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Rhodes E Washington School

Q: Is Rhodes E Washington School a good school?

Rhodes E Washington School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Rhodes E Washington School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Rhodes E Washington School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rhodes E Washington School?

Students at Rhodes E Washington School are 88% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Rhodes E Washington School attend?

Students who attend Rhodes E Washington School usually go on to attend: High : Strawberry Mansion High School

Public Grades K-8

1448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Rhodes E Washington School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 392 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.

Rhodes E Washington School consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with very low performance on PSSA tests across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 3.9% of students were proficient or better in Math compared to 41.7% statewide, and 7.4% were proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 48.5% statewide. The school's dropout rates are also significantly higher than the state average. These challenges appear to be rooted in factors beyond just resource constraints, as the school spends a relatively high amount per student and has a low student-teacher ratio.

Nearby district schools perform slightly better than Rhodes E Washington, but still significantly below state averages. In contrast, charter schools in the area generally outperform both Rhodes E Washington and the other nearby district schools on academic measures, despite serving a similar demographic of students. This suggests that the systemic issues impacting student outcomes at Rhodes E Washington may require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the underlying challenges and improve the school's performance.

354

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,923

Per pupil spending ?

110.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 W. Clearfield Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132-1835

(215) 400-7060

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Rhodes E Washington School usually attend:

High:

Strawberry Mansion High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.4%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (6% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 41 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,448^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

861^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

123^rd 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	6.2	1448 of 1511	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1504 of 1526	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1519 of 1534	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1499 of 1534	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	1424 of 1433	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1539 of 1544	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1527 of 1530	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	1530 of 1547	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.1	1540 of 1554	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.9	1471 of 1474	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	351 of 413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	419 of 437	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	424 of 437	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1316 of 1466	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1444 of 1488	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1306 of 1369	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1416 of 1432	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1398 of 1414	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1453 of 1475	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1479 of 1495	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	861 of 873	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	882 of 891	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	893 of 893	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	862 of 883	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	779 of 797	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	882 of 891	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	842 of 861	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	851 of 877	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	843 of 870	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	829 of 835	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	379 of 393	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	398 of 408	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	420 of 421	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	643 of 643	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	654 of 672	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	637 of 660	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	795 of 835	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	852 of 860	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	830 of 843	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	872 of 877	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	874 of 874	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	833 of 839	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	867 of 870	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts7%-41 vs state

Math4%-38 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
Rhodes E Washington School	Public	K-8	2900 W. Clearfield Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7060	354	37	9.4	110.7%	3 (0.8%)	313 (88.4%)	30 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	6.2	1448^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.2%		3.6	1504^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.4%	56	23.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.9	3.7	3.8	0.0	22.4	1.7	3.9	7.4	$21,923	$5,924	$15,999
Allen Dr Ethel School	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7040	322	34	9.3	102.2%	1 (0.3%)	302 (93.8%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.6	1464^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.1%		3.8	1500^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.7%	36	8.4	7.4	11.1	2.9	3.0	0.0	5.1	14.3	14.8	11.1	8.6	9.1	13.9	11.9	$27,253	$7,088	$20,165
Peirce Thomas Middle School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 W Cambria St	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7020	270	18	14.9	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	250 (92.6%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	3.4	1506^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.6	1507^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.2%	1	11.1	0.0	0.0				3.4	8.1	5.1	9.1				7.5	$25,753	$7,006	$18,747
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
Wright Richard R School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Dauphin St	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7030	242	25	9.7	107.4%	1 (0.4%)	209 (86.4%)	27 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	5.8	1459^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.4%		2.6	1523^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	0.2%	64	17.6	0.0	14.3				11.3	8.8	11.1	8.6				9.4	$23,934	$6,486	$17,448
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
Mifflin Thomas School	Public	PK, KG-8	3624 Conrad St	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3830	393	27	14.3	98.5%	86 (21.9%)	217 (55.2%)	44 (11.2%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.4%)	51.4	800^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.1%		40.6	1001^st of 1526 public elementary schools	34.4%	201	68.5	47.1	27.8	34.4	16.0	16.1	36.3	57.1	50.0	34.3	48.3	44.0	29.0	44.0	$17,727	$5,465	$12,262
Dick William School	Public	K-8	2498 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7340	343	25	13.8	89.8%	3 (0.9%)	307 (89.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5.2	1475^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.7	1479^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	4	14.6	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.5	5.1	8.4	0.0	8.3	24.4	13.5	16.7	12.6	$21,463	$5,015	$16,448
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
Blaine James G School	Public	PK, KG-8	3001 W Berks St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7330	332	34	9.7	97.3%	4 (1.2%)	307 (92.5%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4.8	1489^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.6	1522^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	0.3%	33	12.2	9.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	17.1	14.3	0.0	14.3	0.0	6.9	9.5	$22,917	$5,747	$17,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Rhodes E Washington School

What district is Rhodes E Washington School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What schools do graduates of Rhodes E Washington School attend?

Students who attend Rhodes E Washington School usually go on to attend:

High : Strawberry Mansion High School

Is Rhodes E Washington School a good school?

Rhodes E Washington School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Rhodes E Washington School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Rhodes E Washington School.

What is the racial makeup of Rhodes E Washington School?

Students at Rhodes E Washington School are 88% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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