Best elementary schools in Philadelphia (2025)

Schools classified as elementary by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Pennsylvania.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Green Woods CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	65.3 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	699
2	Christopher Columbus CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	64.3 Top 50%	38% Math proficiency	829
3	Penn Alexander Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	62.9 Top 50%	76% Math proficiency	595
4	Jenks Abram Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62.7 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	278
5	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	62.4 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	962
6	Meredith William M Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	62.2 Top 50%	76% Math proficiency	556
7	Greenberg Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	62.0 Top 50%	71% Math proficiency	925
8	McCall Gen George A Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	58.2 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	629
9	Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	58.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	501
10	Greenfield Albert M Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	57.3 Top 50%	66% Math proficiency	742
11	Frank Anne Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55.4 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	1,622
12	Comly Watson Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	54.6 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	618
13	Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	52.9 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	631
14	Loesche William H Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	52.3 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	1,263
15	Independence CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	50.6 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	796
16	Powel Samuel Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	48.1 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	324
17	Keystone Academy CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	45.9 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	642
18	John Hancock Demonstration Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	43.7 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	895
19	Kirkbride Eliza B Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	42.3 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	522
20	Vare-Washington El Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	41.8 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	375
21	Laboratory CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	40.9 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	461
22	Nebinger George W Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	40.8 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	391
23	Hackett Horatio B Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	39.6 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	413
24	Dobson James Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	39.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	229
25	Inquiry CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	39.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	272
26	KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–3	Charter	39.4 Lower 50%	75.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	398
27	Adaire Alexander Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	39.2 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	447
28	Fox Chase Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	38.5 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	507
29	Northwood Academy CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	38.4 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	796
30	Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	38.0 Lower 50%	85.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	574
31	Fell D Newlin Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	37.7 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	530
32	Holme Thomas Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	37.7 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	850
33	Decatur Stephen Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	35.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	1,028
34	Henry Charles W Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	35.8 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	518
35	Antonia Pantoja Community CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	35.5 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	752
36	Overbrook Edu Ctr Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	35.4 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	259
37	Bridesburg Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	35.2 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	525
38	Ad Prima CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	32.8 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	602
39	Crossan Kennedy C Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	32.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	327
40	John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	32.8 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	394
41	Rhawnhurst Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	32.6 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	621
42	Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	32.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	338
43	Sharswood George Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	31.6 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	364
44	Bache-Martin Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	30.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	614
45	Richmond Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	29.9 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	351
46	Brown Henry A Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	29.8 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	333
47	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	29.8 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	751
48	Moore J Hampton Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	29.6 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	1,192
49	Shawmont Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	29.6 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	471
50	KIPP North Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	29.0 Lower 50%	98.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	683
51	Cook-Wissahickon Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	28.9 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	432
52	Moffet John Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	28.8 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	215
53	Pollock Robert B Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	28.8 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	845
54	Mayfair Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	27.6 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	1,763
55	Stanton Edwin M Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	27.6 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	329
56	Fanny Jackson Coppin Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	27.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	547
57	Hartranft John F Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	26.7 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	310
58	Universal Creighton CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	26.7 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	663
59	Barton Clara Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–2	Public	26.1 Lower 50%	102.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	490
60	Mastery CS - Mann Campus Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	26.1 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	573
61	Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	24.9 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	906
62	Solis-Cohen Solomon Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	24.7 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	1,350
63	Philadelphia Montessori CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Charter	24.5 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	226
64	Logan James Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	24.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	264
65	Universal Alcorn CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	24.0 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	467
66	Bregy F Amedee Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	23.8 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	264
67	Emlen Eleanor C Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	23.7 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	301
68	Finletter Thomas K Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	23.7 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	607
69	Farrell Louis H Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	23.5 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	1,187
70	Ludlow James R Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	22.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	215
71	Kearny Gen Philip Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	22.8 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	189
72	Childs George W Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	22.7 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	471
73	Brown Joseph Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	22.4 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	441
74	Wissahickon CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	22.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	965
75	Mifflin Thomas Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	22.1 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	393
76	Overbrook Elementary School Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	21.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	201
77	McMichael Morton Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	21.2 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	285
78	Blaine James G Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	20.9 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	332
79	Washington Martha Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	20.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	204
80	Pan American Academy CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	20.8 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	749
81	Ziegler William H Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	20.8 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	522
82	KIPP West Philadelphia CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	20.6 Lower 50%	99.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	848
83	West Oak Lane CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	20.6 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	955
84	Longstreth William C Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	20.4 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	314
85	Olney El Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	20.3 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	654
86	Southwark Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	20.2 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	976
87	Discovery CS Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	20.1 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	626
88	Rowen William Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	20.1 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	296
89	Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	19.9 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	159
90	Howe Julia Ward Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	19.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	229
91	Penrose Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	19.8 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	360
92	Juniata Park Academy Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	19.7 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	854
93	Ellwood Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	19.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	292
94	Independence CS West Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	19.6 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	811
95	Willard Frances E Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	19.6 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	377
96	Lawton Henry W Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	19.4 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	571
97	Lea Henry C Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	19.4 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	503
98	Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	19.3 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	303
99	Taggart John H Sch Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	19.2 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	529
100	Cayuga School Philadelphia · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	19.0 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	360

Green Woods CS in Philadelphia leads the 2025 list of elementary schools in Philadelphia with a Success Index (US) of 65.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 74 are public, 26 are charter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best elementary school in Philadelphia?

Green Woods CS in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ranks first among elementary schools in Philadelphia with a Success Index (US) of 65.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 699).

How are elementary schools in Philadelphia ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.