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Waring Laura W School
1801 Green St Philadelphia PA, 19130, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-684-5073 Ranking:  (2,265 out of 2,311, bottom 2%)*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: | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 354 | 334 | 303 | 316 | 265 | 249 | 269 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 23 | 6.5% | 36 | 10.8% | 38 | 12.5% | 54 | 17.1% | 37 | 14.0% | 40 | 16.1% | 56 | 20.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 52 | 14.7% | 47 | 14.1% | 37 | 12.2% | 42 | 13.3% | 32 | 12.1% | 32 | 12.9% | 27 | 10.0% |
| Grade 1: | 49 | 13.8% | 38 | 11.4% | 43 | 14.2% | 38 | 12.0% | 36 | 13.6% | 27 | 10.8% | 30 | 11.2% |
| Grade 2: | 38 | 10.7% | 45 | 13.5% | 39 | 12.9% | 37 | 11.7% | 25 | 9.4% | 27 | 10.8% | 33 | 12.3% |
| Grade 3: | 41 | 11.6% | 41 | 12.3% | 28 | 9.2% | 28 | 8.9% | 28 | 10.6% | 22 | 8.8% | 25 | 9.3% |
| Grade 4: | 35 | 9.9% | 27 | 8.1% | 30 | 9.9% | 29 | 9.2% | 22 | 8.3% | 22 | 8.8% | 23 | 8.6% |
| Grade 5: | 26 | 7.3% | 26 | 7.8% | 31 | 10.2% | 23 | 7.3% | 22 | 8.3% | 22 | 8.8% | 18 | 6.7% |
| Grade 6: | 27 | 7.6% | 30 | 9.0% | 20 | 6.6% | 26 | 8.2% | 27 | 10.2% | 16 | 6.4% | 18 | 6.7% |
| Grade 7: | 29 | 8.2% | 25 | 7.5% | 21 | 6.9% | 20 | 6.3% | 16 | 6.0% | 19 | 7.6% | 23 | 8.6% |
| Grade 8: | 34 | 9.6% | 19 | 5.7% | 16 | 5.3% | 19 | 6.0% | 20 | 7.5% | 22 | 8.8% | 16 | 5.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 181 | 51.1% | 178 | 53.3% | 160 | 52.8% | 163 | 51.6% | 122 | 46.0% | 115 | 46.2% | 126 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 173 | 48.9% | 156 | 46.7% | 143 | 47.2% | 153 | 48.4% | 123 | 46.4% | 115 | 46.2% | 130 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 56 | 15.8% | 49 | 14.7% | 45 | 14.9% | 51 | 16.1% | 47 | 17.7% | 52 | 20.9% | 66 | 24.5% |
| Black: | 264 | 74.6% | 251 | 75.1% | 233 | 76.9% | 240 | 75.9% | 203 | 76.6% | 182 | 73.1% | 188 | 69.9% |
| White: | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.2% |
| 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: | 25 | 7.1% | 24 | 7.2% | 17 | 5.6% | 14 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 331 | 93.5% | 298 | 89.2% | 265 | 87.5% | 262 | 82.9% | 228 | 86.0% | 177 | 71.1% | 174 | 64.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 5.6% | 14 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.21 | 15.41 | 14.43 | 16.07 | 11.52 | 13.80 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 5% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.1% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Waring Laura W School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.