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Northeast Community Propel Academy

Public Grades K-8

1163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Northeast Community Propel Academy is a large elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Philadelphia City School District. With 1,762 students, the school has consistently received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Pennsylvania elementary schools.

The school's test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA). For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.5% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian and African American students. Additionally, Northeast Community Propel Academy has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.4% to 5.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the district average.

When comparing Northeast Community Propel Academy to nearby schools in the same district, such as Rhawnhurst School and Holme Thomas School, it performs worse across key metrics like test scores and subgroup performance. Despite the low performance, the school spends a relatively high amount per student, around $15,000-$17,000 per year, which is higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio has improved over the years, decreasing from 21.8 in 2021-2022 to 17.8 in 2023-2024, which may indicate a focus on smaller class sizes.

1,783

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,723

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 Rowland Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19136

(215) 400-4000

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

White:

19.7%

African American:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,163^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 18% (2023) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

593^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 11 pts since 2023

From bottom 21% (2023) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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	22.7	1163 of 1511	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1242 of 1526	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1263 of 1534	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	285 of 413	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	333 of 437	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	337 of 437	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	109 of 151	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	131 of 168	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	136 of 160	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	830 of 1030	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1012 of 1084	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	984 of 1043	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	65 of 207	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	100 of 200	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	107 of 196	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1147 of 1466	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1222 of 1488	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	308 of 429	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	367 of 454	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	371 of 432	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	818 of 1369	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1042 of 1432	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1044 of 1414	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1128 of 1475	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1213 of 1495	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1168 of 1201	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1203 of 1229	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	1222 of 1236	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	593 of 873	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	670 of 891	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	703 of 893	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	240 of 393	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	297 of 408	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	308 of 421	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	78 of 138	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	87 of 145	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	90 of 144	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	504 of 643	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	569 of 672	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	552 of 660	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	28 of 145	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	37 of 150	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.4	70 of 143	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	577 of 835	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	666 of 860	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	207 of 348	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	260 of 362	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	290 of 362	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	426 of 843	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	564 of 877	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	648 of 874	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	590 of 839	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	656 of 870	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	148 of 187	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	626 of 649	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	659 of 673	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	674 of 681	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-16 vs state

Math22%-19 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
Northeast Community Propel Academy	Public	K-8	7500 Rowland Ave	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-4000	1,783	102	17.4	98.8%	352 (19.7%)	324 (18.2%)	736 (41.3%)	311 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (3.3%)	22.7	1163^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	23.0%		18.2	1242^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	18.6%	79	35.2	30.9	25.8	17.1	18.6	18.0	22.5	31.0	27.9	24.9	34.7	33.9	38.0	32.7	$16,723	$5,334	$11,389
Holme Thomas School	Public	PK, KG-8	3001 Ryan Ave	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3130	850	60	14.2	93.2%	256 (30.1%)	165 (19.4%)	233 (27.4%)	132 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.3%)	38.1	987^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.7%		27.7	1130^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.0%	143	27.5	36.4	47.6	33.7	20.9	16.9	30.2	35.3	30.9	35.0	51.2	28.7	31.0	35.9	$27,382	$14,708	$12,674
Forrest Edwin School	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Cottage St	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3330	841	48	17.4	97.4%	100 (11.9%)	200 (23.8%)	427 (50.8%)	40 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.3%)	11.2	1334^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.7%		8.6	1383^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	9.4%	49	19.6	11.3	13.5				14.4	26.2	14.0	27.3				22.0	$19,864	$7,819	$12,045
Mayfair School	Public	K-8	3001 Princeton Ave	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3280	1,763	104	17.0	95.7%	384 (21.8%)	124 (7.0%)	762 (43.2%)	441 (25.0%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	36 (2.0%)	26.3	1122^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	25.7%		25.1	1152^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	24.5%	30	36.3	37.9	27.9	22.1	26.4	29.0	29.7	29.1	28.8	34.3	33.1	31.4	38.5	32.6	$17,363	$5,771	$11,592
Brown Joseph School	Public	K-8	3600 Stanwood St	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3320	441	31	14.1	100.9%	91 (20.6%)	150 (34.0%)	162 (36.7%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	12.7	1310^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.3%		11.4	1340^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.2%	30	21.9	19.1	16.3	9.6	11.8	8.3	14.3	25.0	16.7	20.4	27.4	41.2	35.1	26.9	$20,054	$6,633	$13,421
Keystone Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4521 Longshore Avenue	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Keystone Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 332-2111	642	42	15.2	91.0%	110 (17.1%)	233 (36.3%)	220 (34.3%)	48 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	39.6	971^st of 1511 public elementary schools	35.7%		34.1	1075^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.6%	104	41.1	38.1	30.0	20.6	21.7	12.7	28.0	43.8	49.3	46.7	42.8	53.3	50.8	47.7	$20,381	$6,200	$14,181
Disston Hamilton School	Public	K-8	6801 Cottage St	Philadelphia	19135	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3350	737	44	16.7	99.9%	84 (11.4%)	224 (30.4%)	388 (52.6%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	8.5	1380^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.7%		8.3	1387^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.1%	7	5.7	5.6	7.6	25.0	12.5	4.8	10.1	8.0	9.3	11.8	13.2	23.6	12.0	13.2	$18,655	$6,053	$12,602
Solis-Cohen Solomon School	Public	K-5	7001 Horrocks St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3250	1,350	89	15.1	94.7%	173 (12.8%)	163 (12.1%)	784 (58.1%)	203 (15.0%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	19 (1.4%)	11.5	1328^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.1%		9.8	1363^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	10.7%	35	22.6	19.9	12.6				18.3	19.3	25.2	19.5				21.4	$19,225	$6,283	$12,942
Pollock Robert B School	Public	K-8	2875 Welsh Rd	Philadelphia	19152	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3210	845	50	16.7	88.2%	182 (21.5%)	261 (30.9%)	205 (24.3%)	165 (19.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	38.6	981^st of 1511 public elementary schools	35.1%		29.9	1109^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.3%	128	33.3	43.5	38.5	34.5	25.6	20.3	32.3	24.7	40.8	33.8	54.0	36.0	33.8	37.4	$17,909	$5,475	$12,434
Allen Ethan School	Public	K-8	6329 Battersby St	Philadelphia	19149	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3270	957	61	15.7	95.3%	130 (13.6%)	198 (20.7%)	512 (53.5%)	88 (9.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	9.2	1370^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.3%		8	1392^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	8.8%	22	25.2	12.1	15.0	6.2	11.0	12.7	13.8	17.6	12.2	20.4	16.5	21.9	26.9	19.2	$19,276	$6,096	$13,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Northeast Community Propel Academy

Is Northeast Community Propel Academy a good school?

Northeast Community Propel Academy ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northeast Community Propel Academy?

Students at Northeast Community Propel Academy are 41% Hispanic, 20% White, 18% African American, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Northeast Community Propel Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,783 students attended Northeast Community Propel Academy.

What district is Northeast Community Propel Academy in?

Philadelphia City School District

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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