Olney Elementary School

5301 North Water St, Philadelphia, PA 19120 | (215) 456-3003

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 804

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 804 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 694th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 5301 N Water St, Philadelphia, PA 19120

Principal or Admin: Henry Barsky

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: 804
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 50.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 416 (51.7%)
Females: 359 (44.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 801 (99.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 801 (99.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Olney Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.4%
Black	413	51.4%
Asian	122	15.2%
Hispanic	226	28.1%
White	11	1.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	102	12.7%
1st Grade	92	11.4%
2nd Grade	82	10.2%
3rd Grade	86	10.7%
4th Grade	93	11.6%
5th Grade	84	10.4%
6th Grade	93	11.6%
7th Grade	94	11.7%
8th Grade	78	9.7%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

100.0%

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 Olney Elementary 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	79.7%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	70.2%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	49.4%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	52.6%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	70.3%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	48.2%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	80.0%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	77.1%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	57.2%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	50.0%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	50.6%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	52.8%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	47.7%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	62.6%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	50.5%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	60.0%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	44.5%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	45.9%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	41.2%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	47.8%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	41.9%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	51.1%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	50.0%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	48.9%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	76.2%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	59.0%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	42.1%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	59.8%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	67.5%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	64.8%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	62.6%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	64.9%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	60.2%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	69.9%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	50.0%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	58.5%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	68.9%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	64.3%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	83.1%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	76.7%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	75.0%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	30.8%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	33.4%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	21.8%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	73.3%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	66.6%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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