Washington George School

1198 South 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 | (215) 952-6209

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 344

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 344 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 626th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1198 S 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Principal or Admin: Margaret Bavwidinsi

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: 344
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 32.3
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 10.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 176 (51.2%)
Females: 162 (47.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 313 (91.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 313 (91.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Washington George School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.3%
Black	206	59.9%
Asian	61	17.7%
Hispanic	43	12.5%
White	27	7.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	31	9.0%
Kindergarten	23	6.7%
1st Grade	30	8.7%
2nd Grade	30	8.7%
3rd Grade	37	10.8%
4th Grade	30	8.7%
5th Grade	42	12.2%
6th Grade	43	12.5%
7th Grade	34	9.9%
8th Grade	44	12.8%

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 August 14, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
What a great school. It has a wonderful Arts Program and it achievement level has consistently impoved over the past 6 years.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Washington George 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	38.4%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	62.9%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	59.4%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	30.7%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	48.1%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	56.2%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	84.7%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	48.6%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	59.2%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	73.1%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	68.6%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	66.7%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	61.5%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	57.1%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	66.7%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	57.6%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	58.1%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	74.0%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	39.4%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	51.6%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	59.2%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	16.1%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	23.1%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	78.1%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	53.6%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	47.2%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	62.5%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	42.8%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	55.6%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	69.3%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	56.4%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	50.0%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	61.6%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	48.7%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	38.3%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	71.9%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	40.5%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	75.0%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	81.2%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	64.3%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	75.0%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	25.8%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	22.5%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	38.9%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	56.4%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	33.3%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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