Patterson John M School
7000 Buist Ave Philadelphia PA, 19142, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-492-6453 Ranking:  (2,257 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: | 35 | 39 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 38 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 675 | 660 | 716 | 747 | 771 | 728 | 739 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 32 | 4.7% | 29 | 4.4% | 33 | 4.6% | 61 | 8.2% | 64 | 8.3% | 65 | 8.9% | 73 | 9.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 139 | 20.6% | 136 | 20.6% | 148 | 20.7% | 132 | 17.7% | 143 | 18.5% | 124 | 17.0% | 122 | 16.5% |
| Grade 1: | 136 | 20.1% | 139 | 21.1% | 118 | 16.5% | 144 | 19.3% | 153 | 19.8% | 133 | 18.3% | 133 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 138 | 20.4% | 107 | 16.2% | 131 | 18.3% | 139 | 18.6% | 132 | 17.1% | 137 | 18.8% | 140 | 18.9% |
| Grade 3: | 105 | 15.6% | 117 | 17.7% | 147 | 20.5% | 132 | 17.7% | 141 | 18.3% | 136 | 18.7% | 124 | 16.8% |
| Grade 4: | 125 | 18.5% | 132 | 20.0% | 139 | 19.4% | 139 | 18.6% | 138 | 17.9% | 133 | 18.3% | 147 | 19.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 359 | 53.2% | 329 | 49.8% | 362 | 50.6% | 384 | 51.4% | 371 | 48.1% | 367 | 50.4% | 392 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 316 | 46.8% | 331 | 50.2% | 354 | 49.4% | 363 | 48.6% | 367 | 47.6% | 335 | 46.0% | 333 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 39 | 5.8% | 37 | 5.6% | 44 | 6.1% | 45 | 6.0% | 43 | 5.6% | 40 | 5.5% | 43 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.4% | 11 | 1.5% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 10 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 576 | 85.3% | 562 | 85.2% | 623 | 87.0% | 650 | 87.0% | 675 | 87.5% | 631 | 86.7% | 641 | 86.7% |
| White: | 13 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.8% | 17 | 2.3% | 22 | 2.9% | 27 | 3.7% | 40 | 5.4% |
| 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: | 33 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.8% | 23 | 3.2% | 26 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 643 | 95.3% | 631 | 95.6% | 683 | 95.4% | 686 | 91.8% | 707 | 91.7% | 499 | 68.5% | 493 | 66.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 10.7% | 77 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.29 | 16.86 | 19.19 | 18.15 | 16.69 | 19.10 | 18.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 49% | 82.3% |
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* Patterson John M School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.