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Bridesburg School

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Bridesburg School ranks 1083 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1083^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Bridesburg School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 547 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 473 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bridesburg School consistently performs below the state and district averages in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math and ELA were 26.3% and 36.7%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and disabled students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in both Math and ELA. However, the school's low socioeconomic status students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Bridesburg School's challenges are not unique, as the nearby schools, such as Hopkinson Francis School, Stearne Allen Middle School, and Lawton Henry W School, also perform poorly on academic measures, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. This suggests that the issues faced by Bridesburg School may be systemic within the Philadelphia City School District. However, some nearby charter schools, such as Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School, perform better academically, indicating that families in the Bridesburg community could benefit from having more high-performing school options.

525

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,096

Per pupil spending ?

104.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2824 Jenks St
Philadelphia, PA 19137-2231

(215) 400-7240

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Bridesburg School usually attend:

High:

Frankford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 15 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,083^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

534^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	30.2	1083 of 1511	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1113 of 1526	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1142 of 1534	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1092 of 1534	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1245 of 1433	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1070 of 1544	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1088 of 1530	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	1180 of 1547	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	1159 of 1554	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.5	1074 of 1474	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	1208 of 1467	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	1253 of 1519	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1292 of 1599	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.8	951 of 1597	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.3	796 of 1579	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.3	820 of 1549	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.7	775 of 1551	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	627 of 1555	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.5	531 of 1545	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.3	698 of 1299	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	76.0	328 of 1308	74.9%	★★★★☆
2003	73.3	370 of 1302	71.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	766 of 1030	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	824 of 1084	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	816 of 1043	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1037 of 1466	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1120 of 1488	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	807 of 1369	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	965 of 1432	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	966 of 1414	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1056 of 1475	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1076 of 1495	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1103 of 1201	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1132 of 1229	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1143 of 1236	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	534 of 873	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	583 of 891	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	525 of 893	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	505 of 883	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	642 of 797	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	546 of 891	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	566 of 861	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	632 of 877	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	680 of 870	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	672 of 835	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	602 of 643	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	282 of 672	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	478 of 835	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	638 of 860	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	310 of 843	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	490 of 877	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	458 of 874	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	534 of 839	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	477 of 870	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	546 of 649	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	582 of 673	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	548 of 681	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-12 vs state

Math26%-15 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
Bridesburg School	Public	K-8	2824 Jenks St	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7240	525	37	14.1	104.2%	395 (75.2%)	16 (3.0%)	81 (15.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	30.2	1083^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	28.3%		29.4	1113^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.1%	30	44.6	30.4	13.0	25.3	15.4	28.6	26.3	39.1	47.8	11.2	42.2	35.4	42.8	36.7	$21,096	$7,224	$13,872
Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4259 Richmond Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-3389	962	61	15.7	69.1%	674 (70.1%)	64 (6.7%)	177 (18.4%)	23 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	41.8	940^th of 1511 public elementary schools	37.8%		46.8	911^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.3%	29	53.7	30.1	26.2	30.8	25.0	12.0	29.9	50.0	47.2	38.1	44.2	55.2	46.0	46.9	$14,639	$4,383	$10,256
Sullivan James J School	Public	K-5	5300 Ditman St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3960	373	25	14.7	101.9%	32 (8.6%)	162 (43.4%)	159 (42.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	7.8	1397^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.5%		4.7	1475^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.3%	78	15.8	19.2	12.2				15.7	19.7	12.5	12.2				15.1	$22,152	$7,338	$14,814
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
Mastery Cs-Smedley Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	1790 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2525	751	50	15.0	99.6%	19 (2.5%)	461 (61.4%)	235 (31.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	19.9	1202^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	20.5%		13.7	1306^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.4%	104	26.0	20.8	19.8	12.1			19.6	27.6	31.3	29.8	39.2			32.2	$20,800	$5,299	$15,500
Lawton Henry W School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Jackson St	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3340	571	44	12.9	99.3%	68 (11.9%)	186 (32.6%)	271 (47.5%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	13.9	1290^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.6%		9	1375^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.9%	85	26.6	29.4	15.1				24.1	17.7	25.4	21.2				21.3	$18,325	$6,704	$11,621
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridesburg School

Is Bridesburg School a good school?

Bridesburg School ranks 1083^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bridesburg School?

Students at Bridesburg School are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bridesburg School attend?

Students who attend Bridesburg School usually go on to attend:

High : Frankford High School

What district is Bridesburg School in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Bridesburg School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Bridesburg School.

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