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Olney Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

1261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Olney Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 693 students in grades K-8 in the Philadelphia City School District. Despite its large size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Olney Elementary School's academic performance lags behind state and district averages, with only 14.7% of students proficient in Math and 28.2% proficient in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively.

The school's subgroup performance is also concerning, with African American and Hispanic students trailing state averages, though English Language Learners are a relative bright spot, ranking in the top quartile of Pennsylvania schools. Olney Elementary School serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student, around $18,500, is higher than the state average but lower than some nearby charter schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Universal Creighton Charter School, just 0.84 miles away, outperforms Olney Elementary School by a wide margin, with 40.7% Math proficiency compared to 14.7%. Additionally, Olney Elementary School's ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools to the bottom 10%, suggesting the school is struggling to improve and may need significant intervention.

654

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,078

Per pupil spending ?

106.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5301 N Water St
Philadelphia, PA 19120-3246

(215) 400-3790

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

African American:

41.3%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Math scores 27 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,261^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

669^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd 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	16.0	1261 of 1511	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1315 of 1526	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1398 of 1534	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1331 of 1534	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	1390 of 1433	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1291 of 1544	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1312 of 1530	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	1357 of 1547	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	1418 of 1554	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	1420 of 1474	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.3	1436 of 1467	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	1484 of 1519	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	1541 of 1599	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	1359 of 1597	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	1400 of 1579	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	1311 of 1549	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.3	1375 of 1551	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	1396 of 1555	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	1399 of 1545	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.9	1215 of 1299	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.2	1187 of 1308	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.5	1158 of 1302	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	236 of 413	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	252 of 437	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	307 of 437	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	940 of 1030	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	881 of 1084	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1004 of 1043	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	53 of 207	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	99 of 200	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	126 of 196	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1199 of 1466	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1294 of 1488	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	271 of 429	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	363 of 454	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	391 of 432	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1084 of 1369	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1198 of 1432	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1298 of 1414	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1251 of 1475	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1274 of 1495	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	669 of 873	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	713 of 891	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	710 of 893	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	683 of 883	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	709 of 797	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	667 of 891	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	641 of 861	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	735 of 877	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	690 of 870	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	662 of 835	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	620 of 728	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	645 of 758	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	702 of 834	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.6	685 of 825	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	649 of 805	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.2	534 of 770	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	560 of 753	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.4	495 of 749	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.4	494 of 736	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.5	458 of 687	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.5	557 of 663	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	5.8	596 of 643	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	211 of 393	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	219 of 408	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	240 of 421	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	133 of 145	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	535 of 643	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	552 of 672	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	406 of 660	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	26 of 145	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	39 of 150	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	50 of 143	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	605 of 835	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	635 of 860	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	259 of 348	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	303 of 362	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	332 of 362	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	630 of 843	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	661 of 877	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	655 of 874	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	679 of 839	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	761 of 870	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+59 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-20 vs state

Math15%-27 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
Olney Elementary School	Public	K-8	5301 N Water St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3790	654	49	13.2	106.1%	4 (0.6%)	270 (41.3%)	300 (45.9%)	67 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	16	1261^st of 1511 public elementary schools	16.5%		12.9	1315^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.8%	54	27.6	22.7	8.9	12.5	3.3	13.6	14.7	26.4	20.3	23.2	39.1	29.0	31.8	28.2	$20,078	$6,431	$13,648
Morrison Andrew J School	Public	K-8	5100 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3780	508	36	14.2	102.8%	6 (1.2%)	245 (48.2%)	227 (44.7%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	10.8	1340^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.3%		8.4	1385^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.2%	45	12.5	10.9	14.5	10.6	1.9	6.9	9.4	14.9	8.7	27.3	25.5	14.9	18.6	18.6	$19,996	$7,226	$12,770
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
Feltonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	238 E Wyoming Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3730	517	34	15.3	96.9%	9 (1.7%)	107 (20.7%)	378 (73.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	7	1419^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.1%		5.2	1463^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	4.1%	44	16.9	16.1	9.8				14.2	16.3	14.0	11.2				13.8	$19,635	$6,789	$12,846
Marshall Thurgood	Public	PK, KG-8	5120 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3770	639	50	12.7	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	372 (58.2%)	227 (35.5%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	8	1394^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.7%		7	1419^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.0%	25	17.0	13.3	9.3	2.3	3.2	4.8	7.8	17.6	24.2	17.0	13.7	13.8	31.2	19.8	$17,864	$6,096	$11,768
Lowell James R School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 W Nedro Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3740	503	33	15.1	103.8%	6 (1.2%)	309 (61.4%)	114 (22.7%)	44 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	12	1319^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.7%		9.1	1374^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.0%	55	25.3	21.1					23.2	23.1	23.6					23.5	$18,917	$6,286	$12,632
Universal Creighton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5401 Tabor Avenue	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Universal Creighton Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2531	663	44	15.0	101.1%	2 (0.3%)	156 (23.5%)	444 (67.0%)	60 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53.4	771^st of 1511 public elementary schools	49.0%		39.2	1015^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.5%	244	58.2	54.3	38.8	34.1	41.6	18.0	40.7	53.7	47.2	37.3	51.9	70.0	46.2	50.8	$19,230	$5,403	$13,827
Finletter Thomas K School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 N Front St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3750	607	50	12.2	104.1%	5 (0.8%)	416 (68.5%)	122 (20.1%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	16.5	1255^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.9%		7.2	1411^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.5%	156	25.0	34.7	16.2	9.2	7.4	13.6	16.3	30.0	22.4	24.2	27.2	13.3	34.5	24.8	$18,850	$5,873	$12,976
Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Public, Charter	K-8	900 West Lindley Avenue	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 669-1450	739	48	15.3	98.2%	7 (0.9%)	627 (84.8%)	52 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	46 (6.2%)	6.2	1450^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.0%		5.5	1451^st of 1526 public elementary schools	4.9%	1	12.3	4.5	2.8	1.3	2.6	0.0	4.1	18.8	10.3	11.4	22.4	15.8	23.5	17.1	$22,107	$2,021	$20,085
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6310 N 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 268-3102	631	54	11.6	66.9%	7 (1.1%)	52 (8.2%)	554 (87.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	28.6	1099^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.3%		30.3	1105^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.6%	6	26.7	35.1	31.0	22.0	18.6	20.0	27.1	42.2	33.8	33.8	31.7	27.9	37.7	34.4	$24,632	$6,180	$18,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Olney Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Olney Elementary School?

Students at Olney Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 41% African American, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Olney Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Olney Elementary School.

Is Olney Elementary School a good school?

Olney Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Olney Elementary School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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