Marshall Thurgood School

5120 North 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19120 | (215) 456-0170

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 731

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 731 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 663rd out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Warning

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 5120 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19120

Principal or Admin: Jack Hamilton

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Philadelphia City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,399
Graduation Rate: 55.5%
Dropout Rate: 8.5%
Students Per Teacher: 14.3
Enrolled Students: 156,790

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 731
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 52.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 342 (46.8%)
Females: 366 (50.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 677 (92.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 677 (92.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Marshall Thurgood School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.1%
Black	465	63.6%
Asian	52	7.1%
Hispanic	183	25.0%
White	7	1.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	54	7.4%
Kindergarten	73	10.0%
1st Grade	63	8.6%
2nd Grade	97	13.3%
3rd Grade	80	10.9%
4th Grade	85	11.6%
5th Grade	90	12.3%
6th Grade	62	8.5%
7th Grade	58	7.9%
8th Grade	69	9.4%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

92.7%

District:

80.0%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Dropout Rate

School:

0.8%

District:

4.1%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Marshall Thurgood School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Warning

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	51.6%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	62.3%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	59.4%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	29.0%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	64.5%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	57.8%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	54.6%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	70.8%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	51.1%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	33.3%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	66.2%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	26.1%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	26.9%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	54.6%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	42.6%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	63.2%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	64.1%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	39.5%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	56.6%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	41.0%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	25.6%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	23.1%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	15.9%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	76.8%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	71.7%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	30.2%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	50.9%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	50.0%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	22.5%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	55.7%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	69.6%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	58.3%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	78.9%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	67.9%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	53.4%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	76.3%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	57.1%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	48.4%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	67.8%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	67.8%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	63.5%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	13.1%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	36.5%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	10.4%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	61.0%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	63.5%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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