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Franklin S Edmonds School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Franklin S Edmonds School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 413 students. The school 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.

Franklin S Edmonds School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on PSSA tests across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.3% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 25% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.1% to 27.7% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 30.5% to 53.5%. While the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are slightly better, ranging from 19.5% to 43.6%, they still lag behind state and district averages.

The nearby schools, such as Rowen William School, Houston Henry E School, and John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences, generally perform better than Franklin S Edmonds School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts. However, it's worth noting that the nearby schools are still part of the same Philadelphia City School District, which is struggling overall, and their performance is still below state averages in many cases.

391

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,008

Per pupil spending ?

105.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8025 Thouron Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19150-2424

(215) 400-3370

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Franklin S Edmonds School usually attend:

High:

King Martin Luther High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.1%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (21% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Math scores 29 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,256^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

655^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 25% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^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	16.4	1256 of 1511	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1328 of 1526	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1350 of 1534	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1332 of 1534	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1435 of 1544	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1375 of 1530	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	1392 of 1547	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	1461 of 1554	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	1314 of 1474	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	1330 of 1467	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	1372 of 1519	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	1503 of 1599	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	74.9	340 of 1597	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	67.2	572 of 1579	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.9	491 of 1549	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.8	373 of 1551	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	58.6	772 of 1555	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.0	805 of 1545	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.0	584 of 1299	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.8	953 of 1308	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.2	1133 of 1302	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	166 of 413	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	214 of 437	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	240 of 437	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	888 of 1030	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	975 of 1084	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1221 of 1466	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1265 of 1488	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1054 of 1369	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1191 of 1432	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1207 of 1414	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1204 of 1475	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1340 of 1495	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	655 of 873	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	798 of 891	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	843 of 893	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	781 of 883	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	839 of 891	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	159 of 393	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	286 of 408	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	368 of 421	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	13.3	667 of 672	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	625 of 835	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	786 of 860	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	621 of 843	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	781 of 877	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	834 of 874	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	652 of 839	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	762 of 870	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)60th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)60th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-19 vs state

Math12%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Franklin S Edmonds 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
Franklin S Edmonds School	Public	PK, KG-8	8025 Thouron Ave	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3370	391	31	12.4	105.9%	0 (0.0%)	368 (94.1%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	16.4	1256^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.9%		12.1	1328^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.0%	72	11.4	27.7	10.0	5.1	7.7	8.3	12.3	25.7	27.7	19.5	43.6	38.5	22.2	29.6	$22,008	$7,841	$14,167
McCloskey John F School	Public	PK, KG-8	8500 Pickering St	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3380	228	17	13.4	108.3%	0 (0.0%)	219 (96.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	14.7	1279^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.4%		14.2	1293^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	15.3%	14	32.0	34.8	6.7	3.6	7.7	2.5	13.4	28.0	30.4	13.3	17.9	26.9	32.5	26.1	$21,148	$6,414	$14,733
Samuel Pennypacker School	Public	PK, KG-8	1858 East Washington Lane	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3510	328	26	12.4	99.1%	1 (0.3%)	299 (91.2%)	23 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	7.2	1416^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.7	1424^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	14.7	3.0	12.0	3.0	5.3	7.2	7.5	5.9	12.1	8.0	30.3	10.5	28.6	16.3	$20,531	$6,794	$13,737
Day Anna B School	Public	PK, KG-8	6324-42 Crittenden St.	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3520	314	27	11.5	112.7%	4 (1.3%)	283 (90.1%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	11.4	1330^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.0%		7.6	1400^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.3%	70	12.6	16.7	4.0	3.0	6.1	9.4	8.4	18.7	28.0	20.0	33.3	18.2	31.3	25.0	$21,814	$8,219	$13,595
West Oak Lane Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7115 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	West Oak Lane Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 927-7995	955	63	15.2	101.5%	1 (0.1%)	943 (98.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	17.7	1241^st of 1511 public elementary schools	17.9%		10.3	1358^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.0%	117	31.6	23.5	22.5	7.5	8.8	17.9	19.2	29.8	18.5	20.0	40.0	42.4	34.4	30.0	$22,584	$3,810	$18,774
Emlen Eleanor C School	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Chew Ave	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3470	301	27	11.1	108.3%	6 (2.0%)	261 (86.7%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	16.7	1252^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.9	1274^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.5%	22	25.7	21.5	9.7				18.2	28.6	42.9	19.5				28.8	$20,973	$7,489	$13,484
Wyncote Elementary School	Public	K-4	333 Rices Mill Road	Wyncote	19095	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-6410	373	33	11.4	43.7%	104 (27.9%)	190 (50.9%)	29 (7.8%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	72.8	427^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.7%		67.6	540^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.6%	113	69.7	59.4					64.3	60.6	60.8					60.7	$26,467	$782	$25,684
Rowen William School	Public	K-5	6841 N 19th St	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3550	296	25	11.7	104.4%	3 (1.0%)	267 (90.2%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	11.3	1331^st of 1511 public elementary schools	11.9%		6.3	1430^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.3%	99	24.4	8.9	5.1				12.1	28.9	15.6	25.4				23.5	$21,081	$6,839	$14,242
Houston Henry E School	Public	K-8	7300 Rural Lane	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3490	458	30	15.1	91.5%	113 (24.7%)	306 (66.8%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	49.4	834^th of 1511 public elementary schools	44.8%		36.7	1047^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.4%	213	44.4	50.0	30.8	27.8	19.1	14.3	31.1	60.0	55.0	50.0	37.8	47.6	27.9	46.7	$19,219	$6,343	$12,877
Glenside Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 Harrison Ave	Glenside	19038	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-6440	360	29	12.6	45.6%	126 (35.0%)	144 (40.0%)	42 (11.7%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	66.7	543^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	64.1%		68.2	531^st of 1526 public elementary schools	65.2%	12	56.8	68.6					62.5	48.0	65.7					56.7	$27,121	$762	$26,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin S Edmonds School

What district is Franklin S Edmonds School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What schools do graduates of Franklin S Edmonds School attend?

Students who attend Franklin S Edmonds School usually go on to attend:

High : King Martin Luther High School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin S Edmonds School?

Students at Franklin S Edmonds School are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Franklin S Edmonds School a good school?

Franklin S Edmonds School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin S Edmonds School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Franklin S Edmonds School.

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