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Taggart John High School

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Taggart John High School ranks 1095 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1095^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Taggart John High School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Philadelphia City School District, with 524 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Taggart John High School significantly underperforms compared to the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania on standardized tests, with only 31.2% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 37.4% proficient in English Language Arts. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students ranking in the bottom 25% of their respective subgroups statewide. However, the school performs better with English Language Learners, ranking in the top 25% for that subgroup.

While Taggart John High School faces significant challenges, the nearby Fanny Jackson Coppin School, located just 1.29 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math (59.6%) and English Language Arts (63.4%). Additionally, Taggart John High School spends more per student ($19,423 in 2022-2023) compared to the district average, but this does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes. The school does show some bright spots, such as its performance with English Language Learners, suggesting it may have effective strategies for supporting certain student populations.

529

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,105

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 W Porter St
Philadelphia, PA 19148-3921

(215) 400-8290

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Taggart John High School usually attend:

High:

Furness Horace High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.3%

Asian:

38.2%

African American:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,095^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

460^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	29.1	1095 of 1511	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1131 of 1526	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1128 of 1534	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1186 of 1534	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1315 of 1433	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1323 of 1544	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1384 of 1530	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	1348 of 1547	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1369 of 1554	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	1317 of 1474	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.6	1383 of 1467	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	1391 of 1519	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	1448 of 1599	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	1500 of 1597	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	1429 of 1579	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	1432 of 1549	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	1400 of 1551	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	1363 of 1555	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	1431 of 1545	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.3	1225 of 1299	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.4	1146 of 1308	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.2	1176 of 1302	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	136 of 151	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	152 of 168	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	145 of 160	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	46 of 207	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	83 of 200	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	50 of 196	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1131 of 1466	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1098 of 1488	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	298 of 429	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	334 of 454	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	372 of 432	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	917 of 1369	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	989 of 1432	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	969 of 1414	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1009 of 1475	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1128 of 1495	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	460 of 873	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	602 of 891	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	666 of 893	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	719 of 883	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	674 of 797	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	761 of 891	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	708 of 861	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	746 of 877	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	746 of 870	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	717 of 835	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	664 of 728	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	664 of 758	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	692 of 834	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	739 of 825	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	671 of 805	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.1	601 of 770	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	593 of 753	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.7	556 of 749	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	621 of 736	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.1	649 of 687	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	575 of 663	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	4.6	601 of 643	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	107 of 138	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	127 of 145	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	133 of 144	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	14 of 145	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	55.6	43 of 150	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.1	64 of 143	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	448 of 835	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	619 of 860	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	240 of 348	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	294 of 362	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	337 of 362	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	279 of 843	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	546 of 877	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	651 of 874	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	447 of 839	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	570 of 870	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-11 vs state

Math31%-11 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Vare-Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1198 S 5th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8120	375	33	11.3	87.7%	102 (27.2%)	76 (20.3%)	127 (33.9%)	39 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	40.2	962^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	36.3%		41.6	991^st of 1526 public elementary schools	35.1%	29	52.4	26.0	19.3	17.8	45.7	27.3	33.7	50.0	34.8	35.5	64.3	62.8	36.4	48.6	$19,566	$6,614	$12,951
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
Fanny Jackson Coppin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1213 S 12th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7970	547	33	16.6	98.2%	252 (46.1%)	63 (11.5%)	136 (24.9%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.5%)	79.2	293^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.3	550^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.0%	257	75.0	69.1	56.3	53.9	55.0	44.2	59.6	66.0	72.8	45.8	65.6	65.0	62.8	63.4	$18,435	$6,739	$11,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Taggart John High School

What district is Taggart John High School in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Taggart John High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Taggart John High School.

Is Taggart John High School a good school?

Taggart John High School ranks 1095^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Taggart John High School attend?

Students who attend Taggart John High School usually go on to attend:

High : Furness Horace High School

What is the racial makeup of Taggart John High School?

Students at Taggart John High School are 42% Hispanic, 38% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% White.

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