Planet Abacus Charter School
6649 Tulip St
Philadelphia PA, 19135, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-332-2111
Ranking: 
(8 out of 2,311, top 0%)*
(8 out of 2,311, top 0%)*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: | 30 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 492 | 471 | 430 | 379 | 300 | 257 | 223 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 15.2% | 67 | 14.2% | 72 | 16.7% | 72 | 19.0% | 60 | 20.0% | 59 | 23.0% | 74 | 33.2% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 14.4% | 73 | 15.5% | 62 | 14.4% | 59 | 15.6% | 57 | 19.0% | 66 | 25.7% | 57 | 25.6% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 14.0% | 63 | 13.4% | 57 | 13.3% | 64 | 16.9% | 62 | 20.7% | 44 | 17.1% | 33 | 14.8% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 13.2% | 55 | 11.7% | 66 | 15.3% | 57 | 15.0% | 42 | 14.0% | 35 | 13.6% | 37 | 16.6% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 11.0% | 66 | 14.0% | 48 | 11.2% | 36 | 9.5% | 36 | 12.0% | 35 | 13.6% | 22 | 9.9% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 11.4% | 46 | 9.8% | 39 | 9.1% | 42 | 11.1% | 25 | 8.3% | 18 | 7.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 38 | 7.7% | 39 | 8.3% | 40 | 9.3% | 29 | 7.7% | 18 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 31 | 6.3% | 37 | 7.9% | 29 | 6.7% | 20 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 33 | 6.7% | 25 | 5.3% | 17 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 219 | 44.5% | 211 | 44.8% | 188 | 43.7% | 169 | 44.6% | 122 | 40.7% | 104 | 40.5% | 87 | 39.0% |
| Female: | 273 | 55.5% | 260 | 55.2% | 242 | 56.3% | 210 | 55.4% | 155 | 51.7% | 127 | 49.4% | 115 | 51.6% |
| 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: | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 103 | 20.9% | 111 | 23.6% | 111 | 25.8% | 95 | 25.1% | 70 | 23.3% | 55 | 21.4% | 42 | 18.8% |
| Black: | 141 | 28.7% | 116 | 24.6% | 102 | 23.7% | 88 | 23.2% | 58 | 19.3% | 44 | 17.1% | 33 | 14.8% |
| White: | 188 | 38.2% | 189 | 40.1% | 181 | 42.1% | 165 | 43.5% | 155 | 51.7% | 140 | 54.5% | 130 | 58.3% |
| 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: | 55 | 11.2% | 51 | 10.8% | 36 | 8.4% | 31 | 8.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 242 | 49.2% | 221 | 46.9% | 231 | 53.7% | 172 | 45.4% | 127 | 42.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 6.3% | 57 | 12.1% | 51 | 11.9% | 58 | 15.3% | 52 | 17.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.40 | 19.63 | 15.93 | 18.05 | 18.75 | 17.10 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | N/A | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 80% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | N/A | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | N/A | 74.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | N/A | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | N/A | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | N/A | 72.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 82.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | N/A | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | N/A | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | N/A | 65% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | N/A | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | N/A | 64.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | N/A | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | N/A | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | N/A | 68.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 80.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | N/A | 76% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 79.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | N/A | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Planet Abacus Charter School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.