Blaine James G School

3001 West Berks St, Philadelphia, PA 19121 | (215) 684-5085

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 327

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 327 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 730th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Making Progress in Corrective Action 2 (third year)

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 3001 W Berks St, Philadelphia, PA 19121

Principal or Admin: Sterling Garris

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: 327
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 27.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 159 (48.6%)
Females: 161 (49.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 290 (88.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 290 (88.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Blaine James G School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	315	96.3%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	3	0.9%
White	2	0.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	37	11.3%
Kindergarten	40	12.2%
1st Grade	37	11.3%
2nd Grade	26	8.0%
3rd Grade	41	12.5%
4th Grade	30	9.2%
5th Grade	29	8.9%
6th Grade	24	7.3%
7th Grade	28	8.6%
8th Grade	35	10.7%

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

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Blaine James G 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: Making Progress in Corrective Action 2 (third year)

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	41.1%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	38.1%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	48.1%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	67.6%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	38.1%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	29.6%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	64.0%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	55.5%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	54.3%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	42.3%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	18.5%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	31.5%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	42.3%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	34.6%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	36.1%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	25.0%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	26.0%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	48.2%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	29.2%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	13.0%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	20.7%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	16.7%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	41.4%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	55.0%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	43.8%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	41.4%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	35.0%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	18.8%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	27.6%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	70.0%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	39.4%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	26.9%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	65.0%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	30.3%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	46.1%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	50.0%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	37.2%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	28.9%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	83.4%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	57.1%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	52.6%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	10.0%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	9.4%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	12.5%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	54.3%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	64.1%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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