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Kelley William D School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Kelley William D School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Philadelphia City School District, with 227 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kelley William D School has significantly underperformed compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 13.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 21% is also well below the district (33.4%) and state (48.5%) averages.

Additionally, Kelley William D School has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5%, which are significantly higher than the district average. The school also struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for both male students and low socioeconomic status students in math proficiency.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Dick William School, Meade Gen George C School, and Blaine James G School, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high percentages of low-income students, suggesting that the challenges facing Kelley William D School are systemic issues within the district. Despite spending significantly more per student ($22,707 in 2022-2023) compared to nearby schools, Kelley William D School has not seen any significant improvement in its performance or ranking over the past decade.

211

Students ?

7.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,900

Per pupil spending ?

107.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 N 28th St
Philadelphia, PA 19121-2701

(215) 400-7370

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Kelley William D School usually attend:

High:	Strawberry Mansion High School
	Vaux HS: A Big Picture School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.5%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (17% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Math scores 28 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,404^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

624^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^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	7.7	1404 of 1511	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1489 of 1526	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1397 of 1534	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1389 of 1534	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	1516 of 1544	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1408 of 1530	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	1438 of 1547	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	1478 of 1554	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	1448 of 1474	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	1405 of 1467	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.4	1482 of 1519	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	1540 of 1599	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.5	1592 of 1597	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.0	1568 of 1579	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	1510 of 1549	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	1532 of 1551	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.8	1492 of 1555	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.4	1494 of 1545	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.2	1226 of 1299	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	1283 of 1308	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.7	1286 of 1302	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	292 of 413	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	383 of 437	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	283 of 437	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1273 of 1369	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1396 of 1432	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1265 of 1414	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1283 of 1475	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1343 of 1495	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	624 of 873	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	663 of 891	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	702 of 893	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	738 of 883	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	831 of 891	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	738 of 861	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	802 of 877	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	842 of 870	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	771 of 835	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	682 of 728	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	682 of 758	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	791 of 834	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	813 of 825	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	794 of 805	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	765 of 770	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	726 of 753	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.6	718 of 749	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.6	704 of 736	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	166 of 393	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	140 of 408	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	179 of 421	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	596 of 860	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	618 of 843	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	587 of 877	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	622 of 874	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)29th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)58th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2024)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-27 vs state

Math14%-28 vs state

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Monday, February 22, 2021

Teaching children radicle idealisms is not what should be taught in schools or anywhere for that matter. So the kids are being skipped on normal curriculum for socialism. Parents get you kids out of this school now. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bache-Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2201 Brown St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7550	614	58	10.6	92.3%	243 (39.6%)	236 (38.4%)	82 (13.4%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)	52.9	780^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.4%		44.7	948^th of 1526 public elementary schools	37.9%	168	45.6	54.2	40.0	36.9	38.8	36.8	43.8	47.3	52.8	45.0	50.0	52.8	60.5	51.3	$20,301	$6,644	$13,658
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelley William D School

Is Kelley William D School a good school?

Kelley William D School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kelley William D School attend?

Students who attend Kelley William D School usually go on to attend:

High : Strawberry Mansion High School
High : Vaux HS: A Big Picture School

How many students attend Kelley William D School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Kelley William D School.

What district is Kelley William D School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Kelley William D School?

Students at Kelley William D School are 91% African American, 7% Hispanic.

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