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Rowen William School

Public Grades K-5

1331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Rowen William School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 309 students in grades K-5. 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. Rowen William School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years.

Academically, Rowen William School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both math and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.1% of Rowen William students were proficient or better in math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, only 23.5% of Rowen William students were proficient or better in English language arts, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as male students and students with disabilities, is even more concerning, ranking in the bottom 30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

While Rowen William School is struggling academically, the nearby Franklin S Edmonds School and other schools in the Philadelphia City School District are also underperforming. However, the data shows that West Oak Lane Charter School and Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary are outperforming the traditional public schools in the district, including Rowen William School. Additionally, Myers Elementary School, located just outside the district, significantly outperforms Rowen William School and the other nearby schools.

296

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,081

Per pupil spending ?

104.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6841 N 19th St
Philadelphia, PA 19126-1534

(215) 400-3550

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Rowen William School usually attend:

Middle:	Wagner Gen Louis Middle School
High:	King Martin Luther High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Pacific Islander:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Math scores 30 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,331^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1331 of 1511	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1430 of 1526	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1311 of 1534	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1309 of 1534	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1381 of 1544	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1370 of 1530	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	1427 of 1547	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	1430 of 1554	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	1328 of 1474	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	1388 of 1467	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	1398 of 1519	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	1395 of 1599	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	64.3	665 of 1597	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	933 of 1579	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.6	1173 of 1549	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	1207 of 1551	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.0	1180 of 1555	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.4	1252 of 1545	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	1237 of 1299	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	1145 of 1308	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	5.7	1202 of 1302	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	181 of 413	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	287 of 437	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	176 of 437	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	950 of 1030	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	921 of 1084	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	849 of 1043	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1264 of 1466	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1337 of 1488	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1145 of 1369	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1330 of 1432	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1191 of 1414	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1326 of 1475	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1438 of 1495	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)56th percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-25 vs state

Math12%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Rowen William 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
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
Ellwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3540	292	25	11.6	101.0%	1 (0.3%)	256 (87.7%)	20 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	15.1	1273^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	15.8%		10.6	1350^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.5%	77	32.3	16.2	20.0				22.1	22.6	18.9	26.0				22.8	$36,840	$23,115	$13,725
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
Prince Hall School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 North Gratz Street	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3690	360	24	15.1	104.2%	1 (0.3%)	331 (91.9%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	6.4	1438^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.8%		10.4	1356^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.1%	82	9.8	12.9	4.2				8.0	22.0	15.4	11.1				15.5	$19,195	$6,541	$12,654
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
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
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
Pennell Joseph School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Nedro Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3680	301	26	11.6	102.3%	1 (0.3%)	264 (87.7%)	16 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	15.9	1265^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.3%		7.3	1409^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.7%	144	30.4	11.1	13.1				16.1	39.1	33.3	15.8				28.3	$20,297	$5,440	$14,858
Howe Julia Ward School	Public	K-5	5800 N 13th St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3650	229	23	9.7	91.7%	1 (0.4%)	181 (79.0%)	34 (14.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	9.4	1367^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.6	1368^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.4%	1	10.5	12.5	29.0				16.5	13.2	17.5	12.9				14.7	$23,884	$6,629	$17,255
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-4	7609 Montgomery Ave	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 517-4540	310	24	13.1	55.2%	67 (21.6%)	153 (49.4%)	42 (13.5%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	73.7	407^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.1%		69.9	500^th of 1526 public elementary schools	67.2%	93	62.5	60.7					61.6	65.6	63.9					64.8	$30,323	$1,592	$28,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowen William School

What is the racial makeup of Rowen William School?

Students at Rowen William School are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Rowen William School a good school?

Rowen William School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Rowen William School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What schools do graduates of Rowen William School attend?

Students who attend Rowen William School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wagner Gen Louis Middle School
High : King Martin Luther High School

How many students attend Rowen William School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Rowen William School.

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