Guidon S Bluford El Sch

K-8 school·Grades K-8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·19131
Score
17.1/100
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#175
Among 211 Pennsylvania K-8 schools
#83
In Philadelphia City SD
#116
In Philadelphia
Top 83%
In Pennsylvania

Score 17.1/100: better than 17% 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
15%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 32%, better than 20% of them
249 students tested
Math
6%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 22%, better than 15% of them
260 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 3PSSA15.452
English language artsGrade 4PSSA20.848
English language artsGrade 5PSSA540
English language artsGrade 6PSSA15.153
English language artsGrade 7PSSA17.229
English language artsGrade 8PSSA18.527
English language artsAll gradesPSSA15.3249
MathGrade 3PSSA2050
MathGrade 4PSSA6.348
MathGrade 5PSSA1.952
MathGrade 6PSSA3.852
MathGrade 7PSSA031
MathGrade 8PSSA027
MathAll gradesPSSA6.2260

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
531
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
531
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
5720 Media St
Philadelphia, PA 19131

"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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Location

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Guidon S Bluford El Sch at a glance

Guidon S Bluford El Sch is a public K-8 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It has about 531 students (a typical Pennsylvania K-8 school has 486).

In 2024-25 state tests, 15% in English language arts (similar schools: 32%) and 6% 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 17.1 out of 100: better than 17% of them, ranking #175 of 211. Its English language arts result rose by 4 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.