Welsh John School

2331 North 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133 | (215) 291-4708

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 592

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5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 592 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 246th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 2331 N 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Principal or Admin: Laverne Wiley

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: 592
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 40.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 306 (51.7%)
Females: 282 (47.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 589 (99.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 589 (99.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Welsh John School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	134	22.6%
Asian	2	0.3%
Hispanic	445	75.2%
White	7	1.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	80	13.5%
1st Grade	66	11.1%
2nd Grade	72	12.2%
3rd Grade	71	12.0%
4th Grade	57	9.6%
5th Grade	63	10.6%
6th Grade	63	10.6%
7th Grade	56	9.5%
8th Grade	64	10.8%

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:

0.8%

District:

4.1%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Welsh John School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 06, 2010
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This School is one of the best in north philly...

Reviewed by Student on March 12, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is the best.Good leadership also teachers don't play.We have a great prinicpal and staff people.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Welsh John School performed on average about the same as 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	89.9%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	77.2%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	72.4%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	86.9%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	77.2%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	84.5%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	78.1%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	85.2%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	81.9%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	72.7%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	58.3%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	65.1%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	55.5%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	68.7%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	59.7%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	76.9%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	88.8%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	93.6%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	69.2%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	75.8%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	69.8%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	50.0%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	51.5%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	87.3%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	90.9%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	74.6%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	80.9%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	78.2%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	69.4%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	94.3%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	76.6%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	79.6%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	82.7%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	71.9%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	75.1%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	84.7%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	79.6%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	84.9%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	81.5%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	77.1%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	75.5%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	71.9%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	55.1%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	36.4%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	59.6%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	32.1%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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