4	104.2%	1 (0.4%)	255 (90.1%)	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	5	1482^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.9%		4.6	1480^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.0%	2	16.1	5.0	0.0	6.4	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.4	7.5	7.1	19.3	19.4	10.5	11.3	$31,168	$11,931	$19,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Catharine Joseph School

How many students attend Catharine Joseph School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Catharine Joseph School.

What schools do graduates of Catharine Joseph School attend?

Students who attend Catharine Joseph School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tilden William T Middle School
High : Bartram John - Main

What district is Catharine Joseph School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Catharine Joseph School?

Students at Catharine Joseph School are 68% African American, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% White.

Is Catharine Joseph School a good school?

Catharine Joseph School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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