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Washington George School
1198 South 5th St Philadelphia PA, 19147, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-952-6209 Ranking:  (2,018 out of 2,311, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular School Status: Closed Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Philadelphia City School District Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 19 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 27 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 311 | 298 | 325 | 344 | 373 | 355 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 38 | 12.2% | 33 | 11.1% | 33 | 10.2% | 31 | 9.0% | 34 | 9.1% | 34 | 9.6% |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 52 | 16.7% | 32 | 10.7% | 31 | 9.5% | 23 | 6.7% | 29 | 7.8% | 27 | 7.6% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 40 | 12.9% | 31 | 10.4% | 23 | 7.1% | 30 | 8.7% | 36 | 9.7% | 37 | 10.4% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 31 | 10.0% | 22 | 7.4% | 28 | 8.6% | 30 | 8.7% | 37 | 9.9% | 27 | 7.6% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 27 | 8.7% | 28 | 9.4% | 28 | 8.6% | 37 | 10.8% | 31 | 8.3% | 38 | 10.7% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 27 | 8.7% | 29 | 9.7% | 31 | 9.5% | 30 | 8.7% | 43 | 11.5% | 32 | 9.0% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 23 | 7.4% | 20 | 6.7% | 30 | 9.2% | 42 | 12.2% | 39 | 10.5% | 32 | 9.0% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 21 | 6.8% | 24 | 8.1% | 42 | 12.9% | 43 | 12.5% | 33 | 8.8% | 44 | 12.4% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 24 | 7.7% | 35 | 11.7% | 45 | 13.8% | 34 | 9.9% | 43 | 11.5% | 38 | 10.7% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 28 | 9.0% | 44 | 14.8% | 34 | 10.5% | 44 | 12.8% | 48 | 12.9% | 46 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 160 | 51.4% | 153 | 51.3% | 164 | 50.5% | 172 | 50.0% | 189 | 50.7% | 186 | 52.4% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 151 | 48.6% | 145 | 48.7% | 161 | 49.5% | 158 | 45.9% | 170 | 45.6% | 162 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 51 | 16.4% | 58 | 19.5% | 58 | 17.8% | 61 | 17.7% | 72 | 19.3% | 70 | 19.7% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 82 | 26.4% | 57 | 19.1% | 52 | 16.0% | 43 | 12.5% | 40 | 10.7% | 39 | 11.0% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 137 | 44.1% | 147 | 49.3% | 176 | 54.2% | 206 | 59.9% | 224 | 60.1% | 212 | 59.7% |
| White: | NA | NA | 9 | 2.9% | 12 | 4.0% | 25 | 7.7% | 27 | 7.8% | 30 | 8.0% | 30 | 8.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 32 | 10.3% | 22 | 7.4% | 13 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 273 | 87.8% | 265 | 88.9% | 292 | 89.8% | 313 | 91.0% | 254 | 68.1% | 240 | 67.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 38 | 10.2% | 35 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.12 | 12.07 | 11.44 | 10.66 | 12.70 | 13.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 10% | 33.1% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 19.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 30.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 39.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 37% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 30.4% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 41.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 39.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Washington George 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.