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Hopkinson Francis School

Public Grades K-8

1351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Hopkinson Francis School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving 606 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 and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hopkinson Francis School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating in most years.

Hopkinson Francis School significantly underperforms the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.6% of Hopkinson Francis students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 20.4% also lags behind the district (33.4%) and state (48.5%). The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in both Math and English Language Arts.

The challenges faced by Hopkinson Francis School are not unique within the Philadelphia City School District, as many of the nearby traditional public schools, such as Juniata Park Academy, Webster School, and Stearne Allen Middle School, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high percentages of low-income students. The nearby Northwood Academy Charter School and Deep Roots Charter School perform slightly better than Hopkinson Francis School, but still lag behind the state averages, highlighting the systemic challenges faced by both traditional public schools and public charter schools in this area of Philadelphia.

569

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,585

Per pupil spending ?

106.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 L St
Philadelphia, PA 19124-5300

(215) 400-3970

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Hopkinson Francis School usually attend:

High:

Frankford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.9%

African American:

18.5%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Math scores 31 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,351^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

755^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^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	10.0	1351 of 1511	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1396 of 1526	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1346 of 1534	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1286 of 1534	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1352 of 1433	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1386 of 1544	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1368 of 1530	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	1423 of 1547	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	1433 of 1554	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	1362 of 1474	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	1429 of 1467	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	1443 of 1519	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	1512 of 1599	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	1487 of 1597	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	1412 of 1579	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	1496 of 1549	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.2	1506 of 1551	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	1509 of 1555	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	1438 of 1545	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.9	1254 of 1299	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.0	1227 of 1308	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.2	1262 of 1302	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	191 of 437	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	244 of 437	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	867 of 1030	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1039 of 1084	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	116 of 207	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	131 of 200	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	81 of 196	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1339 of 1466	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1361 of 1488	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	338 of 429	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	387 of 454	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	340 of 432	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1197 of 1369	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1303 of 1432	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1233 of 1414	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1288 of 1475	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1352 of 1495	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	755 of 873	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	801 of 891	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	740 of 893	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	685 of 883	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	756 of 891	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	734 of 861	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	779 of 877	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	766 of 870	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	687 of 835	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.0	689 of 728	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	670 of 758	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	735 of 834	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	771 of 825	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.9	764 of 805	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.9	751 of 770	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	720 of 753	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	687 of 749	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	661 of 736	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.0	546 of 687	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.8	543 of 663	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.1	586 of 643	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	185 of 393	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	291 of 408	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	221 of 421	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	620 of 643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	80 of 145	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	59 of 150	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	42 of 143	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	712 of 835	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	770 of 860	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	306 of 348	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	313 of 362	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	293 of 362	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	716 of 843	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	783 of 877	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	707 of 874	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	734 of 839	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	786 of 870	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)56th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-28 vs state

Math11%-31 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
Hopkinson Francis School	Public	K-8	4001 L St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3970	569	47	12.1	106.5%	23 (4.0%)	105 (18.5%)	409 (71.9%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	10	1351^st of 1511 public elementary schools	10.6%		7.7	1396^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.5%	45	24.2	11.5	14.9	4.8	4.1	2.0	10.6	23.9	11.5	12.3	26.2	28.4	17.0	20.4	$20,585	$7,128	$13,457
Juniata Park Academy	Public	K-8	801 E Hunting Park Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7010	854	57	14.8	101.3%	34 (4.0%)	87 (10.2%)	656 (76.8%)	65 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	16.1	1259^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.7%		16.3	1268^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.9%	9	32.6	24.2	18.7	6.6	16.6	14.6	19.0	31.9	24.2	25.5	22.8	35.6	28.4	28.2	$18,742	$6,422	$12,319
Deep Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	3556 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Deep Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 399-3727	354	10	35.4	83.3%	22 (6.2%)	140 (39.5%)	166 (46.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	8.2	1391^st of 1511 public elementary schools	7.9%		9	1376^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.8%	15	2.6	11.9	5.9	8.4			7.2	11.4	26.8	11.5	21.2			17.7	$20,685	$3,718	$16,968
Webster School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Frankford Ave	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7170	510	40	12.6	98.8%	49 (9.6%)	148 (29.0%)	292 (57.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	13.2	1299^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.1	1373^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	10.0%	74	15.2	32.8	6.4				17.5	21.6	37.9	7.9				22.0	$20,418	$4,819	$15,599
Marshall John School	Public	K-5	4500 Griscom St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3950	250	26	9.5	94.4%	17 (6.8%)	109 (43.6%)	118 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	6.5	1436^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.1	1468^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.8%	32	13.9	8.6	5.0				9.0	21.6	14.3	12.5				16.1	$26,471	$5,676	$20,795
Sheridan School	Public	K-5	800 E Ontario St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7160	437	36	12.3	105.7%	11 (2.5%)	135 (30.9%)	283 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	6.2	1449^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.1%		3	1518^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.5%	69	15.1	13.6	5.8				11.9	13.6	13.8	14.6				14.0	$21,054	$7,022	$14,032
Northwood Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4621 Castor Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Northwood Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5606	796	49	16.2	88.6%	30 (3.8%)	556 (69.8%)	194 (24.4%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.5	1312^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.2%		11.8	1333^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	12.6%	21	20.0	10.7	4.6	3.4	6.0	8.6	8.9	18.9	29.3	25.6	32.9	27.7	42.7	29.5	$23,085	$8,228	$14,858
Stearne Allen Middle School	Public	K-8	1655 Unity St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3980	372	33	11.1	103.8%	14 (3.8%)	182 (48.9%)	152 (40.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	5.3	1469^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.1	1494^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.1%	25	18.6	2.5	0.0	2.4	2.4	3.8	5.1	14.6	8.3	0.0	22.0	14.6	19.2	12.7	$22,892	$5,294	$17,597
Barton Clara School	Public	K-2	4600 Rosehill St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3720	490	38	13.0	102.4%	19 (3.9%)	94 (19.2%)	363 (74.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)								(n/a)															$20,253	$7,244	$13,009
Elkin Lewis School	Public	K-4	3199 D St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7140	455	41	11.0	117.1%	9 (2.0%)	90 (19.8%)	353 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2.8	1510^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.7	1526^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.0%	16	6.3	5.0					5.6	9.5	7.1					8.3	$25,628	$5,584	$20,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopkinson Francis School

Is Hopkinson Francis School a good school?

Hopkinson Francis School ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hopkinson Francis School?

Students at Hopkinson Francis School are 72% Hispanic, 18% African American, 4% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hopkinson Francis School attend?

Students who attend Hopkinson Francis School usually go on to attend:

High : Frankford High School

How many students attend Hopkinson Francis School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Hopkinson Francis School.

What district is Hopkinson Francis School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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