Kinsey John L School
6501 Limekiln Pk
Philadelphia PA, 19138, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-276-5266
Ranking: 
(2,404 out of 2,495, bottom 4%)*
(2,404 out of 2,495, bottom 4%)*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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 31 | 29 | |||
| Total Students: | 492 | 518 | 547 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 33 | 6.7% | 39 | 7.5% | 38 | 6.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 10.2% | 56 | 10.8% | 55 | 10.1% |
| Grade 1: | 53 | 10.8% | 62 | 12.0% | 59 | 10.8% |
| Grade 2: | 57 | 11.6% | 57 | 11.0% | 55 | 10.1% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 10.0% | 44 | 8.5% | 61 | 11.2% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 10.0% | 58 | 11.2% | 58 | 10.6% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 11.2% | 55 | 10.6% | 64 | 11.7% |
| Grade 6: | 49 | 10.0% | 56 | 10.8% | 52 | 9.5% |
| Grade 7: | 48 | 9.8% | 50 | 9.7% | 53 | 9.7% |
| Grade 8: | 49 | 10.0% | 41 | 7.9% | 52 | 9.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 251 | 51.0% | 261 | 50.4% | 276 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 231 | 47.0% | 247 | 47.7% | 265 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 17 | 3.1% |
| Black | 478 | 97.2% | 502 | 96.9% | 526 | 96.2% |
| White: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 459 | 93.3% | 376 | 72.6% | 386 | 70.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 10.4% | 55 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.91 | 16.70 | 18.90 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.1% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.2% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
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* Kinsey John L School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.