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Fitler Academics Plus Primary School
140 West Seymour St
Philadelphia PA, 19144, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-951-4009
Ranking:
(1,612 out of 2,311, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 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: | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 263 | 282 | 308 | 329 | 317 | 334 | 355 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 18 | 6.8% | 16 | 5.7% | 24 | 7.8% | 30 | 9.1% | 17 | 5.4% | 27 | 8.1% | 22 | 6.2% |
Grade 2: | 21 | 8.0% | 25 | 8.9% | 33 | 10.7% | 32 | 9.7% | 34 | 10.7% | 25 | 7.5% | 30 | 8.5% |
Grade 3: | 25 | 9.5% | 32 | 11.3% | 32 | 10.4% | 46 | 14.0% | 32 | 10.1% | 35 | 10.5% | 46 | 13.0% |
Grade 4: | 34 | 12.9% | 40 | 14.2% | 49 | 15.9% | 38 | 11.6% | 41 | 12.9% | 47 | 14.1% | 50 | 14.1% |
Grade 5: | 35 | 13.3% | 50 | 17.7% | 44 | 14.3% | 46 | 14.0% | 47 | 14.8% | 55 | 16.5% | 54 | 15.2% |
Grade 6: | 42 | 16.0% | 44 | 15.6% | 39 | 12.7% | 42 | 12.8% | 52 | 16.4% | 50 | 15.0% | 44 | 12.4% |
Grade 7: | 55 | 20.9% | 37 | 13.1% | 43 | 14.0% | 46 | 14.0% | 53 | 16.7% | 40 | 12.0% | 60 | 16.9% |
Grade 8: | 33 | 12.5% | 38 | 13.5% | 44 | 14.3% | 49 | 14.9% | 41 | 12.9% | 55 | 16.5% | 49 | 13.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 119 | 45.2% | 121 | 42.9% | 132 | 42.9% | 149 | 45.3% | 144 | 45.4% | 156 | 46.7% | 165 | 46.5% |
Female: | 144 | 54.8% | 161 | 57.1% | 176 | 57.1% | 180 | 54.7% | 162 | 51.1% | 168 | 50.3% | 184 | 51.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.5% | 6 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 254 | 96.6% | 272 | 96.5% | 294 | 95.5% | 316 | 96.0% | 312 | 98.4% | 327 | 97.9% | 351 | 98.9% |
White: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
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: | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 200 | 76.0% | 213 | 75.5% | 160 | 51.9% | 184 | 55.9% | 199 | 62.8% | 178 | 53.3% | 196 | 55.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 2.7% | 16 | 5.7% | 17 | 5.5% | 13 | 4.0% | 16 | 5.0% | 16 | 4.8% | 10 | 2.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.11 | 14.84 | 14.67 | 15.56 | 15.72 | 19.50 | 19.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 52% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 59% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 49.4% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 37% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 42% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 54% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 53% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 49% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 45.8% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 44.7% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 23.4% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 31.9% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 40% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 34.5% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 35% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 40.6% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 57.2% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 42% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 47.8% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 55.7% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 51.7% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 19.7% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 30.9% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 39.4% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 37% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 57% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 30.4% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 41.2% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 39.6% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 49.4% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 62% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 67% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 21% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Fitler Academics Plus Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.