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Fell D Newlin School

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Fell D Newlin School ranks 918 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

918^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Fell D Newlin School is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Philadelphia City School District, with 534 students. While the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Fell D Newlin School outperforms the district average in both math and English Language Arts proficiency across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, 48.5% of Fell D Newlin students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 33.4% for the district, and 35.9% were proficient in math compared to 25% for the district.

The school also has particularly strong performance for its English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking 15th out of 200 Pennsylvania elementary schools for math proficiency in 2023-2024 with a 5 out of 5 star rating. Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Fell D Newlin School also perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for math proficiency in 2024-2025.

While Fell D Newlin School generally outperforms the other nearby public schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Sharswood George, Bregy F Amedee, and Southwark, it lags behind the higher-performing Jenks Abram School, which is also in the same district. The school has also seen a decline in dropout rates in recent years, from 5.5% in 2022-2023 to 1.4% in 2023-2024, though the dropout rate is still higher than the state average.

530

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,924

Per pupil spending ?

100.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 W Oregon Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19148-4504

(215) 400-8260

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Fell D Newlin School usually attend:

High:

South Philadelphia High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.3%

Hispanic:

34.3%

White:

18.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Philadelphia City School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

918^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

313^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	43.7	918 of 1511	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	997 of 1526	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1059 of 1534	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1023 of 1534	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1287 of 1433	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	1014 of 1544	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	1048 of 1530	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	1035 of 1547	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.7	1163 of 1554	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.2	1042 of 1474	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	1224 of 1467	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	1231 of 1519	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	1352 of 1599	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	1334 of 1597	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	1306 of 1579	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.8	1238 of 1549	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	1289 of 1551	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	1234 of 1555	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	1387 of 1545	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	1139 of 1299	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.3	1170 of 1308	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.0	1179 of 1302	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	121 of 151	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	138 of 168	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	132 of 160	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	8.4	1078 of 1084	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	27 of 207	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	15 of 200	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	58.3	58 of 196	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	867 of 1466	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	973 of 1488	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	167 of 429	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	189 of 454	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	236 of 432	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	384 of 1369	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	691 of 1432	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	713 of 1414	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	938 of 1475	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	981 of 1495	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	951 of 1201	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1184 of 1229	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	313 of 873	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	460 of 891	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	506 of 893	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	334 of 883	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	417 of 891	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	431 of 861	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.9	473 of 877	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	526 of 870	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.4	525 of 835	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.6	538 of 728	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.4	570 of 758	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	655 of 834	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.3	584 of 825	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.9	427 of 805	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.4	384 of 770	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.2	350 of 753	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.7	331 of 749	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	26.1	603 of 736	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	591 of 687	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.2	581 of 663	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	85 of 138	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	77 of 145	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	95 of 144	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	5 of 145	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	68.9	23 of 150	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	48 of 143	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	339 of 835	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	467 of 860	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	94 of 348	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	175 of 362	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	227 of 362	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	122 of 843	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	220 of 877	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	212 of 874	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	272 of 839	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	425 of 870	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	548 of 649	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	625 of 673	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	624 of 681	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

Math36%-6 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
Fell D Newlin School	Public	K-8	900 W Oregon Ave	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8260	530	37	14.2	100.8%	96 (18.1%)	52 (9.8%)	182 (34.3%)	187 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	43.7	918^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.2%		41	997^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.7%	79	61.0	44.3	21.2	29.1	32.0	36.0	35.9	47.5	40.4	36.5	51.6	47.2	59.6	48.5	$18,924	$6,815	$12,109
Jenks Abram School	Public	K-5	2501 S 13th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8240	278	20	13.8	91.7%	103 (37.1%)	36 (12.9%)	27 (9.7%)	92 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	84.7	203^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	86.6%		76.3	364^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.1%	161	70.9	73.1	65.2				70.5	68.8	73.2	69.6				70.5	$21,241	$6,733	$14,508
Key Francis Scott School	Public	K-6	2230 S 8th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8250	370	30	12.4	104.3%	21 (5.7%)	16 (4.3%)	226 (61.1%)	103 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1219^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.3%		21.4	1197^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.6%	22	29.1	25.0	20.4	25.0			24.9	21.8	27.2	22.2	34.0			25.8	$20,778	$6,521	$14,258
Taggart John High School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 W Porter St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8290	529	39	13.6	99.1%	27 (5.1%)	43 (8.1%)	224 (42.3%)	202 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	29.1	1095^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.5%		27.5	1131^st of 1526 public elementary schools	25.9%	36	20.0	39.2	48.9	18.7	31.6	29.1	31.2	15.5	26.1	48.8	30.2	53.3	43.6	37.4	$18,105	$5,832	$12,273
Sharswood George School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 S 2nd St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8270	364	34	10.8	97.0%	138 (37.9%)	35 (9.6%)	98 (26.9%)	63 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	30.9	1075^th of 1511 public elementary schools	28.9%		20.4	1212^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.6%	137	41.9	22.7	19.4	12.9	19.1	14.9	21.1	54.8	36.4	29.1	43.4	53.2	36.2	42.8	$20,115	$6,822	$13,294
Bregy F Amedee School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Bigler St	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8210	264	26	10.0	95.1%	62 (23.5%)	114 (43.2%)	26 (9.8%)	34 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	17.3	1244^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.7%		15	1288^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.6%	44	33.4	23.5	23.5	11.8	0.0	13.3	17.9	12.5	23.6	31.4	11.8	4.2	43.4	23.1	$22,451	$7,874	$14,576
Southwark School	Public	PK, KG-8	1835 S 9th St	Philadelphia	19148	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8400	976	64	15.3	99.0%	136 (13.9%)	64 (6.6%)	562 (57.6%)	188 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.5%)	25.5	1134^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.0%		16.1	1271^st of 1526 public elementary schools	16.7%	137	38.7	33.7	23.7	18.6	20.4	14.0	24.5	34.1	31.6	28.1	37.1	46.6	41.6	36.8	$18,260	$5,851	$12,410
Girard Stephen School	Public	K-4	1800 Snyder Ave	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8180	296	20	15.1	93.9%	40 (13.5%)	151 (51.0%)	40 (13.5%)	51 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	20.8	1186^th of 1511 public elementary schools	21.5%		23.8	1164^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.7%	22	36.9	19.3					29.0	35.4	28.8					32.5	$22,974	$9,208	$13,767
Kirkbride Eliza B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7980	522	37	14.2	96.6%	68 (13.0%)	30 (5.7%)	291 (55.7%)	105 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	34.7	1032^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.7%		27.7	1129^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.0%	97	44.4	30.0	24.5	28.0	40.8	27.8	32.4	40.0	45.8	30.6	45.1	32.6	38.9	38.9	$24,946	$12,868	$12,078
Childs George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1599 Wharton St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7950	471	38	12.3	94.1%	47 (10.0%)	193 (41.0%)	130 (27.6%)	68 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	23.3	1158^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	1228^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.5%	70	31.3	36.6	14.7	15.9	13.3	13.1	20.5	28.1	39.1	32.4	29.5	34.1	34.2	33.1	$19,409	$6,127	$13,283

Frequently Asked Questions about Fell D Newlin School

How many students attend Fell D Newlin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Fell D Newlin School.

Is Fell D Newlin School a good school?

Fell D Newlin School ranks 918^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Fell D Newlin School attend?

Students who attend Fell D Newlin School usually go on to attend:

High : South Philadelphia High School

What district is Fell D Newlin School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Fell D Newlin School?

Students at Fell D Newlin School are 35% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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