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Hartranft John F School

Public Grades K-8

1484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Hartranft John F School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 294 students in grades K-8. 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.

Hartranft John F School has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 4.7% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Hartranft also struggles to effectively serve its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American students, low socioeconomic status students, and disabled students.

While the nearby Potter-Thomas School, Hunter William High School, and Duckrey Tanner School also struggle academically, they generally outperform Hartranft John F School. Additionally, the charter schools in the area, such as Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary, Pan American Academy Charter School, and KIPP Philadelphia Charter School, tend to outperform Hartranft and the other district schools on academic measures, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations.

310

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,961

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 W Cumberland St
Philadelphia, PA 19133-2226

(215) 400-7090

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Hartranft John F School usually attend:

High:	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
	Kensington Health Sciences
	Kensington High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.5%

Hispanic:

28.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (8% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,484^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

822^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st 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	5.0	1484 of 1511	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1508 of 1526	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1494 of 1534	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1476 of 1534	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1388 of 1544	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1424 of 1530	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	1493 of 1547	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1500 of 1554	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.1	1469 of 1474	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	1459 of 1467	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	1428 of 1519	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	1555 of 1599	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	1554 of 1597	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.8	1527 of 1579	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.7	1540 of 1549	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.0	1540 of 1551	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.7	1530 of 1555	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.2	1526 of 1545	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	1264 of 1299	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.0	1272 of 1308	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.5	1293 of 1302	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	373 of 413	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	431 of 437	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	415 of 437	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	923 of 1030	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	971 of 1084	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1421 of 1466	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1480 of 1488	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1350 of 1369	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1418 of 1432	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1383 of 1414	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1407 of 1475	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1418 of 1495	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	822 of 873	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	857 of 891	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	884 of 893	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	877 of 883	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	696 of 891	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	669 of 861	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	733 of 877	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	807 of 870	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	783 of 835	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.2	680 of 728	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	695 of 758	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.5	814 of 834	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	801 of 825	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	790 of 805	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	745 of 770	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	737 of 753	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.2	734 of 749	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.8	723 of 736	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	363 of 393	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	372 of 408	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	415 of 421	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	818 of 835	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	780 of 843	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	837 of 877	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	865 of 874	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	764 of 839	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	822 of 870	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

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

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-37 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
Hartranft John F School	Public	K-8	720 W Cumberland St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7090	310	32	9.5	94.8%	6 (1.9%)	203 (65.5%)	89 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	5	1484^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.5	1508^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.2%	24	10.3	8.0	0.0	6.4	3.0	0.0	4.7	10.5	15.4	2.9	15.6	3.0	22.6	11.3	$24,961	$5,283	$19,678
Welsh John School	Public	K-8	2331 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7130	185	20	9.1	136.8%	0 (0.0%)	59 (31.9%)	122 (65.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	10.6	1342^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	11.2%		6.5	1428^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.4%	86	8.7	20.0	16.7	3.8	0.0	3.6	8.5	17.4	15.0	33.3	18.5	26.7	14.3	19.8	$22,958	$5,754	$17,204
DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	401 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7080	550	55	10.0	110.5%	2 (0.4%)	79 (14.4%)	460 (83.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	8.1	1393^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	7.8%		6.1	1438^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.8%	45	11.8	11.4	12.7	4.5	1.3	4.5	7.0	16.0	9.3	18.8	19.4	17.1	20.0	17.3	$22,262	$6,166	$16,095
McKinley William School	Public	PK, KG-8	2101 N Orkney St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7440	306	30	10.2	105.6%	6 (2.0%)	120 (39.2%)	177 (57.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5	1486^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.7%		2.8	1521^st of 1526 public elementary schools	0.3%	35	12.5	0.0	0.0	8.0	2.7	2.9	4.5	15.2	0.0	0.0	20.0	8.1	14.3	9.9	$20,751	$5,540	$15,211
Mastery Cs-Clymer Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1201 W Rush Street	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-8610	419	31	13.5	99.3%	4 (1.0%)	338 (80.7%)	57 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	15.9	1263^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	16.4%		7.2	1414^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.3%	151	29.1	38.5	10.9	1.8			19.7	30.2	34.0	12.7	21.4			24.4	$22,333	$6,309	$16,024
Pan American Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2830 North American Street	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Pan American Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 425-1212	749	60	12.5	99.6%	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.5%)	696 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	5.7	1460^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.4%		4.9	1470^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.7%	10	10.4	11.8	6.1	3.6	0.0	3.6	6.3	14.1	12.8	7.2	16.7	17.1	26.8	15.1	$22,364	$5,132	$17,232
Potter-Thomas School	Public	K-8	3001 N 6th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7120	325	40	8.1	111.1%	1 (0.3%)	77 (23.7%)	243 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	6.6	1429^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.4%		5.1	1466^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.9%	37	18.4	23.5	2.4	5.4	0.0	2.7	8.4	13.2	17.6	4.9	7.9	7.5	13.5	10.5	$25,406	$5,731	$19,676
Hunter William High School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 N Front St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7110	414	34	12.1	98.3%	8 (1.9%)	92 (22.2%)	300 (72.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	9.1	1374^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.1%		6.2	1433^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	6.1%	59	23.0	10.8	11.9	2.9	8.6	2.2	9.1	19.2	10.8	24.4	14.7	14.3	13.0	16.0	$19,818	$7,519	$12,300
KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 687-7283	861	57	15.1	100.6%	4 (0.5%)	778 (90.4%)	36 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	10.2	1348^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.6	1352^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	11.4%	4	26.4	22.0	12.5	4.7	3.3	1.3	12.1	19.8	23.1	14.9	13.1	15.4	25.7	18.5	$23,838	$7,217	$16,621
KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 294-8596	683	50	13.6	98.2%	1 (0.1%)	616 (90.2%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	4.5	1492^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.4	1455^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.7%	37	6.1	9.1	1.5	1.6	1.9		4.4	12.5	14.1	4.3	13.1	17.6		12.1	$20,318	$4,498	$15,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartranft John F School

What district is Hartranft John F School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What schools do graduates of Hartranft John F School attend?

Students who attend Hartranft John F School usually go on to attend:

High : Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
High : Kensington Health Sciences
High : Kensington High School

How many students attend Hartranft John F School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Hartranft John F School.

Is Hartranft John F School a good school?

Hartranft John F School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hartranft John F School?

Students at Hartranft John F School are 65% African American, 29% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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