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Allen Ethan School

Public Grades K-8

1370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Allen Ethan School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 912 students in grades K-8. It 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.

The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance. Its proficiency rates on state exams are far below the state and district averages, with only 13.8% of students proficient in Math and 19.2% proficient in English Language Arts. Allen Ethan also struggles to support the achievement of its diverse student population, with rankings for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students in the bottom 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Additionally, the school has experienced high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 1.4% to 5.5%, which are much higher than the state average.

When comparing Allen Ethan to nearby schools, such as Mayfair, Spruance Gilbert, and Keystone Academy Charter School, it becomes clear that Allen Ethan is underperforming. These nearby schools have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and lower dropout rates. The high poverty levels, with nearly 100% of Allen Ethan's students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contribute to the school's challenges. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that leverages the resources and expertise of the broader school district and community.

957

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,276

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6329 Battersby St
Philadelphia, PA 19149-3123

(215) 400-3270

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Allen Ethan School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

African American:

20.7%

White:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 29 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,370^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

726^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^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	9.2	1370 of 1511	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1392 of 1526	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1423 of 1534	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1392 of 1534	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1413 of 1544	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1401 of 1530	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	1465 of 1547	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	1432 of 1554	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	1321 of 1474	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	1332 of 1467	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	1369 of 1519	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	1466 of 1599	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	1464 of 1597	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	1471 of 1579	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	1399 of 1549	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1353 of 1551	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	1410 of 1555	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	1409 of 1545	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.1	1163 of 1299	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	1.5	1256 of 1308	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.6	1157 of 1302	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	318 of 413	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	335 of 437	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	367 of 437	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	967 of 1084	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1026 of 1043	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	141 of 207	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	147 of 200	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	163 of 196	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1319 of 1466	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1379 of 1488	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	345 of 429	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	416 of 454	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	403 of 432	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1179 of 1369	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1249 of 1432	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1289 of 1414	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1351 of 1475	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1360 of 1495	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	1188 of 1201	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1212 of 1229	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1193 of 1236	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	726 of 873	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	749 of 891	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	753 of 893	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	711 of 883	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	730 of 891	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	681 of 861	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	712 of 877	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	694 of 870	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	699 of 835	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	645 of 728	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	675 of 758	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	722 of 834	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	734 of 825	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	707 of 805	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	655 of 770	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	595 of 753	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.9	628 of 749	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.6	618 of 736	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.5	613 of 687	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.1	608 of 663	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.5	607 of 643	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	338 of 393	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	367 of 408	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	336 of 421	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	114 of 138	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	528 of 643	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	55 of 145	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	52 of 150	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	57 of 143	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	703 of 835	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	754 of 860	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	289 of 348	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	330 of 362	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	336 of 362	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	660 of 843	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	673 of 877	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	694 of 874	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	706 of 839	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	709 of 870	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	595 of 649	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	610 of 673	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2024)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)18th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

African American (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-29 vs state

Math14%-28 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
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
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
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
Disston Hamilton School	Public	K-8	6801 Cottage St	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3350	737	44	16.7	99.9%	84 (11.4%)	224 (30.4%)	388 (52.6%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	8.5	1380^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.7%		8.3	1387^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.1%	7	5.7	5.6	7.6	25.0	12.5	4.8	10.1	8.0	9.3	11.8	13.2	23.6	12.0	13.2	$18,655	$6,053	$12,602
Mayfair School	Public	K-8	3001 Princeton Ave	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3280	1,763	104	17.0	95.7%	384 (21.8%)	124 (7.0%)	762 (43.2%)	441 (25.0%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	36 (2.0%)	26.3	1122^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	25.7%		25.1	1152^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	24.5%	30	36.3	37.9	27.9	22.1	26.4	29.0	29.7	29.1	28.8	34.3	33.1	31.4	38.5	32.6	$17,363	$5,771	$11,592
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
Keystone Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4521 Longshore Avenue	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Keystone Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 332-2111	642	42	15.2	91.0%	110 (17.1%)	233 (36.3%)	220 (34.3%)	48 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	39.6	971^st of 1511 public elementary schools	35.7%		34.1	1075^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.6%	104	41.1	38.1	30.0	20.6	21.7	12.7	28.0	43.8	49.3	46.7	42.8	53.3	50.8	47.7	$20,381	$6,200	$14,181
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Ethan School

How many students attend Allen Ethan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 957 students attended Allen Ethan School.

What schools do graduates of Allen Ethan School attend?

Students who attend Allen Ethan School usually go on to attend:

High : Lincoln High School

What is the racial makeup of Allen Ethan School?

Students at Allen Ethan School are 54% Hispanic, 21% African American, 14% White, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Allen Ethan School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Allen Ethan School a good school?

Allen Ethan School ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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