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Disston Hamilton School
6801 Cottage St Philadelphia PA, 19135, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-335-5661 Ranking:  (2,047 out of 2,311, bottom 11%)*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: | 48 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 848 | 874 | 826 | 819 | 798 | 812 | 862 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 90 | 10.6% | 100 | 11.4% | 93 | 11.3% | 88 | 10.7% | 63 | 7.9% | 68 | 8.4% | 65 | 7.5% |
| Grade 1: | 113 | 13.3% | 108 | 12.4% | 87 | 10.5% | 85 | 10.4% | 78 | 9.8% | 78 | 9.6% | 70 | 8.1% |
| Grade 2: | 111 | 13.1% | 101 | 11.6% | 88 | 10.7% | 88 | 10.7% | 89 | 11.2% | 80 | 9.9% | 81 | 9.4% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 11.2% | 88 | 10.1% | 82 | 9.9% | 87 | 10.6% | 78 | 9.8% | 80 | 9.9% | 99 | 11.5% |
| Grade 4: | 71 | 8.4% | 94 | 10.8% | 87 | 10.5% | 80 | 9.8% | 80 | 10.0% | 82 | 10.1% | 87 | 10.1% |
| Grade 5: | 86 | 10.1% | 87 | 10.0% | 82 | 9.9% | 88 | 10.7% | 84 | 10.5% | 93 | 11.5% | 98 | 11.4% |
| Grade 6: | 84 | 9.9% | 87 | 10.0% | 85 | 10.3% | 99 | 12.1% | 106 | 13.3% | 101 | 12.4% | 110 | 12.8% |
| Grade 7: | 104 | 12.3% | 90 | 10.3% | 118 | 14.3% | 106 | 12.9% | 104 | 13.0% | 106 | 13.1% | 126 | 14.6% |
| Grade 8: | 94 | 11.1% | 119 | 13.6% | 104 | 12.6% | 98 | 12.0% | 116 | 14.5% | 124 | 15.3% | 126 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 434 | 51.2% | 447 | 51.1% | 448 | 54.2% | 432 | 52.7% | 389 | 48.7% | 402 | 49.5% | 441 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 414 | 48.8% | 427 | 48.9% | 378 | 45.8% | 387 | 47.3% | 359 | 45.0% | 365 | 45.0% | 387 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 28 | 3.3% | 21 | 2.4% | 20 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.7% | 24 | 3.0% | 22 | 2.7% | 27 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 228 | 26.9% | 238 | 27.2% | 192 | 23.2% | 189 | 23.1% | 183 | 22.9% | 188 | 23.2% | 182 | 21.1% |
| Black: | 253 | 29.8% | 265 | 30.3% | 253 | 30.6% | 254 | 31.0% | 247 | 31.0% | 230 | 28.3% | 244 | 28.3% |
| White: | 259 | 30.5% | 266 | 30.4% | 285 | 34.5% | 296 | 36.1% | 301 | 37.7% | 334 | 41.1% | 377 | 43.7% |
| 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: | 77 | 9.1% | 81 | 9.3% | 74 | 9.0% | 56 | 6.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 845 | 99.6% | 871 | 99.7% | 359 | 43.5% | 403 | 49.2% | 360 | 45.1% | 593 | 73.0% | 613 | 71.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 103 | 12.7% | 107 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.67 | 16.19 | 16.86 | 16.60 | 16.47 | 16.50 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 19.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 30.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 39.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 37% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 30.4% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 41.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 39.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Disston Hamilton 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.