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Dobson James School
4667 Umbria St Philadelphia PA, 19127, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-487-4460 Ranking:  (1,321 out of 2,311, bottom 43%)*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: | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 296 | 282 | 255 | 251 | 264 | 263 | 255 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 38 | 12.8% | 36 | 12.8% | 22 | 8.6% | 18 | 7.2% | 25 | 9.5% | 22 | 8.4% | 24 | 9.4% |
| Grade 1: | 37 | 12.5% | 20 | 7.1% | 19 | 7.5% | 21 | 8.4% | 30 | 11.4% | 25 | 9.5% | 23 | 9.0% |
| Grade 2: | 28 | 9.5% | 26 | 9.2% | 22 | 8.6% | 33 | 13.1% | 28 | 10.6% | 29 | 11.0% | 23 | 9.0% |
| Grade 3: | 30 | 10.1% | 27 | 9.6% | 29 | 11.4% | 27 | 10.8% | 29 | 11.0% | 33 | 12.5% | 30 | 11.8% |
| Grade 4: | 32 | 10.8% | 33 | 11.7% | 30 | 11.8% | 31 | 12.4% | 34 | 12.9% | 36 | 13.7% | 26 | 10.2% |
| Grade 5: | 33 | 11.1% | 27 | 9.6% | 33 | 12.9% | 35 | 13.9% | 33 | 12.5% | 24 | 9.1% | 26 | 10.2% |
| Grade 6: | 30 | 10.1% | 35 | 12.4% | 37 | 14.5% | 32 | 12.7% | 26 | 9.8% | 31 | 11.8% | 29 | 11.4% |
| Grade 7: | 34 | 11.5% | 40 | 14.2% | 35 | 13.7% | 26 | 10.4% | 30 | 11.4% | 27 | 10.3% | 34 | 13.3% |
| Grade 8: | 34 | 11.5% | 38 | 13.5% | 28 | 11.0% | 28 | 11.2% | 29 | 11.0% | 36 | 13.7% | 40 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 142 | 48.0% | 135 | 47.9% | 133 | 52.2% | 126 | 50.2% | 130 | 49.2% | 134 | 51.0% | 133 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 154 | 52.0% | 147 | 52.1% | 122 | 47.8% | 125 | 49.8% | 118 | 44.7% | 114 | 43.3% | 111 | 43.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 4.1% | 11 | 3.9% | 9 | 3.5% | 6 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 107 | 36.1% | 105 | 37.2% | 108 | 42.4% | 105 | 41.8% | 116 | 43.9% | 125 | 47.5% | 107 | 42.0% |
| White: | 141 | 47.6% | 137 | 48.6% | 125 | 49.0% | 128 | 51.0% | 134 | 50.8% | 124 | 47.1% | 134 | 52.5% |
| 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: | 32 | 10.8% | 26 | 9.2% | 11 | 4.3% | 11 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 293 | 99.0% | 279 | 98.9% | 252 | 98.8% | 248 | 98.8% | 261 | 98.9% | 160 | 60.8% | 154 | 60.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 12.2% | 31 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.05 | 14.44 | 13.14 | 10.82 | 11.92 | 13.70 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 19.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 30.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 39.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 37% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 30.4% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 41.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 39.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Dobson James School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.