Taggart John H School

400 West Porter St, Philadelphia, PA 19148 | (215) 952-6228

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 453

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 453 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 715th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (fifth year)

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 400 W Porter St, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Principal or Admin: Stephanie Phillips

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: 453
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.2
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 230 (50.8%)
Females: 202 (44.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 418 (92.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 418 (92.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Taggart John H School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	97	21.4%
Asian	208	45.9%
Hispanic	60	13.2%
White	67	14.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	35	7.7%
Kindergarten	46	10.2%
1st Grade	43	9.5%
2nd Grade	48	10.6%
3rd Grade	44	9.7%
4th Grade	53	11.7%
5th Grade	47	10.4%
6th Grade	48	10.6%
7th Grade	50	11.0%
8th Grade	39	8.6%

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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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Taggart John H 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 (fifth year)

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	63.4%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	65.8%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	60.5%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	41.5%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	56.1%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	42.1%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	67.4%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	56.4%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	64.1%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	47.8%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	38.5%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	30.7%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	50.0%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	45.9%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	55.0%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	51.1%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	59.6%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	39.0%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	34.9%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	23.8%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	21.9%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	21.4%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	15.4%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	80.0%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	66.6%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	75.0%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	50.0%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	45.3%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	58.4%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	42.3%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	80.0%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	59.0%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	47.8%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	54.2%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	61.5%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	69.0%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	66.7%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	50.0%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	66.7%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	74.3%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	64.6%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	22.0%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	23.1%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	20.0%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	60.0%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	53.1%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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