Southwark Sch

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·19148
Score
68.5/100
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#67
Among 211 Pennsylvania K-8 schools
#32
In Philadelphia City SD
#40
In Philadelphia
Top 32%
In Pennsylvania

Score 68.5/100: better than 68% of Pennsylvania K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
37%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 32%, better than 69% of them
590 students tested
Math
25%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 22%, better than 66% of them
592 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 14 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3PSSA34.191
English language artsGrade 4PSSA31.695
English language artsGrade 5PSSA28.196
English language artsGrade 6PSSA37.197
English language artsGrade 7PSSA46.6103
English language artsGrade 8PSSA41.7108
English language artsAll gradesPSSA36.8590
MathGrade 3PSSA38.793
MathGrade 4PSSA33.795
MathGrade 5PSSA23.797
MathGrade 6PSSA18.697
MathGrade 7PSSA20.4103
MathGrade 8PSSA14107
MathAll gradesPSSA24.5592

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
966
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
966
Typical K-8 school: 486
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Philadelphia County

Contact

Address
1835 S 9th St
Philadelphia, PA 19148

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Southwark Sch at a glance

Southwark Sch is a public K-8 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-8. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It has about 966 students (a typical Pennsylvania K-8 school has 486).

In 2024-25 state tests, 37% in English language arts (similar schools: 32%) and 25% in math (similar schools: 22%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania K-8 schools, it scores 68.5 out of 100: better than 68% of them, ranking #67 of 211. Its English language arts result rose by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.