Alcorn James School

3200 Dickinson St, Philadelphia, PA 19146 | (215) 952-6219

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 487

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 487 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 867th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (first year)

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Yvette Jackson

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: 487
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 36.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 236 (48.5%)
Females: 243 (49.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 484 (99.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 484 (99.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Alcorn James School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	452	92.8%
Asian	10	2.1%
Hispanic	10	2.1%
White	7	1.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	61	12.5%
1st Grade	52	10.7%
2nd Grade	65	13.3%
3rd Grade	56	11.5%
4th Grade	57	11.7%
5th Grade	63	12.9%
6th Grade	46	9.4%
7th Grade	53	10.9%
8th Grade	34	7.0%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

100.0%

District:

80.0%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Dropout Rate

School:

1.1%

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 Alcorn James 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: Corrective Action 2 (first year)

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	31.5%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	25.4%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	24.1%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	20.4%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	21.9%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	24.1%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	16.4%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	20.0%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	23.0%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	10.9%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	13.3%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	18.8%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	11.1%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	17.0%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	27.3%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	9.7%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	12.0%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	17.2%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	6.5%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	12.1%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	10.3%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	7.5%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	1.6%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	21.2%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	25.4%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	29.3%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	17.3%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	14.5%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	24.4%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	29.8%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	27.0%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	15.9%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	25.6%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	27.0%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	6.1%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	19.6%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	9.0%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	23.0%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	31.7%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	11.5%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	42.3%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	11.4%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	1.4%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	5.9%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	15.1%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	8.0%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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