Middle · Pennsylvania

Tilden William T MS

Tilden William T MS, a public middle school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades 5–8, 266 students, 12.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Philadelphia City SD.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
266
Teachers (FTE)
21.4
Students per teacher
12.4
Grades
5–8
Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 59% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.8 · 521 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 72% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 86% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 560 · 521 schools compared

Smaller than 79% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

12%proficient

−5.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 51% · 521 middle schools compared

204 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

1.9%proficient

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 37% · 521 middle schools compared

212 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Middle · Grades 5–8
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Philadelphia City SD.

Location

Address
6601 Elmwood Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19142
Phone
(215)400-8170
City or town
Philadelphia

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Richard Allen Preparatory CSCharterFree meals for all
5–931513.721%2.5%
Penn Wood MSFree meals for all
7–866712.626%7.0%
Universal Vare CSCharterFree meals for all
5–810715.322%4.3%
Beverly Hills MSFree meals for all
6–81,47513.523%9.6%
Middle Years AlternativeFree meals for all
5–812810.529%13%
5–835330.555%27%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 421899007496