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Northwood Academy Charter School
4621 Castor Ave
Philadelphia PA, 19124, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-289-5606
Ranking: (1,753 out of 2,311, bottom 24%)*
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: | 49 | 55 | 50 | 52 | 36 | 53 | 101 | |||||||
Total Students: | 779 | 780 | 771 | 753 | 736 | 758 | 748 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 88 | 11.3% | 92 | 11.8% | 87 | 11.3% | 85 | 11.3% | 68 | 9.2% | 78 | 10.3% | 85 | 11.4% |
Grade 1: | 92 | 11.8% | 89 | 11.4% | 91 | 11.8% | 87 | 11.6% | 85 | 11.5% | 87 | 11.5% | 86 | 11.5% |
Grade 2: | 89 | 11.4% | 96 | 12.3% | 87 | 11.3% | 89 | 11.8% | 79 | 10.7% | 80 | 10.6% | 92 | 12.3% |
Grade 3: | 97 | 12.5% | 89 | 11.4% | 88 | 11.4% | 86 | 11.4% | 79 | 10.7% | 88 | 11.6% | 89 | 11.9% |
Grade 4: | 85 | 10.9% | 90 | 11.5% | 89 | 11.5% | 87 | 11.6% | 97 | 13.2% | 87 | 11.5% | 93 | 12.4% |
Grade 5: | 86 | 11.0% | 85 | 10.9% | 94 | 12.2% | 89 | 11.8% | 88 | 12.0% | 97 | 12.8% | 74 | 9.9% |
Grade 6: | 82 | 10.5% | 87 | 11.2% | 84 | 10.9% | 91 | 12.1% | 87 | 11.8% | 78 | 10.3% | 88 | 11.8% |
Grade 7: | 80 | 10.3% | 77 | 9.9% | 79 | 10.2% | 72 | 9.6% | 76 | 10.3% | 80 | 10.6% | 84 | 11.2% |
Grade 8: | 80 | 10.3% | 75 | 9.6% | 72 | 9.3% | 67 | 8.9% | 77 | 10.5% | 83 | 10.9% | 57 | 7.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 358 | 46.0% | 367 | 47.1% | 371 | 48.1% | 359 | 47.7% | 342 | 46.5% | 360 | 47.5% | 347 | 46.4% |
Female: | 421 | 54.0% | 413 | 52.9% | 400 | 51.9% | 394 | 52.3% | 379 | 51.5% | 390 | 51.5% | 397 | 53.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 17 | 2.2% | 20 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.5% | 13 | 1.7% | 19 | 2.6% | 14 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 184 | 23.6% | 175 | 22.4% | 188 | 24.4% | 184 | 24.4% | 171 | 23.2% | 178 | 23.5% | 186 | 24.9% |
Black: | 520 | 66.8% | 527 | 67.6% | 502 | 65.1% | 473 | 62.8% | 467 | 63.5% | 487 | 64.2% | 475 | 63.5% |
White: | 38 | 4.9% | 45 | 5.8% | 50 | 6.5% | 62 | 8.2% | 68 | 9.2% | 78 | 10.3% | 77 | 10.3% |
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: | 18 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.4% | 17 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 413 | 53.0% | 471 | 60.4% | 522 | 67.7% | 396 | 52.6% | 234 | 31.8% | 301 | 39.7% | 247 | 33.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 8.0% | 71 | 9.1% | 65 | 8.4% | 74 | 9.8% | 61 | 8.3% | 96 | 12.7% | 74 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.90 | 14.29 | 15.42 | 14.48 | 20.44 | 14.30 | 7.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | N/A | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | N/A | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.1% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | N/A | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 74.1% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | N/A | 82.6% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | N/A | 73.3% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | N/A | 65% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | N/A | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | N/A | 68.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | N/A | 80.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 76% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | N/A | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | N/A | 59.7% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Northwood Academy Charter School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.