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Southwark School
1835 South 9th St Philadelphia PA, 19148, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-952-8606 Ranking:  (2,125 out of 2,311, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 41 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 578 | 569 | 530 | 515 | 456 | 452 | 485 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 23 | 4.0% | 36 | 6.3% | 33 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 13.0% | 80 | 14.1% | 51 | 9.6% | 60 | 11.7% | 33 | 7.2% | 41 | 9.1% | 45 | 9.3% |
| Grade 1: | 75 | 13.0% | 51 | 9.0% | 70 | 13.2% | 46 | 8.9% | 53 | 11.6% | 45 | 10.0% | 40 | 8.2% |
| Grade 2: | 57 | 9.9% | 76 | 13.4% | 47 | 8.9% | 54 | 10.5% | 45 | 9.9% | 36 | 8.0% | 44 | 9.1% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 11.4% | 48 | 8.4% | 53 | 10.0% | 50 | 9.7% | 44 | 9.6% | 44 | 9.7% | 45 | 9.3% |
| Grade 4: | 45 | 7.8% | 59 | 10.4% | 48 | 9.1% | 57 | 11.1% | 38 | 8.3% | 40 | 8.8% | 46 | 9.5% |
| Grade 5: | 52 | 9.0% | 46 | 8.1% | 61 | 11.5% | 47 | 9.1% | 42 | 9.2% | 43 | 9.5% | 52 | 10.7% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 8.1% | 58 | 10.2% | 45 | 8.5% | 40 | 7.8% | 48 | 10.5% | 47 | 10.4% | 53 | 10.9% |
| Grade 7: | 66 | 11.4% | 66 | 11.6% | 45 | 8.5% | 73 | 14.2% | 79 | 17.3% | 76 | 16.8% | 82 | 16.9% |
| Grade 8: | 72 | 12.5% | 49 | 8.6% | 77 | 14.5% | 88 | 17.1% | 74 | 16.2% | 80 | 17.7% | 78 | 16.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 293 | 50.7% | 274 | 48.2% | 265 | 50.0% | 264 | 51.3% | 227 | 49.8% | 211 | 46.7% | 234 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 285 | 49.3% | 295 | 51.8% | 265 | 50.0% | 251 | 48.7% | 206 | 45.2% | 226 | 50.0% | 243 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 268 | 46.4% | 278 | 48.9% | 258 | 48.7% | 247 | 48.0% | 206 | 45.2% | 204 | 45.1% | 220 | 45.4% |
| Hispanic: | 158 | 27.3% | 144 | 25.3% | 129 | 24.3% | 106 | 20.6% | 97 | 21.3% | 90 | 19.9% | 77 | 15.9% |
| Black: | 73 | 12.6% | 75 | 13.2% | 74 | 14.0% | 89 | 17.3% | 89 | 19.5% | 105 | 23.2% | 135 | 27.8% |
| White: | 55 | 9.5% | 45 | 7.9% | 46 | 8.7% | 53 | 10.3% | 47 | 10.3% | 44 | 9.7% | 47 | 9.7% |
| 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 | 3.8% | 25 | 4.4% | 19 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 555 | 96.0% | 533 | 93.7% | 497 | 93.8% | 512 | 99.4% | 453 | 99.3% | 332 | 73.5% | 350 | 72.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 12.2% | 58 | 12.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.10 | 15.61 | 14.17 | 13.89 | 13.65 | 14.00 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 19.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 30.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 39.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 37% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.2% | 30.4% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 41.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 39.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Southwark School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.