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Bartram John - Main

Public Grades 9-12

643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Bartram John - Main is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 526 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 473 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Bartram John - Main consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Pennsylvania, with only 4.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 44.3% statewide and 25.1% in the district. The school's performance on other subject areas, such as Biology and Literature, also lags behind state and district averages. Additionally, Bartram John - Main has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 74.8% to 87.9%, which is lower than the state and district averages, and a dropout rate ranging from 1.4% to 5.7%, which is higher than the state and district averages.

While the nearby schools, such as West Philadelphia High School, Gamp, Motivation High School, and The Workshop School, also struggle with academic performance, Gamp, a public magnet school, stands out with significantly higher academic achievement. The high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at Bartram John - Main and the nearby schools suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the academic performance of these schools, which the Philadelphia City School District as a whole continues to address.

583

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,520

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 S 67th St
Philadelphia, PA 19142-2298

(215) 400-8100

District: Philadelphia City School District

Feeder schools for Bartram John - Main:

Elementary:	Catharine Joseph School
	Comegys Benjamin B School
	Longstreth William C School
	Mitchell Elementary School
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	Morton Thomas G School
	Patterson John Middle School
	Penrose School
Middle:	Tilden William T Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.4%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (14% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (70% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

643^rd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 54High 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	4.1	643 of 681	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	642 of 686	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	628 of 674	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	611 of 634	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	688 of 693	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	666 of 673	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.7	655 of 663	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.3	673 of 677	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.5	677 of 680	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	569 of 580	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.6	586 of 591	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	655 of 664	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	629 of 660	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.4	636 of 649	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	622 of 632	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.7	609 of 621	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	612 of 615	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	601 of 604	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	586 of 593	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	582 of 590	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	560 of 583	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	241 of 276	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	225 of 284	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	213 of 260	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	511 of 524	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	487 of 502	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	85 of 109	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	43 of 84	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.2	80 of 85	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	621 of 657	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	598 of 665	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	247 of 287	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	612 of 651	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	623 of 664	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	589 of 652	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	626 of 660	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	632 of 662	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature24%-38 vs state

Biology13%-36 vs state

Algebra I4%-40 vs state

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Schools Near Bartram John - Main

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Bartram John - Main	Public	9-12	2401 S 67th St	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8100	583	40	14.5	90.2%	5 (0.9%)	434 (74.4%)	98 (16.8%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	4.1	643^rd of 681 public high schools	5.6%		4.9	642^nd of 686 public high schools	6.4%	1	4.5	13.2	23.8									$19,520	$7,430	$12,090
Motivation High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5900 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7930	199	15	13.3	98.5%	1 (0.5%)	191 (96.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	12.5	585^th of 681 public high schools	14.1%		9.4	606^th of 686 public high schools	11.7%	21	4.8	21.0	45.2									$24,707	$9,493	$15,214
Academy Park High School	Public	9-12	300 Calcon Hook Rd	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4330	1,194	81	14.7	107.7%	107 (9.0%)	964 (80.7%)	55 (4.6%)	23 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.5%)	13.3	583^rd of 681 public high schools	14.4%		12	588^th of 686 public high schools	14.3%	5	18.5	18.9	41.4									$12,036	$1,864	$10,172
Universal Audenried Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	3301 Tasker Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Universal Audenried Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 952-4801	588	35	16.8	99.1%	7 (1.2%)	526 (89.5%)	26 (4.4%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	25	526^th of 681 public high schools	22.8%		18.1	567^th of 686 public high schools	17.3%	41	17.9	30.1	55.1									$22,321	$8,310	$14,011
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	5501 Cedar Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 387-5149	747	47	15.8	103.5%	1 (0.1%)	691 (92.5%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	10.3	598^th of 681 public high schools	12.2%		9.9	603^rd of 686 public high schools	12.1%	5	18.1	13.8	37.2	1.6	12.1	6.2	7.3	11.1	30.6	25.0	23.8	$19,994	$6,870	$13,124
The Workshop School	Public, Magnet	9-12	221 S Hanson St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7730	214	13	17.0	88.3%	2 (0.9%)	192 (89.7%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	1.5	674^th of 681 public high schools	1.0%		1.9	678^th of 686 public high schools	1.2%	4	0.0	2.3	11.6									$26,965	$11,231	$15,733
Sayre William L Middle School	Public	9-12	5800 Walnut St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7800	447	26	17.0	94.9%	2 (0.4%)	399 (89.3%)	25 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	3.9	647^th of 681 public high schools	5.0%		4.3	645^th of 686 public high schools	6.0%	2	6.2	12.2	21.8									$21,092	$8,153	$12,939
Preparatory Charter School of Mathematics Science Technical and Careers	Public, Charter	9-12	1928 Point Breeze Avenue	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Preparatory Charter School of Mathematics Science Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 334-6144	589	42	14.0		44 (7.5%)	415 (70.5%)	67 (11.4%)	43 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	18.6	558^th of 681 public high schools	18.1%		24	542^nd of 686 public high schools	21.0%	16	18.7	27.1	46.4									$5,164	$5,164	$00
Penn Wood High School	Public	9-12	100 Green Avenue	Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-8080	1,148	91	12.6	97.6%	32 (2.8%)	1,019 (88.8%)	39 (3.4%)	13 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.5%)	7.9	607^th of 681 public high schools	10.9%		11.5	591^st of 686 public high schools	13.8%	16	12.4	13.1	35.4									$22,040	$1,269	$20,770
West Philadelphia High School	Public	9-12	4901 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7900	718	34	20.9	82.6%	5 (0.7%)	644 (89.7%)	28 (3.9%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	2.5	662^nd of 681 public high schools	2.8%		2.9	666^th of 686 public high schools	2.9%	4	3.2	5.3	19.4									$20,773	$8,350	$12,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Bartram John - Main

How many students attend Bartram John - Main?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Bartram John - Main.

What district is Bartram John - Main in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Bartram John - Main?

Students at Bartram John - Main are 74% African American, 17% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Bartram John - Main a good school?

Bartram John - Main ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What schools feed into Bartram John - Main?

Bartram John - Main is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Catharine Joseph School
Elementary : Comegys Benjamin B School
Elementary : Longstreth William C School
Elementary : Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary : Morton Thomas G School
Elementary : Patterson John Middle School
Elementary : Penrose School
Middle : Tilden William T Middle School

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