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Sheridan School

Q: Is Sheridan School a good school?

Sheridan School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Sheridan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Sheridan School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sheridan School?

Students at Sheridan School are 65% Hispanic, 31% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sheridan School attend?

Students who attend Sheridan School usually go on to attend: Middle : Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones High : Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School High : Kensington Health Sciences High : Kensington High School

Public Grades K-5

1449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Sheridan School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 461 students in grades K-5. Despite its relatively small class sizes and high per-student spending, Sheridan School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with only 11.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 14% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts.

Sheridan School's academic struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low-income students in both Math and English Language Arts. This poor performance is not unique to Sheridan, as nearby Webster School and Willard Frances E School also struggle academically, ranking in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

The challenges facing Sheridan School and other low-performing schools in the Philadelphia City School District appear to be systemic, as the school's performance has remained consistently poor over the past decade with no significant improvement. While the high per-student spending at Sheridan School suggests a commitment to resources, the lack of academic progress raises questions about the effective use of these funds and the need for a more comprehensive approach to improving educational quality in the district.

437

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,054

Per pupil spending ?

105.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 E Ontario St
Philadelphia, PA 19134-1399

(215) 400-7160

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Sheridan School usually attend:

Middle:	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones
High:	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
	Kensington Health Sciences
	Kensington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.8%

African American:

30.9%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 34 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,449^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

124^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	6.2	1449 of 1511	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1518 of 1526	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1526 of 1534	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1530 of 1534	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1319 of 1433	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1474 of 1544	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1502 of 1530	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.3	1520 of 1547	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	1486 of 1554	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.3	1432 of 1474	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.7	1453 of 1467	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.3	1516 of 1519	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.3	1598 of 1599	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	1597 of 1597	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.6	1573 of 1579	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.2	1534 of 1549	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	1534 of 1551	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.8	1494 of 1555	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	1524 of 1545	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	1307 of 1308	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.5	1294 of 1302	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	374 of 413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	397 of 437	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	419 of 437	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	1084 of 1084	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1033 of 1043	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	107 of 207	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.3	196 of 200	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	194 of 196	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	1407 of 1466	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1483 of 1488	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	339 of 429	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	447 of 454	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	423 of 432	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1298 of 1369	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1420 of 1432	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1403 of 1414	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1391 of 1475	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1476 of 1495	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-34 vs state

Math12%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 25, 2018

Kids are out of control.With language and physical bullying.Staff don't listen to students when told they have a problem.There philosophy is we can't watch every child.The security guard is rude and yells at females.The dean talks down to everyone. Close Quote

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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
Sheridan School	Public	K-5	800 E Ontario St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7160	437	36	12.3	105.7%	11 (2.5%)	135 (30.9%)	283 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	6.2	1449^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.1%		3	1518^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.5%	69	15.1	13.6	5.8				11.9	13.6	13.8	14.6				14.0	$21,054	$7,022	$14,032
Elkin Lewis School	Public	K-4	3199 D St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7140	455	41	11.0	117.1%	9 (2.0%)	90 (19.8%)	353 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2.8	1510^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.7	1526^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.0%	16	6.3	5.0					5.6	9.5	7.1					8.3	$25,628	$5,584	$20,045
Webster School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Frankford Ave	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7170	510	40	12.6	98.8%	49 (9.6%)	148 (29.0%)	292 (57.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	13.2	1299^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.1	1373^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	10.0%	74	15.2	32.8	6.4				17.5	21.6	37.9	7.9				22.0	$20,418	$4,819	$15,599
Willard Frances E School	Public	K-4	2900 Emerald St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7180	377	32	11.9	108.0%	19 (5.0%)	107 (28.4%)	235 (62.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	5.1	1477^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.8	1474^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.4%	3	12.8	9.0					10.9	17.6	12.8					15.3	$21,040	$5,144	$15,897
Deep Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	3556 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Deep Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 399-3727	354	10	35.4	83.3%	22 (6.2%)	140 (39.5%)	166 (46.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	8.2	1391^st of 1511 public elementary schools	7.9%		9	1376^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.8%	15	2.6	11.9	5.9	8.4			7.2	11.4	26.8	11.5	21.2			17.7	$20,685	$3,718	$16,968
Cramp William School	Public	PK, KG-5	3449 N Mascher St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3860	374	35	10.7	101.1%	5 (1.3%)	53 (14.2%)	309 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	6.4	1440^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.7%		4.1	1495^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.0%	55	3.7	9.8	5.7				6.3	14.8	11.8	21.2				15.9	$22,380	$8,090	$14,290
Hopkinson Francis School	Public	K-8	4001 L St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3970	569	47	12.1	106.5%	23 (4.0%)	105 (18.5%)	409 (71.9%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	10	1351^st of 1511 public elementary schools	10.6%		7.7	1396^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.5%	45	24.2	11.5	14.9	4.8	4.1	2.0	10.6	23.9	11.5	12.3	26.2	28.4	17.0	20.4	$20,585	$7,128	$13,457
Juniata Park Academy	Public	K-8	801 E Hunting Park Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7010	854	57	14.8	101.3%	34 (4.0%)	87 (10.2%)	656 (76.8%)	65 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	16.1	1259^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.7%		16.3	1268^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.9%	9	32.6	24.2	18.7	6.6	16.6	14.6	19.0	31.9	24.2	25.5	22.8	35.6	28.4	28.2	$18,742	$6,422	$12,319
Sheppard Isaac School	Public	K-4	120 W Cambria St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7070	123	13	9.7	108.1%	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.5%)	112 (91.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8.2	1389^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.1%		7.1	1417^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.1%	28	14.3	14.3					14.3	19.0	23.8					21.4	$30,404	$10,342	$20,062
Munoz-Marin Luis	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3920	519	50	10.3	105.0%	6 (1.2%)	62 (11.9%)	444 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	6.8	1425^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.7%		3.4	1512^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	87	24.0	4.5	4.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	6.2	24.0	8.9	8.5	14.5	22.9	22.0	16.6	$20,340	$4,421	$15,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheridan School

Is Sheridan School a good school?

Sheridan School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Sheridan School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Sheridan School?

Students at Sheridan School are 65% Hispanic, 31% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sheridan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Sheridan School.

What schools do graduates of Sheridan School attend?

Students who attend Sheridan School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones
High : Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
High : Kensington Health Sciences
High : Kensington High School

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