Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 19149

The 19149 zip code area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is home to 5 elementary schools that are part of the Philadelphia City School District. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and face significant challenges, with the district ranked 473 out of 606 in the state and having a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the 5 schools, Ziegler William High School stands out for having the highest English Language Arts proficiency rates, despite being the lowest-ranked school in the state. In contrast, Mayfair School has the highest overall enrollment and the highest Math and Science proficiency rates, though still below the state averages. All 5 schools perform significantly below the state averages in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.8% to 29.7% in Math and 19.2% to 32.6% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively.

The schools in the 19149 zip code area face significant challenges, with all of them having extremely high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 100% to 100.19%. While the schools' spending per student is higher than the state average, ranging from $16,274 to $19,825, this does not necessarily translate to better academic performance. The student-teacher ratios also vary, with Ziegler William High School having the lowest ratio of 11.9, which may contribute to its stronger performance in English Language Arts.