Marshall Thurgood

Marshall Thurgood is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of Philadelphia City SD, with 639 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 44% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Marshall Thurgood is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Marshall Thurgood lists that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 36% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Marshall Thurgood lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Marshall Thurgood sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.5%; actual is 16.4%, a gap of -19.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Philadelphia County reports that median household income runs about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Marshall Thurgood is one campus in the mix.

Lindley Academy CS at Birney is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marshall Thurgood at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 17.5%.

Marshall Thurgood operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 22%: 818 students in 2018 compared to 639 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 24% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.