Lea Henry C School

4700 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19139 | (215) 471-2915

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 482

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 482 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 817th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Making Progress in Corrective Action 2 (fourth year)

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Michael Silverman

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: 482
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 246 (51.0%)
Females: 220 (45.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 431 (89.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 431 (89.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Lea Henry C School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	429	89.0%
Asian	27	5.6%
Hispanic	7	1.5%
White	2	0.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	51	10.6%
Kindergarten	65	13.5%
1st Grade	50	10.4%
2nd Grade	49	10.2%
3rd Grade	51	10.6%
4th Grade	28	5.8%
5th Grade	44	9.1%
6th Grade	47	9.8%
7th Grade	54	11.2%
8th Grade	43	8.9%

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:

1.0%

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 Lea Henry C 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: Making Progress in Corrective Action 2 (fourth year)

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	53.4%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	60.8%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	44.2%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	50.0%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	56.5%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	44.1%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	62.9%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	51.2%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	58.4%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	38.5%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	31.8%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	58.3%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	46.2%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	20.0%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	58.3%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	46.1%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	32.3%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	50.0%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	29.3%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	32.3%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	30.9%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	52.3%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	5.0%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	36.4%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	45.8%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	40.5%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	27.3%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	29.8%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	19.5%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	35.2%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	37.3%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	24.3%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	33.4%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	24.4%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	29.7%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	28.5%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	27.0%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	30.5%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	62.0%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	52.7%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	51.1%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	12.5%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	5.3%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	13.1%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	35.1%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	38.6%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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