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Kelly John B School

Public Grades K-5

1377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Kelly John B School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving 352 students in grades K-5. 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.

Despite increased spending per student, from $15,122 in 2019-2020 to $24,042 in 2022-2023, Kelly John B School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates significantly below the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA). For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as male students and students with disabilities.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Steel Edward School and Logan James School, Kelly John B School performs significantly worse in both Math and ELA proficiency. The nearby charter schools, such as Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary and Wissahickon Charter School, also outperform Kelly John B School in academic achievement, despite serving a similar demographic of students.

365

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,749

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5116 Pulaski Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19144-4022

(215) 400-3580

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Kelly John B School usually attend:

High:

King Martin Luther High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.8%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Math scores 32 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,377^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

96^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	8.7	1377 of 1511	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1323 of 1526	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1289 of 1534	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1465 of 1534	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1377 of 1433	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	1518 of 1544	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1441 of 1530	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	1430 of 1547	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	1455 of 1554	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	1267 of 1474	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	1371 of 1467	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	1394 of 1519	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	1447 of 1599	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	1422 of 1597	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	1403 of 1579	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.8	1381 of 1549	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	1416 of 1551	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.7	1440 of 1555	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	1357 of 1545	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	268 of 413	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	186 of 437	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	175 of 437	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1017 of 1030	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1300 of 1466	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1218 of 1488	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1205 of 1369	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1169 of 1432	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1161 of 1414	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1370 of 1475	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1344 of 1495	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)35th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-28 vs state

Math10%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Kelly John B 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
Kelly John B School	Public	K-5	5116 Pulaski Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3580	365	31	11.8	96.4%	9 (2.5%)	317 (86.8%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	8.7	1377^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.5	1323^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	13.3%	54	15.1	8.8	6.7				10.0	14.9	28.1	16.9				20.0	$23,749	$4,717	$19,032
Fitler Academics Plus	Public	K-8	140 W Seymour St	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3610	159	14	11.2	111.3%	0 (0.0%)	147 (92.5%)	7 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	15.1	1272^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	15.8%		6.2	1434^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.0%	162	46.2		0.0	5.8	4.8	8.3	10.0	38.5		0.0	28.6	19.0	25.0	21.0	$24,643	$8,602	$16,041
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	67 E Bringhurst Street	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 951-4003	506	30	16.8	98.4%	5 (1.0%)	452 (89.3%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	18.6	1225^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.9%		9.6	1366^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.5%	141	36.7	28.1	10.3				24.0	44.2	23.2	13.1				26.0	$19,939	$5,110	$14,828
Wissahickon Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 G Wissahickon Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Wissahickon Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 338-1020	965	57	16.8	96.4%	10 (1.0%)	875 (90.7%)	42 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.8%)	9.3	1369^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.4%		16.8	1262^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	17.3%	107	22.9	12.7	10.5	6.6	10.3	8.8	12.1	15.6	13.7	16.2	27.4	27.8	39.2	23.1	$20,725	$6,076	$14,648
William Penn Charter	Private, Mennonite	PK, KG-12	3000 West School House Lane	Philadelphia	19144	Montgomery County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(215) 844-3460																			(n/a)
Steel Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	4301 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3910	379	39	9.7	89.2%	1 (0.3%)	328 (86.5%)	36 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	7.5	1409^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.8%		4.4	1484^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.8%	75	9.3	29.6	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	7.1	11.9	14.3	9.7	21.6	18.2	10.3	14.1	$24,240	$6,001	$18,238
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3300 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 225-1511	574	42	13.6	85.2%	16 (2.8%)	460 (80.1%)	49 (8.5%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	9.5	1364^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.7%		12.7	1320^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.5%	44	23.1	7.8	11.5	12.5			13.8	24.1	20.5	11.5	17.0			18.2	$18,132	$4,118	$14,014
Logan James School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Lindley Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3670	264	25	10.6	92.4%	1 (0.4%)	226 (85.6%)	30 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	26.9	1117^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.1%		13.2	1313^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.0%	196	18.8	48.4	31.7				32.7	18.7	41.9	26.8				28.8	$21,614	$4,776	$16,838
Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1801 W. Pike Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 866-0067	598	37	16.1	99.5%	2 (0.3%)	509 (85.1%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	19.9	1205^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.3%		12.3	1325^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.2%	120	27.1	34.7	15.7	2.3			19.2	36.4	35.5	18.1	35.6			31.3	$17,352	$3,049	$14,303
Mastery Cs-Cleveland Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 N 19th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 227-5042	739	46	16.0	102.2%	1 (0.1%)	638 (86.3%)	54 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.3%)	18.1	1232^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	18.5%		14.1	1295^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.1%	63	20.0	20.4	14.6	18.0	13.1	13.3	16.2	28.6	23.7	21.6	41.8	38.1	38.8	32.4	$19,544	$4,989	$14,554

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly John B School

What district is Kelly John B School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Kelly John B School?

Students at Kelly John B School are 87% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Kelly John B School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Kelly John B School.

Is Kelly John B School a good school?

Kelly John B School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kelly John B School attend?

Students who attend Kelly John B School usually go on to attend:

High : King Martin Luther High School

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