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Ziegler William High School

Public Grades K-8

1286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Ziegler William High School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 513 students in grades KG-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. Ziegler William High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1286 out of 1511 schools.

Academically, Ziegler William High School underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.9% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In PSSA English Language Arts, 28.2% of Ziegler William students were proficient or better, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively better than female students, male students, English Language Learners, low socioeconomic status students, and disabled students.

The challenges faced by Ziegler William High School are not unique to the school, but rather reflective of the broader educational landscape in the surrounding area. Nearby schools, such as Spruance Gilbert School, Allen Ethan School, and Carnell Laura High School, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high percentages of economically disadvantaged students. Even the Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds, located less than a mile away, struggles with low academic performance. This suggests that the issues faced by Ziegler William High School are deeply rooted in the socioeconomic challenges of the surrounding community.

522

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,271

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5935 Saul St
Philadelphia, PA 19149-3446

(215) 400-3260

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Ziegler William High School usually attend:

High:

Frankford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

African American:

35.2%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,286^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

658^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st 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	14.2	1286 of 1511	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1331 of 1526	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1347 of 1534	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1387 of 1534	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1443 of 1544	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1469 of 1530	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	1463 of 1547	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1380 of 1554	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	1342 of 1474	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	1365 of 1467	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	1388 of 1519	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	1446 of 1599	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	1430 of 1597	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	1406 of 1579	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	1431 of 1549	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	1478 of 1551	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	1384 of 1555	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.8	1440 of 1545	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.3	1177 of 1299	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.7	1231 of 1308	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.0	1245 of 1302	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	202 of 413	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	261 of 437	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	270 of 437	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	834 of 1030	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1029 of 1084	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	951 of 1043	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	113 of 207	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	101 of 200	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	166 of 196	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1159 of 1466	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1297 of 1488	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	207 of 429	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.8	352 of 454	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	351 of 432	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1093 of 1369	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1238 of 1432	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1245 of 1414	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1344 of 1475	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1289 of 1495	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	658 of 873	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	769 of 891	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	761 of 893	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	772 of 883	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	752 of 891	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	749 of 861	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	769 of 877	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	730 of 870	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	686 of 835	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	636 of 728	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	651 of 758	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	704 of 834	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	702 of 825	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	698 of 805	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	685 of 770	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	637 of 753	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	665 of 749	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	611 of 736	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.2	481 of 687	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.2	514 of 663	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.0	430 of 643	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	263 of 393	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	310 of 408	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	254 of 421	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	589 of 643	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	640 of 672	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	572 of 660	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	31 of 145	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	35.8	101 of 150	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	137 of 143	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	566 of 835	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.7	710 of 860	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	186 of 348	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	310 of 362	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	297 of 362	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	574 of 843	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.4	761 of 877	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	718 of 874	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	723 of 839	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	791 of 870	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+36 vs school

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

Female (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-20 vs state

Math16%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Ziegler William High 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
Ziegler William High School	Public	K-8	5935 Saul St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3260	522	46	11.3	98.5%	24 (4.6%)	184 (35.2%)	261 (50.0%)	32 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	14.2	1286^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.9%		11.9	1331^st of 1526 public elementary schools	12.8%	45	23.2	23.8	21.0	0.0	23.0	7.2	15.9	28.6	19.0	27.9	26.8	40.0	23.2	28.2	$21,271	$6,871	$14,400
Spruance Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-8	6401 Horrocks St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3290	1,270	79	16.0	98.8%	129 (10.2%)	377 (29.7%)	601 (47.3%)	138 (10.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	11.5	1326^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.1	1297^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.0%	29	24.8	27.3	9.3	15.2	20.2	14.8	18.9	16.0	15.9	11.9	25.8	25.0	23.0	19.5	$18,116	$5,567	$12,550
The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Public, Charter	K-8	1197 Haworth Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2520	885	71	12.4	94.8%	9 (1.0%)	414 (46.8%)	385 (43.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (7.8%)	7.3	1415^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.4%		4.2	1491^st of 1526 public elementary schools	2.3%	76	26.6	7.8	4.3	2.0	0.9	1.9	6.9	24.5	6.8	8.6	19.8	7.4	32.0	16.5	$23,265	$5,864	$17,400
Allen Ethan School	Public	K-8	6329 Battersby St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3270	957	61	15.7	95.3%	130 (13.6%)	198 (20.7%)	512 (53.5%)	88 (9.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	9.2	1370^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.3%		8	1392^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	8.8%	22	25.2	12.1	15.0	6.2	11.0	12.7	13.8	17.6	12.2	20.4	16.5	21.9	26.9	19.2	$19,276	$6,096	$13,180
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
Carnell Laura High School	Public	K-5	1100 Devereaux St	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3150	639	43	14.7	99.7%	30 (4.7%)	274 (42.9%)	304 (47.6%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	5.3	1472^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.6	1481^st of 1526 public elementary schools	2.9%	9	11.4	7.3	5.7				8.2	8.2	12.5	16.3				12.2	$19,009	$6,328	$12,681
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
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
Solis-Cohen Solomon School	Public	K-5	7001 Horrocks St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3250	1,350	89	15.1	94.7%	173 (12.8%)	163 (12.1%)	784 (58.1%)	203 (15.0%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	19 (1.4%)	11.5	1328^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.1%		9.8	1363^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	10.7%	35	22.6	19.9	12.6				18.3	19.3	25.2	19.5				21.4	$19,225	$6,283	$12,942
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 Ziegler William High School

What is the racial makeup of Ziegler William High School?

Students at Ziegler William High School are 50% Hispanic, 35% African American, 6% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Ziegler William High School a good school?

Ziegler William High School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Ziegler William High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Ziegler William High School.

What schools do graduates of Ziegler William High School attend?

Students who attend Ziegler William High School usually go on to attend:

High : Frankford High School

What district is Ziegler William High School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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