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Rhoads James School

Public Grades K-8

1349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Rhoads James School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 410 students in grades K-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. Rhoads James School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Rhoads James School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both math and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.3% of Rhoads James students were proficient or better in math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 6th-8th grade math, with 0% proficiency in those grades. Rhoads James School also struggles to support its subgroups, especially female, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students, who rank in the bottom 15-20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Additionally, the school has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 1.0% to 5.5%, which are higher than the district and state averages.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($22,457 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, Rhoads James School's academic performance remains poor. Nearby schools, such as Locke Alain School, Heston Edward School, Lea Henry C School, and Blankenburg Rudolph School, all perform better than Rhoads James School on key metrics. Additionally, the charter schools in the area, such as KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School, Inquiry Charter School, and Discovery Charter School, generally outperform Rhoads James School and the district on academic measures, despite serving similar student demographics.

421

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,127

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4901 Parrish St
Philadelphia, PA 19139-1721

(215) 400-7680

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Rhoads James School usually attend:

High:

Overbrook High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.0%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,349^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

843^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1349 of 1511	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1478 of 1526	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1441 of 1534	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	1452 of 1534	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	1392 of 1433	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1461 of 1544	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	1510 of 1530	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.8	1509 of 1547	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	1493 of 1554	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	1419 of 1474	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.2	1437 of 1467	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	1412 of 1519	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	1545 of 1599	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	1574 of 1597	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	1505 of 1579	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.3	1423 of 1549	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.5	1381 of 1551	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	1395 of 1555	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	1329 of 1545	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	1136 of 1299	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	1274 of 1308	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.0	1230 of 1302	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	250 of 413	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	358 of 437	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	309 of 437	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	983 of 1030	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1011 of 1043	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1321 of 1466	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1459 of 1488	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1190 of 1369	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1379 of 1432	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1311 of 1414	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1304 of 1475	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1414 of 1495	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	843 of 873	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	824 of 891	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	825 of 893	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	812 of 883	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	875 of 891	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	838 of 861	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	853 of 877	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	863 of 870	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.3	821 of 835	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.0	713 of 728	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.5	719 of 758	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.9	803 of 834	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	812 of 825	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	763 of 805	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	689 of 770	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	350 of 393	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	325 of 408	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	347 of 421	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	599 of 643	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	811 of 835	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	828 of 860	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	806 of 843	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	810 of 877	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	816 of 874	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	802 of 839	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	772 of 870	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)39th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-32 vs state

Math10%-31 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
Rhoads James School	Public	K-8	4901 Parrish St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7680	421	44	9.6	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	400 (95.0%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	1349^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.7%		4.7	1478^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	129	19.6	25.0	16.7	0.0	4.0	0.0	10.3	21.6	13.8	16.3	22.9	4.0	10.5	16.0	$27,127	$6,264	$20,863
Blankenburg Rudolph School	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 W Girard Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7280	278	31	9.0	92.4%	7 (2.5%)	252 (90.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	5	1483^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.9%		5.5	1450^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.0%	33	4.8	10.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.2	9.5	16.7	4.5	17.3	8.6	29.4	15.1	$24,612	$9,064	$15,548
Washington Martha School	Public	K-8	766 N 44th St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7770	204	27	7.6	108.8%	7 (3.4%)	178 (87.3%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	13	1301^st of 1511 public elementary schools	13.9%		13.4	1311^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.1%	10	0.0	0.0	20.0	13.3	5.3	0.0	6.7	30.8	18.2	20.0	28.6	36.9	5.6	23.3	$24,785	$5,610	$19,174
Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4601 Girard Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 295-5700	692	29	23.8	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	671 (97.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	7.5	1407^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1445^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.3%	38	22.6	12.0	5.3	8.2	2.6	10.1	10.2	21.3	11.8	8.0	17.6	26.6	38.0	20.7	$21,497	$6,911	$14,586
Locke Alain School	Public	K-8	4550 Haverford Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7670	264	27	9.8	98.9%	7 (2.7%)	202 (76.5%)	20 (7.6%)	25 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	6.6	1433^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.2%		6.6	1425^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	11.5	9.6	8.3	8.7	18.1	5.6	10.5	15.4	14.3	8.4	17.4	27.2	16.7	16.4	$76,228	$59,635	$16,593
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	4601 Market St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(267) 417-3070	398	27	14.7	75.9%	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.9%)	18 (4.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								(n/a)	29.9						29.9	23.9						23.9	$16,136	$1,853	$14,284
Inquiry Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1301 Belmont Avenue	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Inquiry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-5541	272	18	15.1	74.6%	5 (1.8%)	231 (84.9%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	24.9	1141^st of 1511 public elementary schools	24.5%		21.6	1195^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.7%	54	48.9	27.9	2.8				27.9	44.2	35.7	5.6				29.8	$25,589	$10,179	$15,410
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Parkside	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 879-8182	626	36	17.3	99.2%	2 (0.3%)	601 (96.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	8.7	1378^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.8%		11.5	1338^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.3%	40	14.9	22.9	0.0	10.6	8.0	4.8	10.3	20.9	18.3	7.1	21.2	30.7	46.9	23.9	$11,525	$4,050	$7,475
KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5070 Parkside Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 787-5700	848	56	15.1	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	792 (93.4%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	11.7	1323^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	12.4%		12.9	1316^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.8%	7	17.6	20.8	2.5	3.7	5.1	0.0	9.0	11.4	22.4	10.4	44.0	17.1	24.7	21.2	$22,040	$5,854	$16,185
Heston Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	1621 N 54th St	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7290	245	30	8.1	129.4%	0 (0.0%)	228 (93.1%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	5.1	1481^st of 1511 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.2	1517^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.6%	36	0.0	10.7	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	7.7	10.7	10.0	13.0	14.3	15.8	11.9	$44,665	$27,662	$17,004

Frequently Asked Questions about Rhoads James School

How many students attend Rhoads James School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Rhoads James School.

What schools do graduates of Rhoads James School attend?

Students who attend Rhoads James School usually go on to attend:

High : Overbrook High School

What is the racial makeup of Rhoads James School?

Students at Rhoads James School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Rhoads James School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Rhoads James School a good school?

Rhoads James School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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