Wister John School

67 East Bringhurst St, Philadelphia, PA 19144 | (215) 951-4003

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 404

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 404 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1772nd out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 67 E Bringhurst St, Philadelphia, PA 19144

Principal or Admin: Donna Smith

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: 404
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 28.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 209 (51.7%)
Females: 190 (47.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 385 (95.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 385 (95.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Wister John School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	397	98.3%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	2	0.5%
White	-	-

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	19	4.7%
Kindergarten	67	16.6%
1st Grade	66	16.3%
2nd Grade	50	12.4%
3rd Grade	54	13.4%
4th Grade	49	12.1%
5th Grade	53	13.1%
6th Grade	46	11.4%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

96.2%

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 Wister John 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: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	68.0%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	48.9%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	51.1%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	49.0%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	34.7%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	38.8%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	58.0%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	43.6%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	42.3%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	44.9%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	36.3%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	20.3%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	40.8%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	20.0%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	45.1%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	53.1%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	42.6%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	33.9%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	42.9%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	36.1%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	14.3%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	23.3%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	8.5%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	45.3%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	41.5%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	41.0%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	42.9%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	37.7%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	27.9%	40.1%	66.9%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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