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Fitler Academics Plus

Public Grades K-8

1272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Fitler Academics Plus is a K-8 elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 177 students and 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 spending significantly more per student ($25,198 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, Fitler Academics Plus has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fitler Academics Plus struggles academically, with only 10% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 21% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25% and 33.4% for the district, and 41.7% and 48.5% for the state, respectively. The school also has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0% to 5.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the nearby Steel Edward School, Logan James School, and Cooke Jay Middle School also struggle academically and have similar demographic profiles, some charter schools in the area, like Wissahickon Charter School and Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School, perform better on standardized tests.

Despite the high spending per student and consistent 1-star ratings, Fitler Academics Plus has not shown significant improvement in academic performance over the past decade, suggesting that the school may need to implement more comprehensive, evidence-based strategies to address the needs of its student population. The challenges facing Fitler Academics Plus are not unique, as the broader Philadelphia City School District faces significant challenges in providing quality education to its students. Addressing the systemic issues within the district, such as funding inequities, teacher retention, and community engagement, may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements at the school level.

159

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,643

Per pupil spending ?

111.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 W Seymour St
Philadelphia, PA 19144-3667

(215) 400-3610

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.5%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Math scores 32 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,272^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

744^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^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	15.1	1272 of 1511	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1434 of 1526	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1258 of 1534	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1307 of 1534	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1342 of 1544	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1320 of 1530	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	1313 of 1547	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	1366 of 1554	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	1323 of 1474	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.0	1239 of 1467	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	1268 of 1519	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	1349 of 1599	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.1	1236 of 1597	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.2	1096 of 1579	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	1209 of 1549	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.9	1157 of 1551	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.0	1068 of 1555	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.9	1259 of 1545	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.7	854 of 1299	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.1	918 of 1308	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.2	1155 of 1302	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	229 of 413	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	381 of 437	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	187 of 437	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	1365 of 1488	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1165 of 1369	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1332 of 1432	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1123 of 1414	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1386 of 1475	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1482 of 1495	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	744 of 873	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	726 of 891	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	542 of 893	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	617 of 883	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	729 of 891	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	656 of 861	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	678 of 877	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	657 of 870	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	595 of 835	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	565 of 728	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.6	573 of 758	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.5	631 of 834	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.8	575 of 825	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	512 of 805	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	22.1	644 of 770	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.7	458 of 753	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.5	305 of 749	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.7	257 of 736	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.6	344 of 687	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.3	373 of 663	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	7.9	584 of 643	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	233 of 393	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	210 of 408	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.0	65 of 421	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	616 of 835	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	597 of 860	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	714 of 843	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	697 of 877	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	378 of 874	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	814 of 839	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	854 of 870	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2024)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)41st percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-28 vs state

Math10%-32 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cooke Jay Middle School	Public	K-8	1300 W Louden St	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8330	369	42	8.8	107.6%	2 (0.5%)	296 (80.2%)	56 (15.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	6.4	1439^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.1	1465^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.0%	26	13.3	6.1	2.9	4.7	4.9	2.8	5.5	20.0	14.7	2.9	20.9	12.2	8.3	13.3	$27,430	$5,567	$21,863
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)
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 Fitler Academics Plus

How many students attend Fitler Academics Plus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 159 students attended Fitler Academics Plus.

Is Fitler Academics Plus a good school?

Fitler Academics Plus ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fitler Academics Plus?

Students at Fitler Academics Plus are 92% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Fitler Academics Plus in?

Philadelphia City School District

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