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Forrest Edwin School
7300 Cottage St Philadelphia PA, 19136, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-335-5652 Ranking:  (1,805 out of 2,311, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 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: | 51 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,127 | 1,088 | 1,160 | 1,151 | 1,102 | 1,015 | 832 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 20 | 1.8% | 20 | 1.8% | 20 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.7% | 20 | 2.0% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 160 | 14.2% | 156 | 14.3% | 152 | 13.1% | 155 | 13.5% | 181 | 16.4% | 131 | 12.9% | 132 | 15.9% |
| Grade 1: | 177 | 15.7% | 163 | 15.0% | 174 | 15.0% | 197 | 17.1% | 154 | 14.0% | 141 | 13.9% | 143 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 165 | 14.6% | 148 | 13.6% | 200 | 17.2% | 170 | 14.8% | 155 | 14.1% | 146 | 14.4% | 136 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 154 | 13.7% | 179 | 16.5% | 169 | 14.6% | 153 | 13.3% | 154 | 14.0% | 145 | 14.3% | 139 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 179 | 15.9% | 144 | 13.2% | 152 | 13.1% | 162 | 14.1% | 147 | 13.3% | 156 | 15.4% | 149 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 128 | 11.4% | 147 | 13.5% | 151 | 13.0% | 147 | 12.8% | 153 | 13.9% | 150 | 14.8% | 133 | 16.0% |
| Grade 6: | 144 | 12.8% | 131 | 12.0% | 142 | 12.2% | 147 | 12.8% | 139 | 12.6% | 126 | 12.4% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 590 | 52.4% | 558 | 51.3% | 602 | 51.9% | 585 | 50.8% | 527 | 47.8% | 492 | 48.5% | 415 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 537 | 47.6% | 530 | 48.7% | 558 | 48.1% | 566 | 49.2% | 491 | 44.6% | 458 | 45.1% | 370 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 38 | 3.4% | 36 | 3.3% | 35 | 3.0% | 41 | 3.6% | 42 | 3.8% | 36 | 3.5% | 31 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 219 | 19.4% | 199 | 18.3% | 202 | 17.4% | 191 | 16.6% | 170 | 15.4% | 168 | 16.6% | 127 | 15.3% |
| Black: | 313 | 27.8% | 310 | 28.5% | 313 | 27.0% | 299 | 26.0% | 277 | 25.1% | 228 | 22.5% | 184 | 22.1% |
| White: | 402 | 35.7% | 423 | 38.9% | 487 | 42.0% | 519 | 45.1% | 536 | 48.6% | 524 | 51.6% | 447 | 53.7% |
| 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: | 152 | 13.5% | 117 | 10.8% | 122 | 10.5% | 100 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 863 | 76.6% | 810 | 74.4% | 787 | 67.8% | 832 | 72.3% | 786 | 71.3% | 696 | 68.6% | 564 | 67.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 4.0% | 64 | 5.9% | 82 | 7.1% | 46 | 4.0% | 64 | 5.8% | 54 | 5.3% | 76 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.92 | 18.27 | 18.94 | 20.06 | 20.21 | 20.90 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 42% | 68.5% |
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* Forrest Edwin School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.