The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in Science. The lowest is 6% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Munoz-marin Luis
Luis Munoz-Marin is a pre-K through eighth grade public school in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood serving a student body that is overwhelmingly Hispanic and Latino, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is small to moderate, spread across pre-K through grade eight, with roughly even distributions in the upper elementary and middle grades.
The school's state assessment results show substantial challenges in reading and math proficiency. In the 2024-25 school year, math proficiency was very low, with only a small fraction of students in grades three through eight scoring at proficiency level. English language arts proficiency was also low, though somewhat better than math. The most recent science data available is from the 2022-23 school year, which showed proficiency at roughly the midpoint. These results sit well below typical expectations and reflect the depth of academic struggle at this school. A parent may want to look into this further with the school and the district to understand what reading and math interventions are in place, especially given that the Philadelphia School District has recently adopted a new science-of-reading curriculum across all schools starting in 2024-25, which may take time to show effect.
The school is located in North Philadelphia, in a neighborhood with modest housing values. The area's economic context shows elevated unemployment and lower household income relative to national benchmarks, though some recent stabilization in housing values is evident. Rents are relatively affordable by city standards, though still represent a meaningful share of household income for area residents.
Luis Munoz-Marin sits within the Philadelphia City School District, which has committed substantial resources to overhauling core curriculum instruction in recent years. The district adopted Illustrative Mathematics for K-12 beginning in 2023-24 and rolled out a new science-of-reading English language arts curriculum (EL Education for K-8) in 2024-25. This represents a wholesale shift in how every child in the school learns to read and do math. The transition has had a mixed early reception, and reading scores dipped slightly in the first year of the new ELA materials, with the majority of students still not proficient. The district is also in the midst of a major facilities modernization plan that will reshape school catchments and close seventeen schools beginning in 2026-27, which could affect school assignments in future years.
Data on the school's special education enrollment, English learner population, discipline, attendance, and chronic absenteeism rates were not available. Information about staff size, teaching experience, and class sizes was also missing. These are areas a prospective parent should ask the school directly about, as they shape day-to-day classroom experience and the availability of support services.
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