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Comly Watson School

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Comly Watson School ranks 818 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

818^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Comly Watson School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 587 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. While Comly Watson School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, it continues to outperform the district and state in academic proficiency across multiple subjects and grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 53.1% of Comly Watson 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, the school had 41.6% proficiency, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also ranks highly for its performance with English Language Learner students, placing 11th out of 207 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2024-2025. However, the school struggles with its Asian and White student populations, ranking 123rd and 923rd, respectively, out of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Comly Watson School faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages. While the school outperforms nearby Decatur Stephen School and Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School, it lags behind higher-performing schools outside the district, such as Pine Road Elementary in the Lower Moreland Township School District and Tawanka Elementary in the Neshaminy School District.

618

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,026

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Byberry Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19116-2120

(215) 400-3010

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Comly Watson School usually attend:

Middle:	Baldi C C A Middle School
High:	Washington George High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.5%

Asian:

30.4%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Philadelphia City School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

818^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	818 of 1511	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	965 of 1526	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	848 of 1534	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	855 of 1534	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	800 of 1433	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	635 of 1544	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	695 of 1530	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	910 of 1547	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.7	848 of 1554	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.3	839 of 1474	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.0	952 of 1467	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	913 of 1519	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.2	944 of 1599	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.4	959 of 1597	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.9	1076 of 1579	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.3	765 of 1549	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.8	852 of 1551	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.5	895 of 1555	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.3	758 of 1545	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.9	649 of 1299	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.8	876 of 1308	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	30.3	1000 of 1302	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	99.4	5 of 437	98.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	123 of 151	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	149 of 168	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	146 of 160	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	11 of 207	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	22 of 200	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	19 of 196	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	800 of 1466	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	974 of 1488	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	74.0	82 of 432	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	314 of 1369	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	669 of 1432	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	389 of 1414	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	797 of 1475	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	904 of 1495	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	923 of 1201	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1053 of 1229	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	819 of 1236	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)99th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2023)81st percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math53%+11 vs state

English Language Arts42%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, March 13, 2016

It has a great school education, and my kids are learning fast than any other school they've been to. Close Quote

by a citizen
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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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
Comly Watson School	Public	K-5	1001 Byberry Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3010	618	42	14.6	95.0%	312 (50.5%)	39 (6.3%)	59 (9.5%)	188 (30.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	50.3	818^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.9%		43.9	965^th of 1526 public elementary schools	36.8%	147	59.3	49.4	50.7				53.1	42.1	39.7	42.9				41.6	$18,026	$5,404	$12,622
Loesche William High School	Public	PK, KG-5	595 Tomlinson Rd	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3020	1,263	86	14.7	92.3%	640 (50.7%)	35 (2.8%)	59 (4.7%)	476 (37.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.8%)	58.7	679^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.1%		47.6	898^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.2%	219	63.9	51.1	43.9				53.4	51.1	50.4	48.8				50.1	$18,001	$5,901	$12,100
Pine Road Elementary School	Public	K-3	3737 Pine Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 938-0290	628	46	13.5	36.8%	385 (61.3%)	15 (2.4%)	26 (4.1%)	178 (28.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)								(n/a)	74.6						74.6	56.1						56.1	$18,499	$185	$18,314
Joseph E Ferderbar Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Heights Lane	Feasterville Trevose	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6370	486	30	16.3	53.9%	310 (63.8%)	11 (2.3%)	34 (7.0%)	69 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.6%)	73.6	412^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.7%		63.2	635^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.4%	223	67.4	73.7					70.9	53.5	59.1					56.6	$17,668	$517	$17,151
Samuel K Faust Elementary School	Public	K-6	2901 Bellvue Dr	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 750-2800	546	43	12.6	99.3%	138 (25.3%)	98 (17.9%)	202 (37.0%)	78 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	33.7	1038^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.3%		24.3	1157^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.2%	119	46.9	27.9	37.7	27.3			34.9	30.3	29.6	40.3	39.8			35.4	$23,131	$1,663	$21,468
Frank Anne School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Bowler St	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3070	1,622	93	17.4	91.5%	669 (41.2%)	186 (11.5%)	135 (8.3%)	580 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.1%)	65.6	563^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	62.7%		62.9	641^st of 1526 public elementary schools	58.0%	78	59.7	63.7	50.9				58.0	45.8	59.1	57.7				54.1	$18,118	$5,700	$12,418
Decatur Stephen School	Public	K-8	3500 Academy Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3050	1,028	63	16.1	94.0%	442 (43.0%)	136 (13.2%)	196 (19.1%)	183 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (6.6%)	57.8	697^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.9%		49.8	867^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.2%	170	60.0	38.5	34.6	46.8	31.0	26.1	38.9	44.5	57.2	50.0	61.2	49.1	46.8	51.5	$17,838	$5,626	$12,212
Greenberg Joseph School	Public	K-8	600 Sharon Ln	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3080	925	57	16.1	93.0%	386 (41.7%)	111 (12.0%)	67 (7.2%)	346 (37.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	87.6	162^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	89.3%		85.9	173^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	88.7%	11	86.3	69.9	63.8	63.4	66.1	63.6	68.8	78.7	65.6	59.3	84.7	79.9	74.4	74.2	$18,080	$5,556	$12,523
Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School	Public	PK, KG-8	11061 Knights Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3060	906	53	17.2	93.5%	319 (35.2%)	219 (24.2%)	167 (18.4%)	136 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.8%)	23.8	1152^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	23.8%		30.5	1102^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	27.8%	50	32.1	22.4	26.3	12.7	23.2	21.1	23.1	38.8	19.0	43.4	31.7	34.9	29.3	33.2	$17,197	$5,313	$11,884
Tawanka Elementary School	Public	K-4	2055 Brownsville Rd	Langhorne	19053	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 809-6502	835	56	14.9	41.0%	643 (77.0%)	14 (1.7%)	61 (7.3%)	57 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	79.9	281^st of 1511 public elementary schools	81.4%		64.6	595^th of 1526 public elementary schools	61.0%	314	77.8	70.0					74.0	65.1	59.3					62.3	$6,935	$157	$6,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Comly Watson School

What district is Comly Watson School in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Comly Watson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 618 students attended Comly Watson School.

What schools do graduates of Comly Watson School attend?

Students who attend Comly Watson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Baldi C C A Middle School
High : Washington George High School

Is Comly Watson School a good school?

Comly Watson School ranks 818^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Comly Watson School?

Students at Comly Watson School are 50% White, 30% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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