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Laboratory Charter School
800 North Orianna St
Philadelphia PA, 19123, Philadelphia County
Phone: 610-617-9121
Ranking: (5 out of 2,311, top 0%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
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: | 31 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 497 | 446 | 439 | 395 | 401 | 452 | 494 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 62 | 12.5% | 61 | 13.7% | 72 | 16.4% | 43 | 10.9% | 51 | 12.7% | 38 | 8.4% | 73 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 14.1% | 77 | 17.3% | 47 | 10.7% | 48 | 12.2% | 46 | 11.5% | 73 | 16.2% | 67 | 13.6% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 14.3% | 45 | 10.1% | 52 | 11.8% | 41 | 10.4% | 66 | 16.5% | 48 | 10.6% | 70 | 14.2% |
Grade 3: | 62 | 12.5% | 47 | 10.5% | 41 | 9.3% | 61 | 15.4% | 38 | 9.5% | 69 | 15.3% | 67 | 13.6% |
Grade 4: | 60 | 12.1% | 43 | 9.6% | 59 | 13.4% | 41 | 10.4% | 51 | 12.7% | 61 | 13.5% | 71 | 14.4% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 9.3% | 53 | 11.9% | 41 | 9.3% | 48 | 12.2% | 43 | 10.7% | 63 | 13.9% | 48 | 9.7% |
Grade 6: | 49 | 9.9% | 43 | 9.6% | 48 | 10.9% | 38 | 9.6% | 44 | 11.0% | 42 | 9.3% | 35 | 7.1% |
Grade 7: | 44 | 8.9% | 42 | 9.4% | 36 | 8.2% | 38 | 9.6% | 37 | 9.2% | 31 | 6.9% | 37 | 7.5% |
Grade 8: | 33 | 6.6% | 35 | 7.8% | 43 | 9.8% | 37 | 9.4% | 25 | 6.2% | 27 | 6.0% | 26 | 5.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 230 | 46.3% | 204 | 45.7% | 189 | 43.1% | 168 | 42.5% | 161 | 40.1% | 167 | 36.9% | 180 | 36.4% |
Female: | 267 | 53.7% | 242 | 54.3% | 250 | 56.9% | 227 | 57.5% | 226 | 56.4% | 268 | 59.3% | 304 | 61.5% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 4.0% | 23 | 5.2% | 23 | 5.2% | 22 | 5.6% | 21 | 5.2% | 20 | 4.4% | 21 | 4.3% |
Black: | 437 | 87.9% | 403 | 90.4% | 397 | 90.4% | 358 | 90.6% | 369 | 92.0% | 416 | 92.0% | 453 | 91.7% |
White: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 10 | 2.0% |
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: | 38 | 7.6% | 16 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 47.7% | 245 | 54.9% | 186 | 42.4% | 156 | 39.5% | 131 | 32.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 7.6% | 49 | 11.0% | 42 | 9.6% | 30 | 7.6% | 38 | 9.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.03 | 17.84 | 15.14 | 16.46 | 12.73 | 12.90 | 17.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | N/A | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | N/A | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | N/A | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | N/A | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | N/A | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | N/A | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.1% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Laboratory Charter School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.