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Penn Treaty School

Public Grades 6-12

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 9% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Penn Treaty School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia City School District, with 426 students. Despite the school's consistent ranking in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania high schools, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, there are opportunities for improvement.

Academically, Penn Treaty School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.9% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, only 21.9% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, ranging from 53.2% to 87.9%, and high dropout rates, ranging from 1.4% to 5.5%, which are significantly worse than state averages.

However, the presence of higher-performing schools within the same district, such as Parkway Center City Middle College and Bodine William W High School, suggests that there is potential for improvement at Penn Treaty School with the right strategies and support. While the school's challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding, as it spends a relatively high amount per student, addressing the unique needs of the diverse student population and implementing evidence-based practices could be key to driving positive change.

398

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,007

Per pupil spending ?

107%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 E Thompson St
Philadelphia, PA 19125-3427

(215) 400-3800

District: Philadelphia City School District

Feeder schools for Penn Treaty School:

Elementary:	Adaire Alexander School
	Hackett Horatio B School
	Ludlow James R School
	Moffet John School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.2%

Hispanic:

32.9%

White:

21.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (75% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg30%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

745^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

622^nd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 54High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	745 of 873	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	792 of 891	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	800 of 893	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	769 of 883	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	820 of 891	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	758 of 861	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	796 of 877	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	828 of 870	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.5	817 of 835	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	18.5	394 of 421	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	526 of 643	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	649 of 672	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	636 of 660	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	722 of 835	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	752 of 860	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	201 of 348	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	274 of 362	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	243 of 362	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	719 of 843	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	769 of 877	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	791 of 874	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	684 of 839	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	763 of 870	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	2.5	664 of 673	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	622 of 681	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	658 of 686	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	644 of 674	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	605 of 634	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	523 of 537	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	618 of 693	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	603 of 673	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	626 of 663	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.2	651 of 677	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.4	641 of 680	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	156 of 276	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.3	262 of 284	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	256 of 260	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	12.3	502 of 513	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	406 of 502	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	585 of 657	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	638 of 665	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	11.1	259 of 274	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	228 of 252	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	559 of 651	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	621 of 652	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	618 of 660	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	631 of 662	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	564 of 583	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

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

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

African American (2023)6th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-10 vs school

High school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-27 vs state

Biology22%-28 vs state

Literature18%-44 vs state

Algebra I10%-35 vs state

Math9%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Penn Treaty School	Public	6-12	600 E Thompson St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3800	398	41	9.8	107.0%	85 (21.4%)	160 (40.2%)	131 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	6.3	622^nd of 681 public high schools	8.7%		3.6	658^th of 686 public high schools	4.1%	36	9.7	21.6	18.0	10.3	6.3	10.3	8.9	20.0	20.0	25.9	21.9	$26,007	$10,894	$15,113
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School	Public	9-12	1901 N. Front St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7400	510	31	16.6	97.8%	28 (5.5%)	177 (34.7%)	280 (54.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	6.6	617^th of 681 public high schools	9.4%		5.9	630^th of 686 public high schools	8.2%	13	7.6	7.8	36.5									$21,887	$9,305	$12,582
Kensington High School	Public	9-12	2501 Coral St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7700	458	42	10.8	100.7%	33 (7.2%)	136 (29.7%)	258 (56.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	4.4	640^th of 681 public high schools	6.0%		5.9	632^nd of 686 public high schools	7.9%	8	9.0	9.0	25.4									$26,643	$11,068	$15,575
Kensington Health Sciences	Public	9-12	2463 Emerald St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3609	457	29	16.0	98.2%	37 (8.1%)	89 (19.5%)	311 (68.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	25.1	524^th of 681 public high schools	23.1%		14.8	580^th of 686 public high schools	15.5%	56	14.4	19.5	62.2									$21,544	$9,321	$12,223
Bodine William W High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7630	489	19	25.1	94.9%	61 (12.5%)	193 (39.5%)	136 (27.8%)	58 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	57.5	317^th of 681 public high schools	53.5%		82.5	95^th of 686 public high schools	86.2%	222	39.6	47.7	72.0									$19,561	$7,698	$11,863
The U School: Innovative Lab	Public	9-12	2000 N 7th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	195	14	14.3	104.1%	2 (1.0%)	152 (77.9%)	32 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	1.4	678^th of 681 public high schools	0.4%		9	608^th of 686 public high schools	11.4%	70	0.0	0.0	10.0									$27,084	$7,288	$19,795
Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	3116 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7220	651	39	16.6	90.3%	32 (4.9%)	279 (42.9%)	301 (46.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	9	604^th of 681 public high schools	11.3%		7.2	626^th of 686 public high schools	8.7%	22	9.1	22.8	33.4									$13,524	$6,009	$7,515
Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson	Public, Magnet	9-12	2118-2160 N 13th Street	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7420	273	20	13.3	116.1%	7 (2.6%)	178 (65.2%)	69 (25.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	3.4	653^rd of 681 public high schools	4.1%		5.9	631^st of 686 public high schools	8.0%	22	3.6	7.3	25.9									$21,483	$8,070	$13,413
Technical Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2221 North Broad Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Technical Freire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 507-1111	541	33	16.3	90.8%	1 (0.2%)	498 (92.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	23.3	537^th of 681 public high schools	21.1%		17.1	570^th of 686 public high schools	16.9%	33	16.3	17.4	59.8									$24,291	$7,118	$17,172
YouthBuild Phila Charter School	Public, Charter	12	2309 N Broad St	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Youth Build Phila Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(215) 627-8671	271	12	22.5	94.5%	6 (2.2%)	236 (87.1%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)								(n/a)												$34,189	$11,613	$22,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Penn Treaty School

Is Penn Treaty School a good school?

Penn Treaty School ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Penn Treaty School?

Students at Penn Treaty School are 40% African American, 33% Hispanic, 21% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Penn Treaty School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Penn Treaty School.

What schools feed into Penn Treaty School?

Penn Treaty School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adaire Alexander School
Elementary : Hackett Horatio B School
Elementary : Ludlow James R School
Elementary : Moffet John School

What district is Penn Treaty School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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