Hamilton Andrew School

Hamilton Andrew School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves 354 students in grades KG-8. 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. Unfortunately, Hamilton Andrew School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% 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 12.4% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 19.1% proficient in English Language Arts, well below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 17% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for both female and male students. However, the school performed better for African American students, ranking in the top 61% of schools in the state. Hamilton Andrew School also has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5%, compared to the district average of around 1.4%.

When comparing Hamilton Andrew School to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Harrington Avery D School and Lea Henry C School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming relative to its peers. Additionally, several charter schools in the area, like KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School and Mastery Cs-Harrity Campus, generally outperform Hamilton Andrew School and the district as a whole on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations.