Gideon Edward School
2817 West Glenwood Ave Philadelphia PA, 19121, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-684-5072 Ranking:  (2,161 out of 2,311, bottom 6%)*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: | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 405 | 408 | 404 | 391 | 397 | 386 | 392 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 8.9% | 57 | 14.0% | 55 | 13.6% | 57 | 14.6% | 53 | 13.4% | 53 | 13.7% | 56 | 14.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 52 | 12.8% | 45 | 11.0% | 40 | 9.9% | 49 | 12.5% | 47 | 11.8% | 29 | 7.5% | 42 | 10.7% |
| Grade 1: | 50 | 12.3% | 42 | 10.3% | 57 | 14.1% | 46 | 11.8% | 35 | 8.8% | 46 | 11.9% | 39 | 9.9% |
| Grade 2: | 42 | 10.4% | 46 | 11.3% | 44 | 10.9% | 30 | 7.7% | 39 | 9.8% | 43 | 11.1% | 42 | 10.7% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 11.1% | 42 | 10.3% | 30 | 7.4% | 34 | 8.7% | 46 | 11.6% | 36 | 9.3% | 40 | 10.2% |
| Grade 4: | 41 | 10.1% | 33 | 8.1% | 38 | 9.4% | 49 | 12.5% | 37 | 9.3% | 42 | 10.9% | 31 | 7.9% |
| Grade 5: | 33 | 8.1% | 35 | 8.6% | 39 | 9.7% | 35 | 9.0% | 43 | 10.8% | 32 | 8.3% | 28 | 7.1% |
| Grade 6: | 34 | 8.4% | 41 | 10.0% | 32 | 7.9% | 38 | 9.7% | 29 | 7.3% | 28 | 7.3% | 33 | 8.4% |
| Grade 7: | 39 | 9.6% | 29 | 7.1% | 39 | 9.7% | 26 | 6.6% | 32 | 8.1% | 34 | 8.8% | 44 | 11.2% |
| Grade 8: | 33 | 8.1% | 38 | 9.3% | 30 | 7.4% | 27 | 6.9% | 36 | 9.1% | 43 | 11.1% | 37 | 9.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 189 | 46.7% | 194 | 47.5% | 199 | 49.3% | 189 | 48.3% | 194 | 48.9% | 184 | 47.7% | 195 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 216 | 53.3% | 214 | 52.5% | 205 | 50.7% | 202 | 51.7% | 194 | 48.9% | 193 | 50.0% | 191 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 392 | 96.8% | 389 | 95.3% | 386 | 95.5% | 380 | 97.2% | 390 | 98.2% | 380 | 98.4% | 388 | 99.0% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 369 | 91.1% | 351 | 86.0% | 349 | 86.4% | 334 | 85.4% | 344 | 86.6% | 305 | 79.0% | 297 | 75.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 4.4% | 17 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.58 | 14.57 | 15.96 | 16.67 | 15.01 | 14.70 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.9% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 37% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Gideon Edward School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.