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John B Stetson Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

824^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

John B Stetson Middle School is a public middle school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 554 students in grades 5-8. The school 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.

John B Stetson Middle School consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages on PSSA tests in both Math and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.9% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, with only 2% of 5th grade female and male students proficient or better in PSSA Math. Additionally, the school has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.3% to 5.5% over the past few years.

While John B Stetson Middle School's funding and student-teacher ratio are comparable to nearby higher-performing schools, such as Science Leadership Academy Middle School and Conwell Russell Middle School, the significant performance gap suggests that more targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the unique needs of the school's student population and improve overall academic outcomes.

560

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,009

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 B St
Philadelphia, PA 19134

(215) 400-4000

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

African American:

19.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (8% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Math scores 39 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

824^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 2% (2023) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	824 of 873	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	873 of 891	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	877 of 893	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	347 of 393	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	399 of 408	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	419 of 421	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	587 of 643	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	647 of 672	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	625 of 660	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	63 of 145	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	117 of 150	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	103 of 143	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	773 of 835	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	830 of 860	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	320 of 348	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	352 of 362	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	348 of 362	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	790 of 843	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	859 of 877	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	855 of 874	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	805 of 839	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	858 of 870	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+51 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-36 vs state

Math3%-39 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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
John B Stetson Middle School	Public	5-8	3200 B St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-4000	560	38	14.5	99.1%	6 (1.1%)	108 (19.3%)	429 (76.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	8	824^th of 873 public middle schools	5.6%		5.5	873^rd of 891 public middle schools	2.0%	49	2.0	2.2	3.3	3.9	2.9	2.0	17.8	14.5	13.4	12.5	$20,009	$4,306	$15,703
Clemente Roberto Middle School	Public	6-8	122 W Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3930	259	24	10.9	78.4%	1 (0.4%)	97 (37.5%)	158 (61.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5.1	871^st of 873 public middle schools	0.2%		4.8	879^th of 891 public middle schools	1.3%	8		0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5		8.1	7.5	6.0	7.2	$103,717	$82,529	$21,188
Conwell Russell Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	1849 E Clearfield St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7210	119	11	11.1	106.7%	8 (6.7%)	30 (25.2%)	77 (64.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	15.9	713^th of 873 public middle schools	18.3%		40.4	552^nd of 891 public middle schools	38.0%	161	8.7	3.8	10.0	9.4	8.1	13.0	26.9	23.3	28.2	23.4	$40,603	$21,382	$19,221
Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Public, Charter	5-8	2950 Memphis Street	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4709	493	37	13.3	110.3%	32 (6.5%)	154 (31.2%)	285 (57.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	9.2	800^th of 873 public middle schools	8.4%		6.8	856^th of 891 public middle schools	3.9%	56	7.0	2.9	3.9	5.6	4.6	4.7	17.7	15.2	17.9	15.7	$21,426	$6,163	$15,263
Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	210 E. Courtland St.	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3810	543	36	15.0	102.0%	14 (2.6%)	121 (22.3%)	376 (69.2%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	13.4	749^th of 873 public middle schools	14.2%		9.8	799^th of 891 public middle schools	10.3%	50		1.4	14.2	8.2	8.2		13.0	23.0	23.0	20.0	$21,620	$7,372	$14,248
Amy At Martin	Public	6-8	3380 Richmond St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4172	185	18	10.3	112.4%	49 (26.5%)	53 (28.6%)	71 (38.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	20.1	679^th of 873 public middle schools	22.2%		13	762^nd of 891 public middle schools	14.5%	83		11.1	15.5	2.2	10.2		39.7	29.3	15.2	29.4	$62,581	$46,130	$16,451
Young Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	900 N Marshall St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Young Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-9727	265	20	13.2	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.7%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (73.2%)	7.1	844^th of 873 public middle schools	3.3%		7.9	829^th of 891 public middle schools	7.0%	15		1.3	2.4	0.0	1.2		9.1	16.5	16.7	14.1	$25,939	$5,043	$20,896
Washington Grover Junior School	Public	5-8	201 E Olney Avenue	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3820	400	28	14.1	107.0%	4 (1.0%)	272 (68.0%)	70 (17.5%)	44 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	7.7	830^th of 873 public middle schools	4.9%		10.7	784^th of 891 public middle schools	12.0%	46	9.4	0.0	2.1	5.2	3.9	11.0	14.3	10.1	19.1	13.6	$37,527	$24,528	$12,999
Harding Warren G Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Wakeling St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3990	570	46	12.5	105.8%	32 (5.6%)	275 (48.2%)	237 (41.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	7.8	828^th of 873 public middle schools	5.2%		7.2	845^th of 891 public middle schools	5.2%	17		2.4	1.3	2.6	2.1		9.5	17.2	18.4	15.4	$22,000	$7,900	$14,100
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 W Chelten Ave	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3560	296	21	14.0	102.0%	5 (1.7%)	262 (88.5%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	6.9	847^th of 873 public middle schools	3.0%		5.5	872^nd of 891 public middle schools	2.1%	25		0.0	0.0	2.8	1.2		17.8	8.0	14.7	13.7	$25,284	$9,308	$15,976

Frequently Asked Questions about John B Stetson Middle School

What district is John B Stetson Middle School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of John B Stetson Middle School?

Students at John B Stetson Middle School are 77% Hispanic, 19% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is John B Stetson Middle School a good school?

John B Stetson Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend John B Stetson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended John B Stetson Middle School.

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