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Kenderton Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

1422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Kenderton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 283 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 473 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kenderton Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts that are significantly lower than state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 4.4% of Kenderton students were proficient in Math compared to 41.7% statewide, and 9.8% were proficient in ELA compared to 48.5% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning in Math, with 0% proficiency in grades 5, 7, and 8 in recent years. Despite spending significantly more per student ($21,083 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average and maintaining a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Kenderton's academic outcomes remain poor.

The challenges facing Kenderton Elementary are not unique within the Philadelphia City School District, as nearby schools such as Taylor Bayard School, Peirce Thomas Middle School, and Bethune Mary McLeod School also struggle academically. However, some charter schools in the area, such as Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School and KIPP Philadelphia Charter School, demonstrate higher academic performance compared to Kenderton and the surrounding district schools.

300

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,811

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 W Ontario St
Philadelphia, PA 19140-5012

(215) 400-8340

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.7%

Hispanic:

13.3%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2019 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (7% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 39 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,422^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

809^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 4% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^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	7.0	1422 of 1511	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1498 of 1526	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1510 of 1534	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1521 of 1534	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1523 of 1544	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	323 of 413	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	404 of 437	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	410 of 437	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1437 of 1466	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1431 of 1488	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1281 of 1369	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1403 of 1432	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1381 of 1414	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1327 of 1475	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1465 of 1495	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	809 of 873	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	876 of 891	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	842 of 893	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	821 of 883	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	854 of 891	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	301 of 393	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	404 of 408	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	364 of 421	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	18.2	609 of 660	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	828 of 835	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	858 of 860	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	768 of 843	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	862 of 877	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	819 of 874	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	714 of 839	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	853 of 870	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

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

Disabled (2023)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-39 vs state

Math4%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Kenderton Elementary School

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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
Kenderton Elementary School	Public	K-8	1500 W Ontario St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8340	300	25	12.0	94.3%	3 (1.0%)	254 (84.7%)	40 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7	1422^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	5.9%		3.9	1498^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.8%	76	15.4	5.6	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	4.4	7.4	5.3	3.3	32.0	0.0	11.4	9.8	$21,811	$6,122	$15,690
Bethune Mary McLeod School	Public	PK, KG-8	3301 Old York Rd	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3890	433	35	12.4	104.2%	8 (1.8%)	314 (72.5%)	104 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	9.8	1356^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.3%		6.2	1435^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.0%	79	28.0	6.8	13.9	12.9	2.2	4.2	11.5	18.0	18.1	13.9	19.3	11.1	12.5	15.4	$21,854	$5,494	$16,360
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
Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	Administrative Office	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 817-4720	461	21	21.9	39.3%	3 (0.7%)	430 (93.3%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	1463^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.5	1483^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.8%	20	6.0	5.0	4.4	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	10.2	10.2	7.2	30.3	9.4	10.9	12.0	$23,458	$9,716	$13,743
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
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
Taylor Bayard School	Public	K-5	3698 N Randolph St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3880	394	40	9.8	98.2%	4 (1.0%)	56 (14.2%)	330 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5.3	1468^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.3	1486^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.6%	18	17.7	11.7	8.1				12.5	12.9	13.3	0.0				8.7	$24,916	$5,443	$19,473
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
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
KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2539 N. 16th Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	KIPP Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 687-7283	861	57	15.1	100.6%	4 (0.5%)	778 (90.4%)	36 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	10.2	1348^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.6	1352^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	11.4%	4	26.4	22.0	12.5	4.7	3.3	1.3	12.1	19.8	23.1	14.9	13.1	15.4	25.7	18.5	$23,838	$7,217	$16,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenderton Elementary School

Is Kenderton Elementary School a good school?

Kenderton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Kenderton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Kenderton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kenderton Elementary School?

Students at Kenderton Elementary School are 85% African American, 13% Hispanic.

What district is Kenderton Elementary School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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