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DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades K-8

1393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School is a public elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades KG-8 and has 608 students. 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.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($21,029 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a statewide rank between 1387-1506 out of 1433-1554 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on PSSA tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. It also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, and in the bottom 15% for African American students and low-socioeconomic status students.

The challenges facing DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School are reflective of broader systemic issues within the Philadelphia City School District, as nearby schools such as McKinley William School, Munoz-Marin Luis, and Brown Henry A School also struggle academically and have similar low performance on PSSA tests, high poverty rates, and low rankings compared to the state. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, equity-focused approach to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students.

550

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,262

Per pupil spending ?

110.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 W Lehigh Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19133-3111

(215) 400-7080

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School usually attend:

High:

Edison High School/Fareira Skills

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

African American:

14.4%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Math scores 35 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,393^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

797^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^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	8.1	1393 of 1511	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1438 of 1526	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1487 of 1534	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1442 of 1534	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1387 of 1433	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1493 of 1544	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1473 of 1530	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	1486 of 1547	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	1506 of 1554	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.4	1409 of 1474	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.6	1367 of 1467	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	1373 of 1519	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	1415 of 1599	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	1476 of 1597	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	1483 of 1579	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.7	1525 of 1549	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	1531 of 1551	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	1531 of 1555	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	1533 of 1545	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.9	1256 of 1299	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	1302 of 1308	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.9	1279 of 1302	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	373 of 437	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	943 of 1030	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	991 of 1084	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	970 of 1043	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	110 of 207	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	138 of 200	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	167 of 196	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1348 of 1466	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1351 of 1488	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	364 of 429	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	404 of 454	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	396 of 432	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1243 of 1369	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1345 of 1432	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1357 of 1414	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1364 of 1475	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1443 of 1495	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	797 of 873	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	852 of 891	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	857 of 893	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	839 of 883	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	740 of 797	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	837 of 891	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	814 of 861	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	826 of 877	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	796 of 870	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	792 of 835	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	675 of 728	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	663 of 758	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	677 of 834	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	728 of 825	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	745 of 805	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	734 of 770	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.1	715 of 753	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	715 of 749	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	721 of 736	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	585 of 687	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	639 of 663	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.2	616 of 643	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	322 of 393	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	607 of 643	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	593 of 672	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	623 of 660	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	68 of 145	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	124 of 150	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	118 of 143	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	762 of 835	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	832 of 860	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	295 of 348	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	339 of 362	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	341 of 362	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	761 of 843	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	828 of 877	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	837 of 874	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	767 of 839	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	810 of 870	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2023)15th percentile+12 vs school

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

Disabled (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-31 vs state

Math7%-35 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
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
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
Sheppard Isaac School	Public	K-4	120 W Cambria St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7070	123	13	9.7	108.1%	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.5%)	112 (91.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8.2	1389^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.1%		7.1	1417^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.1%	28	14.3	14.3					14.3	19.0	23.8					21.4	$30,404	$10,342	$20,062
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
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
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
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
Munoz-Marin Luis	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 N 3rd St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3920	519	50	10.3	105.0%	6 (1.2%)	62 (11.9%)	444 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	6.8	1425^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.7%		3.4	1512^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	87	24.0	4.5	4.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	6.2	24.0	8.9	8.5	14.5	22.9	22.0	16.6	$20,340	$4,421	$15,919
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

Frequently Asked Questions about DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School

What is the racial makeup of DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School?

Students at DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School are 84% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School a good school?

DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School attend?

Students who attend DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Edison High School/Fareira Skills

What district is DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School.

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