Philadelphia

Outliers

Philly schools ranked against their peer group of up to 40 demographically similar schools (same school level + admission + sector). Direction-adjusted — a higher percentile always means better outcomes.

3rd grade ELA proficiency (PSSA) — Share of 3rd grade test-takers scoring Proficient or Advanced on the PA System of School Assessment ELA exam.

140 schools matchPage 1 of 3

Every value and percentile below is clickable: it opens the number’s proof tree — the publisher’s file it came from (by hash), the script that read it, the peer-group and percentile arithmetic recomputed live, and the checks it passed.

SchoolTypeLearning NetworkESSAValuevs. peersvs. citywide
JENKS ACADEMY ARTS & SCIENCES
ULCS 6270 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 6—61.1%
PENN ALEXANDER SCHOOL
ULCS 1280 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 1—93.1%
SAMUEL POWEL SCHOOL
ULCS 1390 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 3—76.9%
A.S. JENKS ACADEMICS PLUS SCH
ULCS 2520 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 2—68.8%
ALBERT M. GREENFIELD SCHOOL
ULCS 2470 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 4—87.8%
HACKETT SCHOOL
ULCS 5300 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 4—53.2%
WILLIAM M. MEREDITH SCHOOL
ULCS 2380 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 2—84.0%
MARIAN ANDERSON NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY
ULCS 2480 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 4—81.0%
LEWIS C CASSIDY ACADEMICS PLUS
ULCS 4240 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 3—31.8%
WILLIAM H. LOESCHE SCHOOL
ULCS 8440 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 10—48.7%
TANNER DUCKREY SCHOOL
ULCS 4460 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 8—31.4%
HENRY H. HOUSTON SCHOOL
ULCS 6260 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 6—60.0%
ANNA L. LINGELBACH SCHOOL
ULCS 6440 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 6—50.0%
GEN. GEORGE A. MCCALL SCHOOL
ULCS 2340 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 4—80.3%
FOX CHASE SCHOOL
ULCS 8260 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 10—48.3%
GEN. GEORGE G. MEADE SCHOOL
ULCS 4570 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 4—28.6%
ALEXANDER ADAIRE SCHOOL
ULCS 5200 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 4—77.5%
JOHN MOFFET SCHOOL
ULCS 5370 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 4—46.3%
JOHN F. MCCLOSKEY SCHOOL
ULCS 6310 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 6—28.0%
JOSEPH GREENBERG SCHOOL
ULCS 8430 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 10—77.1%
ANNE FRANK SCHOOL
ULCS 8400 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 10—45.6%
D. NEWLIN FELL SCHOOL
ULCS 2190 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 2—47.5%
GEORGE W. NEBINGER SCHOOL
ULCS 2590 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 2—57.5%
FRANKLIN S. EDMONDS SCHOOL
ULCS 6210 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 6—27.0%
EDWIN M. STANTON SCHOOL
ULCS 2450 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 4—48.6%
WATSON COMLY SCHOOL
ULCS 8370 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 10—40.9%
COOK-WISSAHICKON SCHOOL
ULCS 6410 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 5—73.8%
OVERBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ULCS 4370 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 3—25.0%
SHAWMONT SCHOOL
ULCS 6380 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 5—55.6%
HENRY C. LEA SCHOOL
ULCS 1340 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 1—45.6%
J. HAMPTON MOORE SCHOOL
ULCS 8310 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 10—40.2%
CHARLES W. HENRY SCHOOL
ULCS 6250 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 6—69.0%
THOMAS K. FINLETTER SCHOOL
ULCS 7270 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 7—27.3%
MIFFLIN, THOMAS SCHOOL
ULCS 6320 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 5—51.3%
ALAIN LOCKE SCHOOL
ULCS 1470 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 3—23.3%
RHAWNHURST SCHOOL
ULCS 8360 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 10—38.0%
JAMES DOBSON SCHOOL
ULCS 6450 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 5—68.2%
M. WASHINGTON ACADEMICS PLUS
ULCS 1420 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 3—22.7%
GEN. PHILIP KEARNY SCHOOL
ULCS 5480 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 4—23.1%
HANCOCK DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL
ULCS 8770 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 11—52.6%
COPPIN, FANNY JACKSON SCHOOL
ULCS 2510 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 2—66.1%
JOSEPH W. CATHARINE SCHOOL
ULCS 1250 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 1CSI30.2%
JOSEPH PENNELL ELEMENTARY
ULCS 6340 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 6—33.3%
ELIZA B. KIRKBRIDE SCHOOL
ULCS 2580 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 2—39.1%
VARE-WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
ULCS 2720 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 2—45.6%
STEPHEN GIRARD SCHOOL
ULCS 2320 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 2—35.4%
GEORGE SHARSWOOD SCHOOL
ULCS 2630 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 2—52.5%
JOHN BARRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ULCS 1200 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 1—22.2%
JUNIATA PARK ACADEMY
ULCS 7150 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 9—32.3%
COOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ULCS 7100 · AUN 126515001
DistrictNetwork 7—21.2%

Methodology & replication recipe — the data sources, queries, and steps behind this ranking.

Direction: Higher is better.

Peer group: 40 nearest neighbors on demographic features (race composition, ELL share, IEP share, econ-disadv share). Hard filters on school level + admission category + sector.

Every value is traceable:click a value to see where it came from — the publisher’s file (by hash), the script that read it, the peer-group and percentile arithmetic, and the checks it passed. Index of all trees: /philly/proof.

Population cut (when applicable): acct = SDP accountability cohort (canonical); actual = all tested students; n/a= metric doesn't carry the distinction.