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Lowell James R School
450 West Nedro Ave Philadelphia PA, 19120, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-276-5272 Ranking:  (2,259 out of 2,311, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 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: | 54 | 56 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 54 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 978 | 990 | 1,008 | 1,026 | 965 | 1,016 | 1,041 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 34 | 3.5% | 31 | 3.1% | 33 | 3.3% | 36 | 3.5% | 36 | 3.7% | 39 | 3.8% | 41 | 3.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 201 | 20.6% | 207 | 20.9% | 177 | 17.6% | 196 | 19.1% | 166 | 17.2% | 170 | 16.7% | 191 | 18.3% |
| Grade 1: | 201 | 20.6% | 207 | 20.9% | 205 | 20.3% | 184 | 17.9% | 198 | 20.5% | 210 | 20.7% | 212 | 20.4% |
| Grade 2: | 209 | 21.4% | 182 | 18.4% | 192 | 19.0% | 210 | 20.5% | 192 | 19.9% | 191 | 18.8% | 216 | 20.7% |
| Grade 3: | 161 | 16.5% | 183 | 18.5% | 188 | 18.7% | 205 | 20.0% | 187 | 19.4% | 214 | 21.1% | 191 | 18.3% |
| Grade 4: | 172 | 17.6% | 180 | 18.2% | 213 | 21.1% | 195 | 19.0% | 186 | 19.3% | 192 | 18.9% | 190 | 18.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 517 | 52.9% | 527 | 53.2% | 526 | 52.2% | 551 | 53.7% | 473 | 49.0% | 504 | 49.6% | 524 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 461 | 47.1% | 463 | 46.8% | 482 | 47.8% | 475 | 46.3% | 445 | 46.1% | 475 | 46.8% | 486 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 182 | 18.6% | 187 | 18.9% | 189 | 18.8% | 199 | 19.4% | 194 | 20.1% | 166 | 16.3% | 167 | 16.0% |
| Hispanic: | 135 | 13.8% | 146 | 14.7% | 136 | 13.5% | 146 | 14.2% | 139 | 14.4% | 127 | 12.5% | 150 | 14.4% |
| Black: | 564 | 57.7% | 565 | 57.1% | 605 | 60.0% | 617 | 60.1% | 577 | 59.8% | 673 | 66.2% | 676 | 64.9% |
| White: | 13 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.7% | 18 | 1.8% | 16 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.6% | 20 | 2.0% | 20 | 1.9% |
| 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: | 84 | 8.6% | 75 | 7.6% | 60 | 6.0% | 46 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 944 | 96.5% | 959 | 96.9% | 975 | 96.7% | 990 | 96.5% | 929 | 96.3% | 651 | 64.1% | 664 | 63.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 10.7% | 111 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.27 | 17.62 | 17.35 | 16.37 | 14.99 | 18.70 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 49% | 82.3% |
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* Lowell James R School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.