Hunter William H School

2430 North Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19133 | (215) 291-4710

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 529

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 529 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 784th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (fifth year)

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 2430 N Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Principal or Admin: James Douglass

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: 529
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.2
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 251 (47.4%)
Females: 263 (49.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 491 (92.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 491 (92.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Hunter William H School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	70	13.2%
Asian	1	0.2%
Hispanic	434	82.0%
White	9	1.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	38	7.2%
Kindergarten	60	11.3%
1st Grade	53	10.0%
2nd Grade	44	8.3%
3rd Grade	50	9.5%
4th Grade	55	10.4%
5th Grade	67	12.7%
6th Grade	52	9.8%
7th Grade	63	11.9%
8th Grade	47	8.9%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

98.1%

District:

80.0%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Dropout Rate

School:

0.9%

District:

4.1%

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 Hunter William H 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: 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	87.5%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	74.1%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	47.7%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	80.0%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	55.6%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	35.4%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	85.7%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	59.6%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	53.7%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	75.5%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	35.1%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	50.0%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	81.7%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	83.9%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	69.8%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	65.5%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	36.5%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	43.6%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	43.6%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	30.2%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	32.1%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	28.8%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	13.2%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	57.2%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	57.1%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	29.8%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	41.7%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	41.3%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	33.9%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	55.9%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	34.1%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	44.8%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	47.4%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	36.3%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	48.3%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	47.9%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	40.8%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	34.0%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	56.6%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	64.8%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	46.0%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	17.4%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	14.3%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	2.0%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	56.6%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	34.8%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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