Longstreth William C School

5700 Willows Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143 | (215) 727-2158

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 539

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4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 539 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 763rd out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Robin Cooper

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: 539
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 33.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 270 (50.1%)
Females: 264 (49.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 502 (93.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 502 (93.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Longstreth William C School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	531	98.5%
Asian	1	0.2%
Hispanic	1	0.2%
White	1	0.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	37	6.9%
Kindergarten	49	9.1%
1st Grade	64	11.9%
2nd Grade	49	9.1%
3rd Grade	59	10.9%
4th Grade	65	12.1%
5th Grade	58	10.8%
6th Grade	65	12.1%
7th Grade	44	8.2%
8th Grade	49	9.1%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on February 25, 2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Longstreth William 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: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	58.9%	66.5%	84.5%
2009	59.0%	59.5%	81.7%
2008	29.9%	55.3%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	58.8%	52.6%	75.2%
2009	54.1%	54.0%	77.0%
2008	43.1%	52.0%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	65.5%	66.1%	84.9%
2009	46.5%	61.2%	81.8%
2008	35.5%	55.2%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	51.7%	49.5%	72.9%
2009	34.4%	47.3%	72.6%
2008	16.1%	42.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	69.0%	53.3%	81.4%
2009	45.6%	53.9%	83.4%
2008	50.0%	52.8%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	58.2%	52.3%	74.4%
2009	50.0%	52.4%	73.5%
2008	42.0%	49.6%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	36.4%	40.3%	64.1%
2009	35.0%	40.0%	64.5%
2008	23.5%	36.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	6.8%	35.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	16.2%	28.3%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	50.8%	57.2%	78.0%
2009	31.9%	54.3%	75.7%
2008	35.0%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	37.0%	45.2%	68.8%
2009	12.5%	42.7%	67.6%
2008	27.0%	40.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	59.5%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	51.8%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	37.5%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	44.2%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	42.8%	50.2%	71.4%
2008	28.3%	47.8%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	36.4%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	33.3%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	46.6%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	77.3%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	62.5%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	53.5%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	17.4%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	6.4%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	10.9%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	39.1%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	44.2%	40.8%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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