Penn Alexander School
4209 Spruce St Philadelphia PA, 19104, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-823-5465 Ranking:  (554 out of 2,311, top 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8 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: | 33 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 549 | 581 | 578 | 626 | 577 | 560 | 553 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 13.5% | 73 | 12.6% | 59 | 10.2% | 60 | 9.6% | 53 | 9.2% | 61 | 10.9% | 53 | 9.6% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 12.9% | 72 | 12.4% | 73 | 12.6% | 94 | 15.0% | 79 | 13.7% | 68 | 12.1% | 77 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 68 | 12.4% | 72 | 12.4% | 79 | 13.7% | 86 | 13.7% | 74 | 12.8% | 70 | 12.5% | 70 | 12.7% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 12.6% | 72 | 12.4% | 82 | 14.2% | 76 | 12.1% | 78 | 13.5% | 69 | 12.3% | 64 | 11.6% |
| Grade 4: | 67 | 12.2% | 72 | 12.4% | 61 | 10.6% | 80 | 12.8% | 62 | 10.7% | 68 | 12.1% | 60 | 10.8% |
| Grade 5: | 60 | 10.9% | 51 | 8.8% | 61 | 10.6% | 52 | 8.3% | 60 | 10.4% | 42 | 7.5% | 52 | 9.4% |
| Grade 6: | 46 | 8.4% | 52 | 9.0% | 50 | 8.7% | 55 | 8.8% | 39 | 6.8% | 55 | 9.8% | 58 | 10.5% |
| Grade 7: | 48 | 8.7% | 46 | 7.9% | 48 | 8.3% | 44 | 7.0% | 51 | 8.8% | 54 | 9.6% | 46 | 8.3% |
| Grade 8: | 46 | 8.4% | 44 | 7.6% | 36 | 6.2% | 41 | 6.5% | 44 | 7.6% | 38 | 6.8% | 35 | 6.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 263 | 47.9% | 276 | 47.5% | 283 | 49.0% | 318 | 50.8% | 258 | 44.7% | 269 | 48.0% | 280 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 286 | 52.1% | 305 | 52.5% | 295 | 51.0% | 308 | 49.2% | 266 | 46.1% | 249 | 44.5% | 237 | 42.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 95 | 17.3% | 88 | 15.1% | 89 | 15.4% | 101 | 16.1% | 81 | 14.0% | 74 | 13.2% | 76 | 13.7% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 7.3% | 48 | 8.3% | 39 | 6.7% | 48 | 7.7% | 33 | 5.7% | 29 | 5.2% | 25 | 4.5% |
| Black: | 139 | 25.3% | 167 | 28.7% | 191 | 33.0% | 237 | 37.9% | 238 | 41.2% | 258 | 46.1% | 264 | 47.7% |
| White: | 218 | 39.7% | 216 | 37.2% | 199 | 34.4% | 188 | 30.0% | 173 | 30.0% | 162 | 28.9% | 155 | 28.0% |
| 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: | 53 | 9.7% | 56 | 9.6% | 53 | 9.2% | 46 | 7.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 137 | 25.0% | 134 | 23.1% | 549 | 95.0% | 134 | 21.4% | 540 | 93.6% | 147 | 26.3% | 134 | 24.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.4% | 11 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 4.5% | 25 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.64 | 15.84 | 15.88 | 15.75 | 16.60 | 16.10 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 39.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 37% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 39.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Penn Alexander School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.