Kearny Gen Philip School

601 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123 | (215) 351-7343

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 434

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 434 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 600th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Eileen Spagnola

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: 434
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 30.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 220 (50.7%)
Females: 205 (47.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 431 (99.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 431 (99.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Kearny Gen Philip School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	377	86.9%
Asian	3	0.7%
Hispanic	21	4.8%
White	24	5.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	55	12.7%
1st Grade	58	13.4%
2nd Grade	49	11.3%
3rd Grade	53	12.2%
4th Grade	45	10.4%
5th Grade	54	12.4%
6th Grade	41	9.4%
7th Grade	40	9.2%
8th Grade	39	9.0%

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:

3.8%

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 Kearny Gen Philip 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	73.0%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	60.0%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	57.4%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	70.9%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	60.0%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	59.0%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	78.5%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	85.1%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	57.4%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	52.4%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	72.3%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	51.1%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	78.6%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	94.4%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	87.5%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	71.1%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	45.2%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	59.5%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	63.5%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	40.5%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	45.2%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	33.3%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	40.5%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	57.9%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	47.7%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	46.2%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	55.3%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	43.2%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	30.7%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.0%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	64.8%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	85.7%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	72.5%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	56.7%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	88.1%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	56.7%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	53.8%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	56.5%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	78.3%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	76.9%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	59.0%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	37.8%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	30.7%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	10.3%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	87.2%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	77.0%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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