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Samuel Gompers School

Public Grades K-8

1277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Samuel Gompers School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 238 students. It 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.

Samuel Gompers School consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on PSSA tests across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11.5% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th-8th grade Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 8.8%. In English Language Arts, the school's performance is slightly better, with 29.3% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state.

While Samuel Gompers School has relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, these resources do not seem to translate into significantly better academic outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School and Mastery Charter School - Mann Campus, outperform Samuel Gompers School and the district on academic measures, particularly in Math and English Language Arts. The higher-performing schools, such as Merion Elementary School and Cynwyd School, are located in the neighboring Lower Merion School District, which is a much higher-performing district overall.

238

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,152

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5701 Wynnefield Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1237

(215) 400-7250

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Samuel Gompers School usually attend:

High:

Overbrook High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.0%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Math scores 30 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,277^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

657^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 16 pts since 2017

From bottom 9% (2017) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^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	14.8	1277 of 1511	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1413 of 1526	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1310 of 1534	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1373 of 1534	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1484 of 1544	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1392 of 1530	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	1452 of 1547	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	1458 of 1554	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	1386 of 1474	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	1352 of 1467	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	1436 of 1519	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	1470 of 1599	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	1405 of 1597	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	1510 of 1579	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	1447 of 1549	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	1449 of 1551	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	1378 of 1555	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	1445 of 1545	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.1	1239 of 1299	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.9	1192 of 1308	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.0	1156 of 1302	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	238 of 413	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	322 of 437	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	227 of 437	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1369 of 1466	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1357 of 1488	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1116 of 1369	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1298 of 1432	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1124 of 1414	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1219 of 1475	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1398 of 1495	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	657 of 873	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	722 of 891	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	656 of 893	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	758 of 883	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	710 of 891	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	745 of 861	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	800 of 877	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	190 of 393	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	218 of 408	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	175 of 421	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	667 of 835	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	704 of 860	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	587 of 843	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	678 of 877	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	633 of 874	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	559 of 839	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	667 of 870	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-19 vs state

Math12%-30 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
Samuel Gompers School	Public	K-8	5701 Wynnefield Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7250	238	22	10.8	100.0%	7 (2.9%)	207 (87.0%)	9 (3.8%)	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	14.8	1277^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.5%		7.2	1413^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.4%	136	35.7	22.7	0.0	8.8	5.0	7.4	11.5	15.4	45.4	4.3	23.5	28.6	51.8	29.3	$23,152	$7,783	$15,369
Mastery Charter School - Mann Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	5376 W. Berks Street	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 581-5616	573	37	15.4	97.7%	6 (1.0%)	492 (85.9%)	40 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	17.7	1240^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.9%		12.9	1317^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.7%	77	34.2	19.3	8.9	6.3			17.0	36.9	23.2	23.1	37.9			30.2	$18,132	$5,587	$12,545
Ad Prima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1922 N. 63rd Street	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Ad Prima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 883-0638	602	37	16.2		0 (0.0%)	565 (93.9%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	18.8	1221^st of 1511 public elementary schools	19.2%		18.9	1232^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	19.3%	11	26.3	13.7	12.1	17.9	27.0	31.7	20.3	30.3	34.9	24.2	39.2	50.0	58.5	37.4	$21,135	$3,132	$18,003
Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2032 N 62nd St	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7520	201	20	9.9	107.0%	3 (1.5%)	188 (93.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	16.1	1260^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.6%		11.5	1339^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.3%	79	25.0	18.1	0.0	4.2	0.0	0.0	7.6	25.0	40.9	25.9	32.0	20.8	6.7	26.3	$20,977	$7,930	$13,047
Merion Elementary School	Public	K-4	549 S Bowman Ave	Merion Station	19066	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1470	438	39	11.2	14.8%	281 (64.2%)	17 (3.9%)	28 (6.4%)	63 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.7%)	95.7	23^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	98.5%		93.8	18^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.8%	5	82.6	91.2					87.2	86.3	92.3					89.4	$30,872	$205	$30,666
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
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
Guidon S Bluford Elementary School	Public	K-8	5720 Media St	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-9170	476	30	15.9	99.4%	2 (0.4%)	426 (89.5%)	34 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	6.3	1442^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	4.6%		3.2	1515^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.7%	73	20.0	6.3	1.9	3.8	0.0	0.0	6.2	15.4	20.8	5.0	15.1	17.2	18.5	15.3	$20,432	$4,031	$16,401
Cynwyd School	Public	K-4	101 W Levering Mill Rd	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 645-1430	446	37	12.1	14.6%	270 (60.5%)	41 (9.2%)	22 (4.9%)	68 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.1%)	90.1	122^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	91.9%		90.4	84^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.5%	38	80.6	83.5					82.1	74.2	72.4					73.3	$28,852	$192	$28,660
Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School	Public	K-8	6523 Lansdowne Ave	Philadelphia	19151	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7510	303	21	14.4	71.6%	1 (0.3%)	266 (87.8%)	25 (8.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	9.8	1358^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.1%		5.4	1454^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.7%	96	17.3	10.7	3.2	9.7	0.0	0.0	6.7	30.4	0.0	13.3	26.8	9.7	16.0	16.4	$192,375	$178,983	$13,392

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel Gompers School

What district is Samuel Gompers School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Samuel Gompers School a good school?

Samuel Gompers School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Samuel Gompers School attend?

Students who attend Samuel Gompers School usually go on to attend:

High : Overbrook High School

How many students attend Samuel Gompers School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Samuel Gompers School.

What is the racial makeup of Samuel Gompers School?

Students at Samuel Gompers School are 87% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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