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Peirce Thomas Middle School

Q: Is Peirce Thomas Middle School a good school?

Peirce Thomas Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Peirce Thomas Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Peirce Thomas Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Peirce Thomas Middle School?

Students at Peirce Thomas Middle School are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Peirce Thomas Middle School attend?

Students who attend Peirce Thomas Middle School usually go on to attend: High : Strawberry Mansion High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Peirce Thomas Middle School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 189 students in grades PK-5. 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. Peirce Thomas Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating.

Peirce Thomas Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.4% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, only 7.5% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for African American students and students of low socioeconomic status. Despite relatively high per-student spending of $22,569 in the 2022-2023 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.4 students per teacher, the school has not seen improved academic outcomes.

The challenges faced by Peirce Thomas Middle School appear to be systemic within the Philadelphia City School District, as nearby schools like Rhodes E Washington School and Wright Richard R School also perform poorly on standardized tests. However, the nearby KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School and KIPP Philadelphia Charter School generally outperform the traditional public schools in the area, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this community.

270

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,753

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 W Cambria St
Philadelphia, PA 19132-2025

(215) 400-7020

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Peirce Thomas Middle School usually attend:

High:

Strawberry Mansion High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.6%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (5% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 41 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,506^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1506 of 1511	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1507 of 1526	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1507 of 1534	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1468 of 1534	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1504 of 1544	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1501 of 1530	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	1518 of 1547	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	1505 of 1554	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	1424 of 1474	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.0	1446 of 1467	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.4	1481 of 1519	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.2	1562 of 1599	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	1497 of 1597	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	1445 of 1579	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.6	1526 of 1549	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	1516 of 1551	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	1500 of 1555	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.1	1437 of 1545	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.3	1296 of 1299	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.6	1232 of 1308	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	1235 of 1302	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	405 of 413	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	393 of 437	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	406 of 437	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	1464 of 1466	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1476 of 1488	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1358 of 1369	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1401 of 1432	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1373 of 1414	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1434 of 1475	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1459 of 1495	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts8%-41 vs state

Math3%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Peirce Thomas Middle School

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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
Peirce Thomas Middle School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 W Cambria St	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7020	270	18	14.9	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	250 (92.6%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	3.4	1506^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.6	1507^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.2%	1	11.1	0.0	0.0				3.4	8.1	5.1	9.1				7.5	$25,753	$7,006	$18,747
Rhodes E Washington School	Public	K-8	2900 W. Clearfield Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7060	354	37	9.4	110.7%	3 (0.8%)	313 (88.4%)	30 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	6.2	1448^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.2%		3.6	1504^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.4%	56	23.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.9	3.7	3.8	0.0	22.4	1.7	3.9	7.4	$21,923	$5,924	$15,999
KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 687-7283	861	57	15.1	100.6%	4 (0.5%)	778 (90.4%)	36 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	10.2	1348^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.6	1352^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	11.4%	4	26.4	22.0	12.5	4.7	3.3	1.3	12.1	19.8	23.1	14.9	13.1	15.4	25.7	18.5	$23,838	$7,217	$16,621
KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 294-8596	683	50	13.6	98.2%	1 (0.1%)	616 (90.2%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	4.5	1492^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.4	1455^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.7%	37	6.1	9.1	1.5	1.6	1.9		4.4	12.5	14.1	4.3	13.1	17.6		12.1	$20,318	$4,498	$15,820
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
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
Kenderton Elementary School	Public	K-8	1500 W Ontario St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8340	300	25	12.0	94.3%	3 (1.0%)	254 (84.7%)	40 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7	1422^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.9%		3.9	1498^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.8%	76	15.4	5.6	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	4.4	7.4	5.3	3.3	32.0	0.0	11.4	9.8	$21,811	$6,122	$15,690
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
Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1201 W Rush Street	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-8610	419	31	13.5	99.3%	4 (1.0%)	338 (80.7%)	57 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	15.9	1263^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	16.4%		7.2	1414^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.3%	151	29.1	38.5	10.9	1.8			19.7	30.2	34.0	12.7	21.4			24.4	$22,333	$6,309	$16,024
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Peirce Thomas Middle School

Is Peirce Thomas Middle School a good school?

Peirce Thomas Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Peirce Thomas Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Peirce Thomas Middle School.

What schools do graduates of Peirce Thomas Middle School attend?

Students who attend Peirce Thomas Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Strawberry Mansion High School

What district is Peirce Thomas Middle School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Peirce Thomas Middle School?

Students at Peirce Thomas Middle School are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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