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Dick William School

Public Grades K-8

1475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Dick William School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 308 students. 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.

Dick William School consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts that are significantly lower than the Philadelphia district and Pennsylvania state averages across all grade levels. The school also struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, and in the bottom 10-15% for African American students. Additionally, Dick William School has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5%, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Blaine James G School, Kelley William D School, and Meade Gen George C School, also struggle with low academic performance and high poverty levels, but generally outperform Dick William School in terms of academic proficiency rates, student subgroup performance, and other key metrics. The data suggests that Dick William School and the surrounding schools in the Philadelphia City School District face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students, and targeted interventions and additional resources could be crucial in helping these schools improve and better serve their communities.

343

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,463

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2498 W Diamond St
Philadelphia, PA 19121-1311

(215) 400-7340

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Dick William School usually attend:

High:

Strawberry Mansion High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.5%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Math scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,475^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

794^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^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	5.2	1475 of 1511	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1479 of 1526	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1495 of 1534	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	1495 of 1534	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1536 of 1544	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	1517 of 1530	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	1539 of 1547	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	1549 of 1554	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.2	1464 of 1474	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.9	1447 of 1467	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.8	1449 of 1519	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	1467 of 1599	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	1510 of 1597	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.9	1502 of 1579	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.2	1452 of 1549	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	1515 of 1551	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	1535 of 1555	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	1523 of 1545	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	1257 of 1299	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.1	1269 of 1308	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.2	1261 of 1302	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	371 of 413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	390 of 437	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	408 of 437	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	13.2	1020 of 1084	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	949 of 1043	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1375 of 1466	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1374 of 1488	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1336 of 1369	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1392 of 1432	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1375 of 1414	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1457 of 1475	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1458 of 1495	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	794 of 873	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	807 of 891	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	831 of 893	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	854 of 883	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	878 of 891	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	858 of 861	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.0	877 of 877	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	837 of 870	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	813 of 835	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	697 of 728	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	698 of 758	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	685 of 834	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.0	665 of 825	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	651 of 805	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	735 of 770	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	702 of 753	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	728 of 749	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	668 of 736	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.1	667 of 687	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	630 of 663	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	296 of 393	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	340 of 408	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	372 of 421	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	565 of 643	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	546 of 672	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	602 of 660	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	743 of 835	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	764 of 860	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	748 of 843	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	826 of 877	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	828 of 874	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	760 of 839	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	793 of 870	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2024)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)25th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-36 vs state

Math5%-37 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
Dick William School	Public	K-8	2498 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7340	343	25	13.8	89.8%	3 (0.9%)	307 (89.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5.2	1475^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.7	1479^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	4	14.6	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.5	5.1	8.4	0.0	8.3	24.4	13.5	16.7	12.6	$21,463	$5,015	$16,448
Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 West Norris St.	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 443-0673	528	33	16.0	99.4%	5 (0.9%)	477 (90.3%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	7.6	1406^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1442^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	5.5%	36	24.5	11.2	3.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	9.2	6.4	5.3	5.0	34.7	9.5	20.8	13.3	$21,443	$6,987	$14,456
Wright Richard R School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Dauphin St	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7030	242	25	9.7	107.4%	1 (0.4%)	209 (86.4%)	27 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	5.8	1459^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.4%		2.6	1523^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	0.2%	64	17.6	0.0	14.3				11.3	8.8	11.1	8.6				9.4	$23,934	$6,486	$17,448
Gideon Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	2817 W Glenwood Ave	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7360	221	21	10.4	94.6%	6 (2.7%)	202 (91.4%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	4.6	1491^st of 1511 public elementary schools	1.3%		6	1441^st of 1526 public elementary schools	5.6%	50	3.4	0.0	9.1	5.6	0.0	7.1	4.3	6.9	5.3	9.1	16.7	28.6	21.4	12.9	$23,274	$6,429	$16,845
Blaine James G School	Public	PK, KG-8	3001 W Berks St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7330	332	34	9.7	97.3%	4 (1.2%)	307 (92.5%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4.8	1489^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.6	1522^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	0.3%	33	12.2	9.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	17.1	14.3	0.0	14.3	0.0	6.9	9.5	$22,917	$5,747	$17,170
Kelley William D School	Public	PK, KG-8	1601 N 28th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7370	211	26	7.9	107.6%	1 (0.5%)	191 (90.5%)	15 (7.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	1404^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.1%		4.3	1489^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.4%	85	10.6	26.3	17.6	0.0	21.4	6.3	13.5	15.0	5.3	17.6	0.0	64.3	37.6	21.0	$22,900	$8,887	$14,013
Alliance for Progress Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1821-39 Cecil B Moore Avenue	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Alliance for Progress Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-4892	618	36	17.1	101.3%	1 (0.2%)	585 (94.7%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1499^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.3	1513^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	14	7.1	7.6	4.6	0.0	4.3	4.4	4.8	10.1	4.7	5.9	8.1	10.0	22.2	9.5	$19,298	$3,860	$15,438
Meade Gen George C School	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 N 18th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7310	314	29	10.9	88.9%	12 (3.8%)	274 (87.3%)	21 (6.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.9	1424^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.8%		3.2	1516^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.7%	92	17.2	8.7	6.7	4.0	4.2	5.6	8.1	27.2	4.3	6.8	12.0	20.8	13.9	14.7	$21,242	$5,930	$15,312
Duckrey Tanner School	Public	K-8	1501 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7350	418	32	12.9	101.0%	2 (0.5%)	386 (92.3%)	24 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	12	1316^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.3	1369^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.3%	53	25.7	28.3	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	9.1	31.4	25.5	20.5	7.0	14.9	12.2	18.2	$20,849	$5,327	$15,522
Morris Robert School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 W Thompson St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7320	215	15	14.3	93.0%	8 (3.7%)	181 (84.2%)	22 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	14.9	1276^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.6%		20.5	1211^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.6%	65	50.0	25.0	5.8	4.8	5.9	0.0	14.5	38.9	25.0	12.1	9.6	23.5	5.9	18.5	$24,051	$5,964	$18,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick William School

What schools do graduates of Dick William School attend?

Students who attend Dick William School usually go on to attend:

High : Strawberry Mansion High School

How many students attend Dick William School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Dick William School.

Is Dick William School a good school?

Dick William School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dick William School?

Students at Dick William School are 90% African American, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Dick William School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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