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Harrington Avery D School

Q: Is Harrington Avery D School a good school?

Harrington Avery D School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Harrington Avery D School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Harrington Avery D School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Harrington Avery D School?

Students at Harrington Avery D School are 89% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Harrington Avery D School attend?

Students who attend Harrington Avery D School usually go on to attend: High : Sayre William L Middle School

Public Grades K-8

1388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Harrington Avery D School is a small elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Philadelphia City School District. With just 289 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrington Avery D School significantly lags behind the district and state averages in both math and English language arts proficiency, with only 7.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA math compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is especially low in 8th grade math, with just 3.1% proficient compared to 30.5% statewide. Harrington Avery D also has higher dropout rates than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school struggles to serve its subgroups of students, ranking in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for both female and male students, and in the bottom 30% for African American students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the other district elementary schools in the immediate vicinity of Harrington Avery D, such as Hamilton Andrew School, Bryant William C School, and Mitchell Elementary School, also perform poorly, suggesting a systemic issue within the Philadelphia City School District. In contrast, the nearby Independence Charter School West, Mastery Cs-Harrity Campus, and Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey generally outperform the district schools, indicating that the charter school model may be more effective at serving the student population in this area of Philadelphia.

274

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,017

Per pupil spending ?

105.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5300-34 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19143-3117

(215) 400-7920

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Harrington Avery D School usually attend:

High:

Sayre William L Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.7%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Math scores 34 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,388^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

721^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^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	8.2	1388 of 1511	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1377 of 1526	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1419 of 1534	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1444 of 1534	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1447 of 1544	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	1486 of 1530	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.0	1504 of 1547	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	1425 of 1554	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	1331 of 1474	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	1289 of 1467	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	1348 of 1519	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	1487 of 1599	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	1484 of 1597	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.6	1441 of 1579	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.5	1493 of 1549	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	1411 of 1551	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	1454 of 1555	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	1424 of 1545	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	295 of 413	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	280 of 437	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	316 of 437	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	8.5	1042 of 1043	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1411 of 1466	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1328 of 1488	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1239 of 1369	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1270 of 1432	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1284 of 1414	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1336 of 1475	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1358 of 1495	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	721 of 873	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	771 of 891	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	754 of 893	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	759 of 883	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	822 of 891	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	772 of 861	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	794 of 877	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	773 of 870	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	737 of 835	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	662 of 728	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	203 of 393	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	250 of 408	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	232 of 421	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	698 of 835	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	737 of 860	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	653 of 843	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	731 of 877	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	708 of 874	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	696 of 839	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	765 of 870	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)29th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2023)<1st percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)48th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-28 vs state

Math8%-34 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
Harrington Avery D School	Public	K-8	5300-34 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7920	274	27	10.2	105.5%	3 (1.1%)	243 (88.7%)	16 (5.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	8.2	1388^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.1%		8.9	1377^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.8%	11	4.0	9.5	14.3	8.1	11.1	3.1	7.9	16.0	4.8	19.0	21.6	33.3	25.0	20.8	$27,017	$11,140	$15,876
Mastery Cs-Harrity Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	5601 Christian Street	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 471-2908	750	41	18.2	99.6%	5 (0.7%)	698 (93.1%)	18 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	20.5	1191^st of 1511 public elementary schools	21.2%		19	1230^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.4%	39	22.6	19.7	22.8	13.3	29.9	19.5	21.3	35.9	24.1	30.4	40.8	42.1	46.7	36.6	$17,821	$5,344	$12,477
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
Longstreth William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	5700 Willows Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7870	314	24	12.8	83.4%	3 (1.0%)	296 (94.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	6	1455^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.7%		4	1496^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.0%	41	7.7	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	11.5	10.5	3.7	26.5	9.1	6.5	11.8	$19,753	$5,184	$14,569
Hamilton Andrew School	Public	K-8	5640 Spruce St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7650	348	29	11.8	101.7%	1 (0.3%)	319 (91.7%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11.2	1333^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	11.8%		7.2	1415^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.3%	82	20.0	50.0	3.0	6.1	6.5	9.7	12.4	20.0	18.8	6.3	24.5	22.6	19.0	19.1	$21,213	$4,959	$16,254
Independence Charter School West	Public, Charter	K-8	5600 Chester Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 724-5600	811	58	13.9	102.5%	10 (1.2%)	740 (91.2%)	37 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	9.9	1353^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	10.5%		8	1391^st of 1526 public elementary schools	8.8%	38	12.2	14.9	6.7	6.4	7.2	19.1	11.1	15.5	18.8	12.2	37.2	26.7	30.9	22.7	$20,548	$3,973	$16,574
Bryant William C School	Public	PK, KG-8	6001 Cedar Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7910	338	34	9.9	108.3%	1 (0.3%)	300 (88.8%)	23 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	7	1423^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.6	1399^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.3%	24	16.1	8.6	3.6	0.0	14.7	8.6	9.0	16.1	21.7	14.3	19.2	34.3	29.7	23.4	$20,832	$5,559	$15,273
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Kingsessing Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7880	283	27	10.4	104.2%	1 (0.4%)	255 (90.1%)	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	5	1482^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.9%		4.6	1480^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.0%	2	16.1	5.0	0.0	6.4	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.4	7.5	7.1	19.3	19.4	10.5	11.3	$31,168	$11,931	$19,237
Anderson Add B School	Public	PK, KG-8	1034 S 60th St	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7890	339	35	9.7	113.3%	2 (0.6%)	313 (92.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	5.7	1461^st of 1511 public elementary schools	3.3%		8.1	1390^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.9%	71	21.9	0.0	2.8	2.6	9.6	2.8	7.1	4.9	9.4	8.6	21.0	30.2	27.0	17.3	$24,679	$8,836	$15,843
Comegys Benjamin B School	Public	K-8	5100 Greenway Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7860	252	18	13.9	106.0%	4 (1.6%)	231 (91.7%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	11.6	1324^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.4%		5	1469^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.7%	145	4.2	9.6	7.6	16.7	3.0	11.5	8.4	8.3	19.0	7.6	41.7	24.2	20.0	20.3	$26,190	$7,941	$18,249

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrington Avery D School

How many students attend Harrington Avery D School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Harrington Avery D School.

What schools do graduates of Harrington Avery D School attend?

Students who attend Harrington Avery D School usually go on to attend:

High : Sayre William L Middle School

What district is Harrington Avery D School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Harrington Avery D School?

Students at Harrington Avery D School are 89% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

Is Harrington Avery D School a good school?

Harrington Avery D School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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