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Bethune Mary Mcleod School
3301 Old York Rd Philadelphia PA, 19140, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-227-4433 Ranking:  (2,242 out of 2,311, bottom 3%)*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 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 40 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 46 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 758 | 737 | 684 | 687 | 674 | 638 | 700 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 33 | 4.4% | 36 | 4.9% | 38 | 5.6% | 37 | 5.4% | 38 | 5.6% | 17 | 2.7% | 39 | 5.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 12.7% | 103 | 14.0% | 81 | 11.8% | 85 | 12.4% | 80 | 11.9% | 79 | 12.4% | 70 | 10.0% |
| Grade 1: | 114 | 15.0% | 91 | 12.3% | 90 | 13.2% | 75 | 10.9% | 88 | 13.1% | 75 | 11.8% | 63 | 9.0% |
| Grade 2: | 86 | 11.3% | 82 | 11.1% | 66 | 9.6% | 86 | 12.5% | 66 | 9.8% | 64 | 10.0% | 83 | 11.9% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 10.2% | 76 | 10.3% | 82 | 12.0% | 71 | 10.3% | 68 | 10.1% | 73 | 11.4% | 75 | 10.7% |
| Grade 4: | 77 | 10.2% | 81 | 11.0% | 68 | 9.9% | 64 | 9.3% | 77 | 11.4% | 70 | 11.0% | 81 | 11.6% |
| Grade 5: | 83 | 10.9% | 72 | 9.8% | 59 | 8.6% | 72 | 10.5% | 70 | 10.4% | 69 | 10.8% | 88 | 12.6% |
| Grade 6: | 76 | 10.0% | 59 | 8.0% | 58 | 8.5% | 73 | 10.6% | 60 | 8.9% | 73 | 11.4% | 77 | 11.0% |
| Grade 7: | 57 | 7.5% | 62 | 8.4% | 84 | 12.3% | 62 | 9.0% | 64 | 9.5% | 68 | 10.7% | 66 | 9.4% |
| Grade 8: | 59 | 7.8% | 75 | 10.2% | 58 | 8.5% | 62 | 9.0% | 63 | 9.3% | 50 | 7.8% | 58 | 8.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 388 | 51.2% | 377 | 51.2% | 338 | 49.4% | 351 | 51.1% | 334 | 49.6% | 329 | 51.6% | 366 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 370 | 48.8% | 360 | 48.8% | 346 | 50.6% | 336 | 48.9% | 320 | 47.5% | 295 | 46.2% | 328 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 180 | 23.7% | 162 | 22.0% | 150 | 21.9% | 138 | 20.1% | 131 | 19.4% | 122 | 19.1% | 118 | 16.9% |
| Black: | 535 | 70.6% | 546 | 74.1% | 515 | 75.3% | 533 | 77.6% | 525 | 77.9% | 502 | 78.7% | 573 | 81.9% |
| White: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 4.6% | 22 | 3.0% | 13 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 725 | 95.6% | 701 | 95.1% | 646 | 94.4% | 650 | 94.6% | 636 | 94.4% | 588 | 92.2% | 594 | 84.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 4.9% | 31 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.49 | 18.50 | 17.89 | 15.98 | 13.22 | 13.90 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.9% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Bethune Mary Mcleod School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.