Pollock Robert B School

2850 Welsh Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19152 | (215) 961-2004

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 699

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 699 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1180th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Marilyn Carr

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: 699
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 40.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 333 (47.6%)
Females: 312 (44.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 61 (8.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 358 (51.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 419 (59.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Pollock Robert B School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.4%
Black	226	32.3%
Asian	112	16.0%
Hispanic	68	9.7%
White	236	33.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	20	2.9%
Kindergarten	120	17.2%
1st Grade	84	12.0%
2nd Grade	103	14.7%
3rd Grade	106	15.2%
4th Grade	86	12.3%
5th Grade	102	14.6%
6th Grade	78	11.2%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

58.9%

District:

80.0%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Former Student on February 17, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i went here,
i miss it so much and i cry to go back

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Pollock Robert B 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	83.9%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	77.4%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	80.4%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	72.7%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	73.8%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	80.4%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	87.6%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	95.8%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	86.1%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	68.2%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	85.3%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	77.2%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	80.0%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	90.5%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	91.1%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	77.3%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	87.6%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	71.8%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	77.5%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	78.8%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	64.8%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	46.2%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	45.1%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	89.8%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	76.1%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	85.5%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	83.3%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	51.4%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	63.6%	40.1%	66.9%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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