Meredith William Middle School

725 South 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 | (215) 351-7360

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 471

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 471 elementary and middle school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 109th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 725 S 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Principal or Admin: Cindy Farlino

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: 471
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 28.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 210 (44.6%)
Females: 242 (51.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 9 (1.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96 (20.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 105 (22.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Meredith William Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	129	27.4%
Asian	22	4.7%
Hispanic	25	5.3%
White	275	58.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	50	10.6%
1st Grade	62	13.2%
2nd Grade	55	11.7%
3rd Grade	53	11.3%
4th Grade	49	10.4%
5th Grade	51	10.8%
6th Grade	54	11.5%
7th Grade	50	10.6%
8th Grade	47	10.0%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

23.2%

District:

80.0%

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 Meredith William Middle School performed on average better 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	91.7%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	95.1%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	81.1%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	91.7%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	82.9%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	97.9%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	87.8%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	79.2%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	87.7%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	73.2%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	66.7%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	97.9%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	85.4%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	81.3%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	89.8%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	86.3%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	77.3%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	77.5%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	66.6%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	66.0%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	35.3%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	61.5%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	78.8%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	80.4%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	80.9%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	77.4%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	68.7%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	55.8%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	98.0%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	100.0%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	86.8%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	94.1%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	97.9%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	84.9%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	100.0%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	94.4%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	96.5%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	95.8%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	96.2%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	93.0%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	83.0%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	71.7%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	52.6%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	70.6%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	82.2%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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