Carnell Laura H School

6101 Summerdale Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19149 | (215) 537-2527

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 1,495

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2 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,495 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 795th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (second year)

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 6101 Summerdale Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19149

Principal or Admin: Eva Meloff

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: 1,495
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 95.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 749 (50.1%)
Females: 690 (46.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 6 (0.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 658 (44.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 664 (44.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Carnell Laura H School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.2%
Black	898	60.1%
Asian	97	6.5%
Hispanic	362	24.2%
White	79	5.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	177	11.8%
1st Grade	196	13.1%
2nd Grade	190	12.7%
3rd Grade	170	11.4%
4th Grade	185	12.4%
5th Grade	183	12.2%
6th Grade	145	9.7%
7th Grade	136	9.1%
8th Grade	113	7.6%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

45.8%

District:

80.0%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Dropout Rate

School:

5.6%

District:

4.1%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2

2 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Carnell Laura H School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on November 23, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is bad. Teachers threaten you. kids jump you for no reason. they steak your stuff. teachers don't do anything unless they see it. don't go here.

Reviewed by Student on May 04, 2011
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am a student here and I think this is an ok school because there are too many bad kids and they should have more dress down days,dances, and new social studies books.

Reviewed by Student on March 23, 2010
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i used to go to this school and it had its mess ups just like ever other school out their but it had its on special kind for style. the important thing is that we learn something and i did.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Carnell Laura H 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: Corrective Action 2 (second year)

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.0%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	60.1%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	50.6%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	59.4%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	60.4%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	50.7%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	59.5%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	42.4%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	40.2%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	38.8%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	38.2%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	35.0%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	42.8%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	53.1%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	34.7%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	35.1%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	40.6%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	36.7%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	25.0%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	35.3%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	24.6%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	37.6%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	17.1%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	57.8%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	44.8%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	44.6%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	41.9%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	27.2%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	33.0%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	31.4%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	42.8%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	28.1%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	42.1%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	43.9%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	33.7%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	40.2%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	33.7%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	35.4%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	66.6%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	48.3%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	47.3%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	20.4%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	11.0%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	17.1%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	50.0%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	26.9%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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