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Locke Alain School

Q: Is Locke Alain School a good school?

Locke Alain School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Locke Alain School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Locke Alain School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Locke Alain School?

Students at Locke Alain School are 77% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Locke Alain School attend?

Students who attend Locke Alain School usually go on to attend: High : West Philadelphia High School

Public Grades K-8

1433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Locke Alain School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 261 students. 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.

Locke Alain School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a ranking between 1413-1547 out of 1500+ schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.5% of Locke Alain students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5% over the past few years, which are higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Rhoads James School, Lea Henry C School, and Penn Alexander School, generally perform better academically than Locke Alain School, with higher proficiency rates on PSSA tests and higher statewide rankings. However, these nearby schools also serve a high percentage of low-income students, with 100% of their students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, similar to Locke Alain School. The data suggests that Locke Alain School and the surrounding schools in the Philadelphia City School District face significant challenges in improving academic outcomes for their students, and targeted interventions and additional support may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements.

264

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$76,228

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4550 Haverford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19139-2825

(215) 400-7670

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Locke Alain School usually attend:

High:

West Philadelphia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.5%

Asian:

9.5%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,433^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

723^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^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	6.6	1433 of 1511	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1425 of 1526	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1413 of 1534	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1425 of 1534	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1529 of 1544	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	1519 of 1530	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	1532 of 1547	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.9	1547 of 1554	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	1455 of 1474	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	1462 of 1467	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.3	1517 of 1519	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.4	1595 of 1599	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.2	1351 of 1597	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	1444 of 1579	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	1530 of 1549	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.0	1539 of 1551	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.1	1545 of 1555	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.6	1540 of 1545	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	1287 of 1299	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	1285 of 1308	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.5	1252 of 1302	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	352 of 413	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	338 of 437	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	353 of 437	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1290 of 1466	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1293 of 1369	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1335 of 1432	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1296 of 1414	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	7.3	1388 of 1495	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	723 of 873	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	768 of 891	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	846 of 893	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	841 of 883	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	864 of 891	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	821 of 861	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	844 of 877	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	858 of 870	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	825 of 835	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	707 of 728	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	745 of 758	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	772 of 834	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	683 of 825	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	645 of 805	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.8	744 of 770	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	733 of 753	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	254 of 393	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	296 of 408	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	386 of 421	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	706 of 835	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	687 of 843	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	751 of 877	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	848 of 874	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	9.2	803 of 870	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)7th percentile~ school

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

Middle school

African American (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2024)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-32 vs state

Math10%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Locke Alain School

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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
Locke Alain School	Public	K-8	4550 Haverford Ave	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7670	264	27	9.8	98.9%	7 (2.7%)	202 (76.5%)	20 (7.6%)	25 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	6.6	1433^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.2%		6.6	1425^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	11.5	9.6	8.3	8.7	18.1	5.6	10.5	15.4	14.3	8.4	17.4	27.2	16.7	16.4	$76,228	$59,635	$16,593
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	4601 Market St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(267) 417-3070	398	27	14.7	75.9%	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.9%)	18 (4.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								(n/a)	29.9						29.9	23.9						23.9	$16,136	$1,853	$14,284
Washington Martha School	Public	K-8	766 N 44th St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7770	204	27	7.6	108.8%	7 (3.4%)	178 (87.3%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	13	1301^st of 1511 public elementary schools	13.9%		13.4	1311^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.1%	10	0.0	0.0	20.0	13.3	5.3	0.0	6.7	30.8	18.2	20.0	28.6	36.9	5.6	23.3	$24,785	$5,610	$19,174
Rhoads James School	Public	K-8	4901 Parrish St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7680	421	44	9.6	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	400 (95.0%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	1349^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.7%		4.7	1478^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	129	19.6	25.0	16.7	0.0	4.0	0.0	10.3	21.6	13.8	16.3	22.9	4.0	10.5	16.0	$27,127	$6,264	$20,863
Lea Henry C School	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Locust St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7660	503	38	13.0	96.2%	58 (11.5%)	283 (56.3%)	36 (7.2%)	91 (18.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.4%)	33.5	1042^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.0%		19.5	1227^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.6%	185	36.5	44.2	13.1	25.0	10.0	17.6	25.6	48.4	48.9	15.5	42.9	32.5	40.7	38.6	$18,865	$6,079	$12,786
Penn Alexander School	Public	K-8	4209 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7760	595	36	16.3	98.2%	276 (46.4%)	71 (11.9%)	33 (5.5%)	151 (25.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.1%)	97.2	6^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.9	7^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	94.5	88.4	83.9	86.2	81.2	100.0	89.0	93.0	84.3	90.3	84.5	90.6	98.0	89.9	$17,834	$5,561	$12,273
Blankenburg Rudolph School	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 W Girard Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7280	278	31	9.0	92.4%	7 (2.5%)	252 (90.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	5	1483^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.9%		5.5	1450^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.0%	33	4.8	10.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.2	9.5	16.7	4.5	17.3	8.6	29.4	15.1	$24,612	$9,064	$15,548
Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4601 Girard Avenue	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 295-5700	692	29	23.8	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	671 (97.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	7.5	1407^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1445^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.3%	38	22.6	12.0	5.3	8.2	2.6	10.1	10.2	21.3	11.8	8.0	17.6	26.6	38.0	20.7	$21,497	$6,911	$14,586
Inquiry Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1301 Belmont Avenue	Philadelphia	19104	Philadelphia County	Inquiry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 823-5541	272	18	15.1	74.6%	5 (1.8%)	231 (84.9%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	24.9	1141^st of 1511 public elementary schools	24.5%		21.6	1195^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.7%	54	48.9	27.9	2.8				27.9	44.2	35.7	5.6				29.8	$25,589	$10,179	$15,410
Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Public, Charter	K-8	5200 Pine Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2978	586	26	22.5	102.2%	1 (0.2%)	571 (97.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	5.9	1457^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.6%		5.3	1458^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.5%	1	15.1	13.1	5.0	5.2	1.5	4.3	6.6	9.3	10.9	8.8	14.3	20.0	31.5	16.1	$21,590	$6,625	$14,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Locke Alain School

What schools do graduates of Locke Alain School attend?

Students who attend Locke Alain School usually go on to attend:

High : West Philadelphia High School

Is Locke Alain School a good school?

Locke Alain School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Locke Alain School in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Locke Alain School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Locke Alain School.

What is the racial makeup of Locke Alain School?

Students at Locke Alain School are 77% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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