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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 193 qualifying public elementary schools. Meredith William M School leads the list at 90.5%, against a median of 23.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
193
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Top % Proficient (Reading)
90.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
23.4%
BEST IN READING · PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Meredith William M SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary55690.5%
2Penn Alexander SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary59589.9%
3Greenfield Albert M SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary74286.3%
4McCall Gen George A SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary62979.3%
5Greenberg Joseph SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary92574.2%
6Adaire Alexander SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary44770.7%
7Jenks Abram SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary27870.5%
8Powel Samuel SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary32468.1%
9Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CSPhiladelphia, PAFolk Arts-Cultural Treasures CSElementary50165.5%
10Cook-Wissahickon SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary43263.9%
11Fanny Jackson Coppin SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary54763.4%
12Henry Charles W SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary51862.2%
13Green Woods CSPhiladelphia, PAGreen Woods CSElementary69961.7%
14Christopher Columbus CSPhiladelphia, PAChristopher Columbus CSElementary82960.8%
15John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and SciencesPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary39460.7%
16Hackett Horatio B SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary41359.4%
17Stanton Edwin M SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary32957.3%
18Dobson James SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary22956.0%
19Frank Anne SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,62254.0%
20Shawmont SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary47151.9%
21Marian Anderson Neighborhood AcademyPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary33851.8%
22Fox Chase SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary50751.6%
23Decatur Stephen SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,02851.5%
24Bache-Martin SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary61451.2%
25Universal Creighton CSPhiladelphia, PAUniversal Creighton CSElementary66350.7%
26Loesche William H SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,26350.1%
27John Hancock Demonstration SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary89549.6%
28Vare-Washington Elementary SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary37548.6%
29Fell D Newlin SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary53048.5%
30Keystone Academy CSPhiladelphia, PAKeystone Academy CSElementary64247.7%
31Independence CSPhiladelphia, PAIndependence CSElementary79647.4%
32Nebinger George W SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary39147.4%
33Franklin Towne Charter Elementary SchoolPhiladelphia, PAFranklin Towne Charter Elementary SchoolElementary96246.8%
34Houston Henry E SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary45846.7%
35Lingelbach Anna L SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary36344.6%
36Mifflin Thomas SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary39343.9%
37Moffet John SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary21543.4%
38Sharswood George SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary36442.8%
39Comly Watson SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary61841.6%
40Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CSPhiladelphia, PAHarambee Institute of Science and Technology CSElementary56540.1%
41Kirkbride Eliza B SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary52238.9%
42Lea Henry C SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary50338.6%
43Overbrook Edu CenterPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary25937.5%
44Ad Prima CSPhiladelphia, PAAd Prima CSElementary60237.4%
45Taggart John H SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary52937.4%
46Pollock Robert B SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary84537.4%
47Southwark SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary97636.8%
48Mastery CS-Harrity CampusPhiladelphia, PAMastery CS-Harrity CampusElementary75036.6%
49Bridesburg SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary52536.6%
50Moore J Hampton SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDElementary1,19236.1%
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