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Pennypacker Samuel School
1858 East Washington Ln Philadelphia PA, 19138, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-276-5271 Ranking:  (1,811 out of 2,311, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 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: | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 420 | 517 | 514 | 520 | 437 | 421 | 478 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 14 | 3.3% | 39 | 7.5% | 35 | 6.8% | 39 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 12.1% | 61 | 11.8% | 43 | 8.4% | 63 | 12.1% | 65 | 14.9% | 49 | 11.6% | 57 | 11.9% |
| Grade 1: | 67 | 16.0% | 54 | 10.4% | 76 | 14.8% | 71 | 13.7% | 58 | 13.3% | 53 | 12.6% | 72 | 15.1% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 12.9% | 73 | 14.1% | 69 | 13.4% | 69 | 13.3% | 63 | 14.4% | 64 | 15.2% | 78 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 18.3% | 69 | 13.3% | 76 | 14.8% | 70 | 13.5% | 65 | 14.9% | 77 | 18.3% | 66 | 13.8% |
| Grade 4: | 81 | 19.3% | 83 | 16.1% | 72 | 14.0% | 79 | 15.2% | 67 | 15.3% | 60 | 14.3% | 61 | 12.8% |
| Grade 5: | 76 | 18.1% | 62 | 12.0% | 75 | 14.6% | 73 | 14.0% | 60 | 13.7% | 59 | 14.0% | 80 | 16.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 224 | 53.3% | 276 | 53.4% | 268 | 52.1% | 279 | 53.7% | 213 | 48.7% | 209 | 49.6% | 251 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 196 | 46.7% | 241 | 46.6% | 246 | 47.9% | 241 | 46.3% | 213 | 48.7% | 203 | 48.2% | 222 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 392 | 93.3% | 499 | 96.5% | 495 | 96.3% | 509 | 97.9% | 430 | 98.4% | 416 | 98.8% | 466 | 97.5% |
| White: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% |
| 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: | 21 | 5.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 406 | 96.7% | 478 | 92.5% | 479 | 93.2% | 481 | 92.5% | 434 | 99.3% | 283 | 67.2% | 314 | 65.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 10.7% | 49 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.00 | 17.83 | 17.65 | 16.09 | 15.43 | 16.00 | 18.20 | |||||||
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 | 73% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 42% | 68.5% |
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* Pennypacker Samuel School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.