Meehan Austin Middle School

3001 Ryan Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19152 | (215) 335-5654

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 613

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4.5 out of 5 | 12 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 613 middle school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 791st out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (third year)

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Mary Jackson

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: 613
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 52.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 331 (54.0%)
Females: 272 (44.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 48 (7.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 400 (65.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 448 (73.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Meehan Austin Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.3%
Black	197	32.1%
Asian	23	3.8%
Hispanic	94	15.3%
White	287	46.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	2	0.3%
6th Grade	10	1.6%
7th Grade	277	45.2%
8th Grade	324	52.9%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

74.7%

District:

80.0%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Dropout Rate

School:

0.7%

District:

4.1%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4.5

4.5 out of 5 | 12 Reviews

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12 reviews for Meehan Austin Middle School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on December 13, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I Go To Austin Meehan Currently , And I Love It.! At First I Thought It Was A Bad School , But WhenI Was Enrolled , It Seemed Nice. I Dnt' Like Sum Teachers , But I Love Mrs. Strollo , Mrs. Kobza , And Mrs.H0pe.! But I'm Lettinq You Guys Knoee That Thier Lockerss Aree Bogus. But I Likee It.! So If Yu Like Meehan , Youre By My Sideee.!!!!!!!

Reviewed by Former Student on October 19, 2010
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i love this school!

Reviewed by Student on August 01, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
MY name is stacey, and i graduated from austin meehan this year (2010)! I love this school so much! I didn't get to graduate, but i passed and im moving on to high school. Im kinda upset that i didn't get to walk (Graduate) but that's (...) fault! She hates me and i hate her! But any way The school is great and the friends you will meet are awsome. I am going to abraham lincoln high school next year. But i would recommend this school to new students. The thing i hate are the lockers, they are so small! but other than that i hope you enjoy the school!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 13, 2010
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I'm graduating from Meehan this year & I'm super sad ! I love this school sososo much

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 07, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I'm a student here at austin meehan. I'm graduating this year (2010). It's honestly not that bad of a school. My favorite teacher is Mrs. Rafter, she's my homeroom teacher. She's taught me soooooo much. She's the best. But anyway. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the school to anyone but i wouldn't talk someone out of it. Despite the rumors of this middle school, it's OK.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 26, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I'm a student class of 2010. I absolutely hate this school. it's just violence and ignorance

Reviewed by Former Student on October 27, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school was my favorite school. I have done some bad things in that school that I am not proud of and I am sorry for that. I should have respected that school more. If it wasn't for this school and the friends I had in their I would have not been here today. I thank the Principle the vice principle and the security gaurd. I wish i would have not done these things because then I would have actually graduated in a real graduation and not some stupid picnic thing at my disiplinary school. THANK YOU AUSTIN MEEHAN
Kiersten Simon

Reviewed by Student on July 14, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
well i just graduated fromm meehan this year and we as the role models of the school were going crazy....we had a blast this year and it couldnt have been better

Reviewed by Student on May 03, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Hi i am astudent this year at austin meehan and i love it (class of 09).Im graduating this year also and i dont want to leave.I am gonna miss all of my friends and also my teachers like mr.austerberry and mr.dean and mrs.doyle and mrs. aurit.Im especially gonna miss my dance teacher mrs.adjepong.im gonna miss her the most because she taught me never let anyone to put my head down and just keep looking up.My name is robert newton and im gonna miss austin meehan middle school (school of the excellence)

Reviewed by Student on February 16, 2009
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i am a student that is in austin meehan i absolutely don't like this school cause people are ti ignorant in this school and the school lunches are really bad and i want to leave but it can be a really cool school if u get use to it

Reviewed by Student on November 09, 2008
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I'm a student in Austin meehan middle school as of right now in the 8th grade and its nothing like what other people say our teachers are caring and only want the best out of us. the students not like what other people say mostly all of the 8Th graders get along and 7th they took away 6th but doesn't matter is been here since i was 6th grade and you don't even know how much it has changed so don't think anything of our school until you come here

Reviewed by Student on July 02, 2007
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
well im actually a student that went to Meehan for 3 years i just graduated this year.[2007] i'd like to say some thing about my school when i was going into Austin Meehan for the first time i was absolutely scared to death from some of the rumors i heard like 8th graders beat up the 6th and you know all about them but when i actually got into the school i learned that it's nothing like the rumors my parent at first didnt want to send me there because of the rumors but i'm telling you don't believe them most of them aren't true i can say the whole 3 years i've been at Meehan were get so to all the parents that say this school is bad don't because you never went there and if you did it probably changed a lot since then the teachers and principals are getting a lot more strict and the violence in the school has gone down. there was only about 1 fight in my class this year compared to the fights in 6th grade which was about 5 so the school it getting a lot better slowly.

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Meehan Austin Middle 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 (third year)

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	59.8%	57.1%	77.9%
2009	57.5%	53.7%	75.3%
2008	47.9%	48.4%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	43.4%	53.3%	73.5%
2009	54.5%	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	49.3%	55.6%	75.2%
2009	51.1%	50.6%	71.3%
2008	45.5%	48.8%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	61.4%	67.0%	81.9%
2009	69.8%	62.0%	80.5%
2008	62.4%	55.9%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	17.7%	25.9%	57.2%
2009	20.8%	22.2%	54.8%
2008	17.8%	21.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	31.1%	52.4%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	27.1%	40.8%	69.1%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2008	34.4%	49.6%	72.3%

Reading Test
2008	31.0%	40.1%	66.9%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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