Fell D Newlin School

900 West Oregon Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148 | (215) 952-6237

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 483

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 483 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 462nd out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 900 W Oregon Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Principal or Admin: Eleanor Walls

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: 483
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 32.3
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 226 (46.8%)
Females: 240 (49.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 480 (99.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 480 (99.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Fell D Newlin School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.6%
Black	77	15.9%
Asian	137	28.4%
Hispanic	72	14.9%
White	177	36.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	37	7.7%
1st Grade	49	10.1%
2nd Grade	55	11.4%
3rd Grade	55	11.4%
4th Grade	48	9.9%
5th Grade	70	14.5%
6th Grade	59	12.2%
7th Grade	62	12.8%
8th Grade	48	9.9%

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:

0.9%

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 Fell D Newlin School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	78.4%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	63.7%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	70.0%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	62.8%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	68.1%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	64.0%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	76.2%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	79.2%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	75.6%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	54.8%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	60.5%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	41.5%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	64.5%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	62.0%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	58.5%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	69.1%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	83.7%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	59.0%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	55.2%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	61.2%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	44.3%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	38.0%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	18.6%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	72.7%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	76.6%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	76.8%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	69.1%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	58.4%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	74.4%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	72.6%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	81.6%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	87.0%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	71.0%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	75.6%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	76.1%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	81.3%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	85.7%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	78.7%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	87.5%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	85.7%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	85.1%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	41.7%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	41.7%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	28.9%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	69.3%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	56.3%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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