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World Communications Charter School
51220 South Broad St
Philadelphia PA, 19146, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-735-3198
Ranking: | High School: (448 out of 626, bottom 28%) Elementary/Middle School: (1,915 out of 2,311, bottom 17%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
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: | 36 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 25 | NA | NA | ||||||
Total Students: | 626 | 561 | 502 | 510 | 493 | 467 | 456 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 33 | 5.3% | 30 | 5.3% | 35 | 7.0% | 23 | 4.5% | 30 | 6.1% | 23 | 4.9% | 21 | 4.6% |
Grade 7: | 70 | 11.2% | 88 | 15.7% | 52 | 10.4% | 55 | 10.8% | 66 | 13.4% | 46 | 9.9% | 66 | 14.5% |
Grade 8: | 81 | 12.9% | 52 | 9.3% | 48 | 9.6% | 66 | 12.9% | 59 | 12.0% | 66 | 14.1% | 55 | 12.1% |
Grade 9: | 152 | 24.3% | 150 | 26.7% | 160 | 31.9% | 129 | 25.3% | 138 | 28.0% | 116 | 24.8% | 119 | 26.1% |
Grade 10: | 110 | 17.6% | 105 | 18.7% | 72 | 14.3% | 86 | 16.9% | 84 | 17.0% | 87 | 18.6% | 65 | 14.3% |
Grade 11: | 101 | 16.1% | 62 | 11.1% | 70 | 13.9% | 92 | 18.0% | 67 | 13.6% | 62 | 13.3% | 80 | 17.5% |
Grade 12: | 79 | 12.6% | 74 | 13.2% | 65 | 12.9% | 59 | 11.6% | 47 | 9.5% | 67 | 14.3% | 50 | 11.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 287 | 45.8% | 245 | 43.7% | 214 | 42.6% | 211 | 41.4% | 203 | 41.2% | 184 | 39.4% | 187 | 41.0% |
Female: | 339 | 54.2% | 316 | 56.3% | 288 | 57.4% | 299 | 58.6% | 282 | 57.2% | 275 | 58.9% | 265 | 58.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 16 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.0% | 14 | 3.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.5% |
Black: | 591 | 94.4% | 527 | 93.9% | 469 | 93.4% | 474 | 92.9% | 469 | 95.1% | 442 | 94.6% | 446 | 97.8% |
White: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 536 | 85.6% | 366 | 65.2% | 404 | 80.5% | 92 | 18.0% | 411 | 83.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 1.8% | 108 | 19.3% | 19 | 3.8% | 12 | 2.4% | 43 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.44 | 17.53 | 16.19 | 18.89 | 15.90 | 18.70 | NA | NA |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 14.8% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | N/A | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | N/A | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | N/A | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | N/A | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | N/A | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | N/A | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | N/A | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | N/A | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | N/A | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | N/A | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | N/A | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | N/A | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | N/A | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | N/A | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | N/A | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.2% | N/A | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | N/A | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | N/A | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | N/A | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | N/A | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | N/A | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | N/A | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | N/A | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | N/A | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | N/A | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | N/A | 82.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | N/A | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 34.2% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | N/A | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | N/A | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | N/A | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | N/A | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | N/A | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* World Communications Charter School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.