Key Francis Scott School

2230 South 8th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148 | (215) 952-6216

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 408

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 408 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1576th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 2230 S 8th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Principal or Admin: Norris Eldridge

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: 408
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 33.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 178 (43.6%)
Females: 204 (50.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 405 (99.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 405 (99.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Key Francis Scott School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	86	21.1%
Asian	180	44.1%
Hispanic	73	17.9%
White	42	10.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	74	18.1%
1st Grade	63	15.4%
2nd Grade	73	17.9%
3rd Grade	58	14.2%
4th Grade	51	12.5%
5th Grade	42	10.3%
6th Grade	47	11.5%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

100.0%

District:

80.0%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 09, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this is the best school ever my kids learned so much in the years they have been there

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Key Francis Scott 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	84.9%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	78.9%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	66.7%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	77.3%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	73.0%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	55.6%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	72.5%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	71.1%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	70.9%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	60.7%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	44.8%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	60.0%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	75.0%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	52.8%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	58.2%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	52.5%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	68.7%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	63.7%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	40.0%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	39.2%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	45.6%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	35.0%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	28.4%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	88.9%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	81.5%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	85.7%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	64.4%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	55.7%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	57.1%	40.1%	66.9%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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