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Barry Comm John School
5900 Race St Philadelphia PA, 19132, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-581-5501 Ranking:  (2,304 out of 2,311, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 48 | 46 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 35 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 806 | 852 | 883 | 798 | 768 | 640 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 12 | 1.5% | 35 | 4.1% | 37 | 4.2% | 40 | 5.0% | 33 | 4.3% | 34 | 5.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 101 | 12.5% | 119 | 14.0% | 107 | 12.1% | 87 | 10.9% | 81 | 10.5% | 71 | 11.1% |
| Grade 1: | 113 | 14.0% | 117 | 13.7% | 108 | 12.2% | 95 | 11.9% | 96 | 12.5% | 64 | 10.0% |
| Grade 2: | 118 | 14.6% | 94 | 11.0% | 106 | 12.0% | 90 | 11.3% | 86 | 11.2% | 74 | 11.6% |
| Grade 3: | 68 | 8.4% | 95 | 11.2% | 104 | 11.8% | 83 | 10.4% | 91 | 11.8% | 69 | 10.8% |
| Grade 4: | 93 | 11.5% | 95 | 11.2% | 86 | 9.7% | 99 | 12.4% | 84 | 10.9% | 70 | 10.9% |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 10.5% | 76 | 8.9% | 89 | 10.1% | 77 | 9.6% | 85 | 11.1% | 75 | 11.7% |
| Grade 6: | 71 | 8.8% | 83 | 9.7% | 73 | 8.3% | 81 | 10.2% | 80 | 10.4% | 60 | 9.4% |
| Grade 7: | 85 | 10.5% | 71 | 8.3% | 90 | 10.2% | 79 | 9.9% | 72 | 9.4% | 63 | 9.8% |
| Grade 8: | 60 | 7.4% | 67 | 7.9% | 83 | 9.4% | 67 | 8.4% | 60 | 7.8% | 60 | 9.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 384 | 47.6% | 401 | 47.1% | 429 | 48.6% | 380 | 47.6% | 354 | 46.1% | 309 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 422 | 52.4% | 451 | 52.9% | 454 | 51.4% | 418 | 52.4% | 392 | 51.0% | 319 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.1% | 16 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 768 | 95.3% | 818 | 96.0% | 854 | 96.7% | 771 | 96.6% | 729 | 94.9% | 616 | 96.3% |
| White: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.2% | 14 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 794 | 98.5% | 817 | 95.9% | 846 | 95.8% | 758 | 95.0% | 735 | 95.7% | 545 | 85.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.69 | 18.33 | 18.40 | 19.00 | 17.86 | 18.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.2% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 8% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Barry Comm John School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.