The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in Science. The lowest is 9% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Taylor Bayard Sch
Taylor Bayard School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in the North Philadelphia neighborhood, near the intersection of Randolph and 29th Streets. It is a small, neighborhood public school with an enrollment drawn almost entirely from the immediate area.
The school's student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black student population and very few students of other backgrounds. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the neighborhood. Data on the school's English learner population and students receiving special education services was not available.
On state assessments in math and English language arts, Taylor Bayard's results are notably low. In the most recent testing cycle, about one in eight students in grades three through five achieved proficiency in math, and about one in eleven achieved proficiency in reading. The most recent science assessment data comes from an earlier year and shows a different picture: roughly four in ten students tested met the standard. Without prior-year data, it is not possible to determine whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability.
The neighborhood around the school is a historically residential area of North Philadelphia characterized by rowhouse blocks, local commercial corridors, and long-established community institutions. Like many older urban residential neighborhoods in the city, it faces economic pressures and concentrated poverty. The school building's condition and resources, details about staffing, information on special programs or enrichment offerings, and any particular teaching approaches were not documented in available sources. A parent looking at this school may want to reach out directly to the principal or staff to understand what academic support exists for students who enter below grade level, how the school is working to address the low literacy and numeracy results, and what the school's plan is to move students forward.
The Philadelphia School District, which operates Taylor Bayard, recently adopted a new science-of-reading literacy curriculum and new mathematics curriculum across all its schools. These changes affect how reading and math instruction are delivered in every classroom. The district has also just launched a major facilities overhaul that will reshape school catchments and building conditions over the coming decade. For families considering Taylor Bayard, understanding both the school's immediate support for early literacy and the broader curricular environment it operates within will be important.
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