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First Phila Cs For Literacy Other School
4300 Tacony St
Philadelphia PA, 19124, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-743-3100
Ranking: (1,873 out of 2,311, bottom 19%)*
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12
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: | 67 | 58 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,290 | 964 | 734 | 735 | 692 | 760 | 720 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 167 | 12.9% | 161 | 16.7% | 70 | 9.5% | 81 | 11.0% | 74 | 10.7% | 66 | 8.7% | 59 | 8.2% |
Grade 1: | 163 | 12.6% | 142 | 14.7% | 78 | 10.6% | 75 | 10.2% | 62 | 9.0% | 54 | 7.1% | 71 | 9.9% |
Grade 2: | 162 | 12.6% | 151 | 15.7% | 77 | 10.5% | 77 | 10.5% | 50 | 7.2% | 75 | 9.9% | 102 | 14.2% |
Grade 3: | 162 | 12.6% | 78 | 8.1% | 77 | 10.5% | 72 | 9.8% | 69 | 10.0% | 90 | 11.8% | 98 | 13.6% |
Grade 4: | 158 | 12.2% | 77 | 8.0% | 76 | 10.4% | 75 | 10.2% | 83 | 12.0% | 97 | 12.8% | 111 | 15.4% |
Grade 5: | 103 | 8.0% | 77 | 8.0% | 79 | 10.8% | 94 | 12.8% | 90 | 13.0% | 107 | 14.1% | 100 | 13.9% |
Grade 6: | 83 | 6.4% | 79 | 8.2% | 95 | 12.9% | 92 | 12.5% | 93 | 13.4% | 97 | 12.8% | 89 | 12.4% |
Grade 7: | 79 | 6.1% | 102 | 10.6% | 102 | 13.9% | 84 | 11.4% | 87 | 12.6% | 91 | 12.0% | 90 | 12.5% |
Grade 8: | 99 | 7.7% | 97 | 10.1% | 80 | 10.9% | 85 | 11.6% | 84 | 12.1% | 83 | 10.9% | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 114 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 11: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 598 | 46.4% | 445 | 46.2% | 320 | 43.6% | 316 | 43.0% | 268 | 38.7% | 309 | 40.7% | 293 | 40.7% |
Female: | 692 | 53.6% | 519 | 53.8% | 414 | 56.4% | 419 | 57.0% | 378 | 54.6% | 404 | 53.2% | 380 | 52.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 44 | 3.4% | 36 | 3.7% | 33 | 4.5% | 34 | 4.6% | 34 | 4.9% | 33 | 4.3% | 19 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 333 | 25.8% | 238 | 24.7% | 170 | 23.2% | 160 | 21.8% | 156 | 22.5% | 176 | 23.2% | 172 | 23.9% |
Black: | 531 | 41.2% | 374 | 38.8% | 278 | 37.9% | 286 | 38.9% | 260 | 37.6% | 284 | 37.4% | 267 | 37.1% |
White: | 268 | 20.8% | 241 | 25.0% | 200 | 27.2% | 205 | 27.9% | 204 | 29.5% | 228 | 30.0% | 219 | 30.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 105 | 8.1% | 69 | 7.2% | 49 | 6.7% | 50 | 6.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 792 | 61.4% | 624 | 64.7% | 577 | 78.6% | 539 | 73.3% | 514 | 74.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 7.4% | 94 | 9.8% | 53 | 7.2% | 76 | 10.3% | 75 | 10.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.40 | 16.72 | 16.39 | 15.10 | 14.07 | 17.00 | 16.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | N/A | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | N/A | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | N/A | 82.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | N/A | 73.3% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | N/A | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | N/A | 68.5% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | N/A | 80.1% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | N/A | 76% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | N/A | 76.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 79.8% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | N/A | 59.7% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* First Phila Cs For Literacy Other 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.