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Powel Samuel School
301 North 36th St Philadelphia PA, 19104, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-823-8201 Ranking:  (2,036 out of 2,311, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 278 | 252 | 221 | 237 | 238 | 228 | 236 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 20.1% | 52 | 20.6% | 41 | 18.6% | 49 | 20.7% | 44 | 18.5% | 44 | 19.3% | 43 | 18.2% |
| Grade 1: | 55 | 19.8% | 49 | 19.4% | 42 | 19.0% | 46 | 19.4% | 46 | 19.3% | 47 | 20.6% | 46 | 19.5% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 19.4% | 46 | 18.3% | 48 | 21.7% | 50 | 21.1% | 53 | 22.3% | 42 | 18.4% | 48 | 20.3% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 19.8% | 53 | 21.0% | 44 | 19.9% | 49 | 20.7% | 43 | 18.1% | 50 | 21.9% | 46 | 19.5% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 20.9% | 52 | 20.6% | 46 | 20.8% | 43 | 18.1% | 52 | 21.8% | 45 | 19.7% | 53 | 22.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 137 | 49.3% | 124 | 49.2% | 104 | 47.1% | 109 | 46.0% | 102 | 42.9% | 91 | 39.9% | 102 | 43.2% |
| Female: | 141 | 50.7% | 128 | 50.8% | 117 | 52.9% | 128 | 54.0% | 116 | 48.7% | 118 | 51.8% | 121 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 12 | 4.3% | 12 | 4.8% | 13 | 5.9% | 10 | 4.2% | 8 | 3.4% | 4 | 1.8% | 7 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 203 | 73.0% | 175 | 69.4% | 161 | 72.9% | 175 | 73.8% | 182 | 76.5% | 189 | 82.9% | 195 | 82.6% |
| White: | 34 | 12.2% | 39 | 15.5% | 32 | 14.5% | 39 | 16.5% | 32 | 13.4% | 20 | 8.8% | 19 | 8.1% |
| 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: | 22 | 7.9% | 19 | 7.5% | 13 | 5.9% | 8 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 173 | 62.2% | 162 | 64.3% | 104 | 47.1% | 126 | 53.2% | 103 | 43.3% | 91 | 39.9% | 124 | 52.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 2.2% | 12 | 4.8% | 17 | 7.7% | 14 | 5.9% | 15 | 6.3% | 8 | 3.5% | 6 | 2.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.53 | 16.80 | 13.81 | 12.82 | 14.74 | 14.70 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 49% | 82.3% |
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* Powel Samuel School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.