Lawton Henry W School
6101 Jackson St
Philadelphia PA, 19135, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-335-5659
Ranking: 
(2,226 out of 2,495, bottom 11%)*
(2,226 out of 2,495, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 51 | 37 | 33 | |||
| Total Students: | 788 | 698 | 636 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 122 | 15.5% | 116 | 16.6% | 103 | 16.2% |
| Grade 1: | 131 | 16.6% | 111 | 15.9% | 122 | 19.2% |
| Grade 2: | 108 | 13.7% | 130 | 18.6% | 94 | 14.8% |
| Grade 3: | 124 | 15.7% | 118 | 16.9% | 123 | 19.3% |
| Grade 4: | 114 | 14.5% | 124 | 17.8% | 105 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 113 | 14.3% | 99 | 14.2% | 89 | 14.0% |
| Grade 6: | 76 | 9.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 366 | 46.4% | 339 | 48.6% | 311 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 363 | 46.1% | 319 | 45.7% | 287 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 28 | 3.6% | 25 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 171 | 21.7% | 141 | 20.2% | 123 | 19.3% |
| Black | 259 | 32.9% | 220 | 31.5% | 182 | 28.6% |
| White: | 279 | 35.4% | 279 | 40.0% | 275 | 43.2% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 320 | 40.6% | 507 | 72.6% | 452 | 71.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.3% | 88 | 12.6% | 79 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.40 | 18.70 | 19.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
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* Lawton Henry W 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.