Hopkinson Francis School

4001 L St, Philadelphia, PA 19124 | (215) 537-2526

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 913

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 913 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 810th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (seventh year)

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Candace Straff

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: 913
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 56.3
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 440 (48.2%)
Females: 442 (48.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 910 (99.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 910 (99.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Hopkinson Francis School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	231	25.3%
Asian	43	4.7%
Hispanic	560	61.3%
White	48	5.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	103	11.3%
1st Grade	111	12.2%
2nd Grade	118	12.9%
3rd Grade	95	10.4%
4th Grade	106	11.6%
5th Grade	102	11.2%
6th Grade	73	8.0%
7th Grade	102	11.2%
8th Grade	103	11.3%

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:

0.5%

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 Hopkinson Francis 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 (seventh year)

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	74.8%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	53.9%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	40.2%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	58.3%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	46.0%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	35.1%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	87.8%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	67.6%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	65.1%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	63.3%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	36.5%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	31.3%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	51.0%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	40.8%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	41.3%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	39.1%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	51.4%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	26.3%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	29.9%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	30.6%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	19.2%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	17.1%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	11.9%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	45.7%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	33.0%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	36.0%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	32.8%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	25.8%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	31.0%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	48.4%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	44.2%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	28.4%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	30.6%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	44.2%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	36.3%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	52.0%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	34.9%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	36.8%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	59.0%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	47.6%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	54.0%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	16.3%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	6.3%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	14.9%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	9.3%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	15.6%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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