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Adaire Alexander School
1300 East Palmer St Philadelphia PA, 19125, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-291-4712 Ranking:  (1,942 out of 2,311, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Philadelphia City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 378 | 404 | 398 | 427 | 438 | 410 | 457 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 45 | 11.9% | 30 | 7.4% | 42 | 10.6% | 48 | 11.2% | 48 | 11.0% | 53 | 12.9% | 50 | 10.9% |
| Grade 1: | 25 | 6.6% | 41 | 10.1% | 47 | 11.8% | 44 | 10.3% | 55 | 12.6% | 53 | 12.9% | 51 | 11.2% |
| Grade 2: | 35 | 9.3% | 49 | 12.1% | 42 | 10.6% | 57 | 13.3% | 56 | 12.8% | 39 | 9.5% | 44 | 9.6% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 11.9% | 37 | 9.2% | 53 | 13.3% | 52 | 12.2% | 44 | 10.0% | 37 | 9.0% | 53 | 11.6% |
| Grade 4: | 34 | 9.0% | 56 | 13.9% | 48 | 12.1% | 43 | 10.1% | 37 | 8.4% | 52 | 12.7% | 35 | 7.7% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 14.3% | 59 | 14.6% | 39 | 9.8% | 36 | 8.4% | 60 | 13.7% | 32 | 7.8% | 42 | 9.2% |
| Grade 6: | 49 | 13.0% | 43 | 10.6% | 35 | 8.8% | 56 | 13.1% | 43 | 9.8% | 43 | 10.5% | 54 | 11.8% |
| Grade 7: | 48 | 12.7% | 38 | 9.4% | 51 | 12.8% | 42 | 9.8% | 49 | 11.2% | 44 | 10.7% | 59 | 12.9% |
| Grade 8: | 43 | 11.4% | 51 | 12.6% | 41 | 10.3% | 49 | 11.5% | 46 | 10.5% | 57 | 13.9% | 69 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 186 | 49.2% | 207 | 51.2% | 201 | 50.5% | 214 | 50.1% | 208 | 47.5% | 198 | 48.3% | 215 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 192 | 50.8% | 197 | 48.8% | 197 | 49.5% | 213 | 49.9% | 208 | 47.5% | 194 | 47.3% | 223 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 9.0% | 27 | 6.7% | 31 | 7.8% | 24 | 5.6% | 19 | 4.3% | 21 | 5.1% | 27 | 5.9% |
| Black: | 33 | 8.7% | 43 | 10.6% | 26 | 6.5% | 24 | 5.6% | 27 | 6.2% | 20 | 4.9% | 24 | 5.3% |
| White: | 283 | 74.9% | 302 | 74.8% | 318 | 79.9% | 358 | 83.8% | 371 | 84.7% | 349 | 85.1% | 379 | 82.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 5.6% | 26 | 6.4% | 16 | 4.0% | 12 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 375 | 99.2% | 401 | 99.3% | 395 | 99.2% | 424 | 99.3% | 435 | 99.3% | 273 | 66.6% | 299 | 65.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 10.7% | 48 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.00 | 15.54 | 14.76 | 14.62 | 14.90 | 15.50 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 19.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 30.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 39.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 37% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 30.4% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 41.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 39.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Adaire Alexander School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.