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Blaine James G School

Q: Is Blaine James G School a good school?

Blaine James G School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Blaine James G School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Blaine James G School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Blaine James G School?

Students at Blaine James G School are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Blaine James G School attend?

Students who attend Blaine James G School usually go on to attend: High : Strawberry Mansion High School High : Vaux HS: A Big Picture School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Blaine James G School is a Philadelphia elementary school serving grades PK-8 that has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Pennsylvania schools over the past decade. With over 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school faces significant challenges in serving its high-poverty student population and improving academic outcomes.

Blaine James G School significantly underperforms the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania in both math and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 4.2% of Blaine James G students were proficient or better in math compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is especially low in math, with 0% proficiency in grades 5-8. Blaine James G School has also had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5%, which are higher than the district average.

While the nearby Dick William School, Morris Robert School, and Allen Dr Ethel School also perform poorly on standardized tests and serve high-poverty student populations, they generally outperform Blaine James G School. Additionally, two nearby charter schools, Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School and Alliance for Progress Charter School, serve similar student populations but perform slightly better than Blaine James G School, particularly in English language arts.

332

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,917

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3001 W Berks St
Philadelphia, PA 19121-1801

(215) 400-7330

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Blaine James G School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.5%

Hispanic:

5.1%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (7% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 39 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,489^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

869^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd 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	4.8	1489 of 1511	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	1522 of 1526	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1531 of 1534	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1528 of 1534	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1344 of 1433	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1469 of 1544	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1489 of 1530	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	1475 of 1547	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1502 of 1554	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.1	1439 of 1474	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	1420 of 1467	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	1393 of 1519	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.9	1335 of 1599	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	1455 of 1597	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	1451 of 1579	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	1532 of 1549	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	1481 of 1551	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.3	1540 of 1555	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	1473 of 1545	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	1291 of 1299	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1300 of 1308	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.3	1300 of 1302	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	369 of 413	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	430 of 437	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	428 of 437	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1008 of 1030	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1412 of 1466	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1482 of 1488	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1332 of 1369	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1429 of 1432	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1409 of 1414	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1409 of 1475	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1486 of 1495	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	869 of 873	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	887 of 891	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	841 of 893	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	881 of 883	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	886 of 891	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	847 of 861	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	787 of 877	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	815 of 870	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	781 of 835	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	703 of 728	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	668 of 758	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	688 of 834	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.3	624 of 825	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	673 of 805	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.9	725 of 770	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.9	684 of 753	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	695 of 749	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.7	652 of 736	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.5	655 of 687	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	656 of 663	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	389 of 393	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	402 of 408	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	378 of 421	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	532 of 660	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	835 of 835	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	855 of 860	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	841 of 843	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	873 of 877	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	832 of 874	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	801 of 839	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	862 of 870	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)11th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2023)19th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-39 vs state

Math4%-38 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Allen Dr Ethel School	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7040	322	34	9.3	102.2%	1 (0.3%)	302 (93.8%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.6	1464^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.1%		3.8	1500^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.7%	36	8.4	7.4	11.1	2.9	3.0	0.0	5.1	14.3	14.8	11.1	8.6	9.1	13.9	11.9	$27,253	$7,088	$20,165
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
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 Blaine James G School

How many students attend Blaine James G School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Blaine James G School.

Is Blaine James G School a good school?

Blaine James G School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Blaine James G School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Blaine James G School?

Students at Blaine James G School are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Blaine James G School attend?

Students who attend Blaine James G School usually go on to attend:

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

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