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Potter-Thomas School
3001 North 6th St Philadelphia PA, 19133, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-227-4423 Ranking:  (2,298 out of 2,311, bottom 1%)*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: | 39 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 563 | 431 | 443 | 449 | 490 | 497 | 553 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 12.8% | 47 | 10.9% | 62 | 14.0% | 41 | 9.1% | 57 | 11.6% | 52 | 10.5% | 50 | 9.0% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 12.4% | 62 | 14.4% | 46 | 10.4% | 59 | 13.1% | 61 | 12.4% | 39 | 7.8% | 57 | 10.3% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 12.3% | 44 | 10.2% | 66 | 14.9% | 55 | 12.2% | 36 | 7.3% | 45 | 9.1% | 63 | 11.4% |
| Grade 3: | 71 | 12.6% | 55 | 12.8% | 55 | 12.4% | 42 | 9.4% | 48 | 9.8% | 53 | 10.7% | 57 | 10.3% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 14.0% | 48 | 11.1% | 36 | 8.1% | 41 | 9.1% | 42 | 8.6% | 47 | 9.5% | 48 | 8.7% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 12.6% | 38 | 8.8% | 37 | 8.4% | 39 | 8.7% | 46 | 9.4% | 55 | 11.1% | 58 | 10.5% |
| Grade 6: | 44 | 7.8% | 28 | 6.5% | 41 | 9.3% | 40 | 8.9% | 50 | 10.2% | 51 | 10.3% | 63 | 11.4% |
| Grade 7: | 41 | 7.3% | 41 | 9.5% | 30 | 6.8% | 47 | 10.5% | 55 | 11.2% | 58 | 11.7% | 75 | 13.6% |
| Grade 8: | 46 | 8.2% | 38 | 8.8% | 39 | 8.8% | 48 | 10.7% | 57 | 11.6% | 60 | 12.1% | 46 | 8.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 300 | 53.3% | 232 | 53.8% | 226 | 51.0% | 221 | 49.2% | 213 | 43.5% | 226 | 45.5% | 245 | 44.3% |
| Female: | 263 | 46.7% | 199 | 46.2% | 217 | 49.0% | 228 | 50.8% | 263 | 53.7% | 258 | 51.9% | 302 | 54.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 437 | 77.6% | 321 | 74.5% | 336 | 75.8% | 348 | 77.5% | 382 | 78.0% | 387 | 77.9% | 440 | 79.6% |
| Black: | 96 | 17.1% | 87 | 20.2% | 88 | 19.9% | 85 | 18.9% | 98 | 20.0% | 101 | 20.3% | 105 | 19.0% |
| White: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% |
| 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 | 3.7% | 13 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 560 | 99.5% | 401 | 93.0% | 412 | 93.0% | 412 | 91.8% | 452 | 92.2% | 428 | 86.1% | 460 | 83.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.47 | 12.60 | 12.20 | 11.97 | 12.77 | 14.10 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 3% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.9% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.3% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.2% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 10% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.1% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.4% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 19.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 30.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 39.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 37% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 30.4% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 41.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 39.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.8% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Potter-Thomas School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.