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Henry Charles W School

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Henry Charles W School ranks 386 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Henry Charles W School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 496 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 473 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania.

Henry Charles W School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 50.6% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 62.2% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 25% and 33.4% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for its African American and White student subgroups, ranking in the top 30 and top 137 out of over 1,200 Pennsylvania elementary schools. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Cook-Wissahickon School and Lingelbach Anna L School also demonstrate strong academic performance, while Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary and Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary, both public charter schools, generally perform below the district-run schools in the area.

518

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,742

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Carpenter Ln
Philadelphia, PA 19119-3405

(215) 400-3480

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Henry Charles W School usually attend:

High:

Roxborough High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.8%

White:

38.6%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (56% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 54 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Philadelphia City School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

386^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 54 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

184^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 53 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	74.6	386 of 1511	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	588 of 1526	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	515 of 1534	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	597 of 1534	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	1008 of 1433	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	916 of 1544	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1097 of 1530	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	1203 of 1547	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	1235 of 1554	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1177 of 1474	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.1	1215 of 1467	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	1294 of 1519	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.4	1218 of 1599	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.8	1105 of 1597	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.6	920 of 1579	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.3	1203 of 1549	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.0	1092 of 1551	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.5	1241 of 1555	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	1194 of 1545	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.7	919 of 1299	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.0	960 of 1308	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.4	1125 of 1302	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	28 of 413	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	73.9	71 of 437	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	69 of 437	84.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	201 of 1030	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	319 of 1466	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	528 of 1488	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	516 of 1369	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	906 of 1432	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1030 of 1414	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	440 of 1475	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	633 of 1495	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	137 of 1201	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	52 of 1229	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	30 of 1236	97.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	184 of 873	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	299 of 891	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	203 of 893	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	482 of 883	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	694 of 891	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	712 of 861	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	652 of 877	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	674 of 870	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	619 of 835	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.9	542 of 728	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	585 of 758	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	65.9	334 of 834	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	471 of 825	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.5	374 of 805	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.0	531 of 770	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.6	471 of 753	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	468 of 749	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.3	421 of 736	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.7	258 of 687	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.2	394 of 663	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	70.9	201 of 643	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	60 of 393	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	89 of 408	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	32 of 421	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	162 of 835	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	277 of 860	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	374 of 843	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	399 of 877	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	295 of 874	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	213 of 839	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	298 of 870	65.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	96.9	14 of 681	97.9%	★★★★★

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)93rd percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)98th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+14 vs state

Math51%+9 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
Henry Charles W School	Public	K-8	601 Carpenter Ln	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3480	518	33	15.6	95.8%	200 (38.6%)	232 (44.8%)	24 (4.6%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.3%)	74.6	386^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.5%		64.9	588^th of 1526 public elementary schools	61.5%	202	64.8	61.8	43.1	56.3	27.0	37.8	50.6	69.0	60.0	56.2	70.9	42.1	68.8	62.2	$19,742	$6,881	$12,861
Lingelbach Anna L School	Public	K-8	6340 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3630	363	27	13.6	91.5%	52 (14.3%)	273 (75.2%)	28 (7.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	44.8	901^st of 1511 public elementary schools	40.4%		36.3	1054^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.9%	153	46.9	39.1	46.7	16.7	14.3	12.5	28.5	50.1	51.2	53.4	36.1	40.0	38.5	44.6	$21,290	$6,835	$14,455
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
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
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School	Public	K-8	430 E Washington Ln	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3640	400	46	8.6	99.3%	7 (1.8%)	356 (89.0%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	7.1	1418^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.2%		4.1	1493^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.2%	75	17.2	8.0	0.0	1.9	0.0	7.0	4.9	20.7	29.2	3.6	15.1	7.3	13.1	13.6	$24,561	$6,305	$18,256
Cook-Wissahickon School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 E Salaignac St	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3430	432	31	13.9	95.4%	183 (42.4%)	127 (29.4%)	61 (14.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	74.8	382^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	74.7%		54.7	800^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.6%	418	82.5	54.5	67.6	31.8	58.5	23.9	51.8	75.0	54.5	64.7	65.9	65.8	58.7	63.9	$19,303	$6,022	$13,280
William Penn Charter	Private, Mennonite	PK, KG-12	3000 West School House Lane	Philadelphia	19144	Montgomery County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(215) 844-3460																			(n/a)
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
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	67 E Bringhurst Street	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-4003	506	30	16.8	98.4%	5 (1.0%)	452 (89.3%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	18.6	1225^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.9%		9.6	1366^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.5%	141	36.7	28.1	10.3				24.0	44.2	23.2	13.1				26.0	$19,939	$5,110	$14,828
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5650 Sprague Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-5689	647	43	15.0	99.5%	3 (0.5%)	566 (87.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.5%)	16.6	1253^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	17.1%		11.6	1337^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.4%	84	25.4	21.2	16.0	13.8	4.6	6.6	14.5	19.0	34.9	25.0	29.3	25.7	23.3	26.4	$19,334	$5,374	$13,960

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Charles W School

What district is Henry Charles W School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Henry Charles W School a good school?

Henry Charles W School ranks 386^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Henry Charles W School attend?

Students who attend Henry Charles W School usually go on to attend:

High : Roxborough High School

What is the racial makeup of Henry Charles W School?

Students at Henry Charles W School are 45% African American, 39% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Henry Charles W School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Henry Charles W School.

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