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Welsh John School
2331 North 4th St Philadelphia PA, 19133, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-291-4708 Ranking:  (1,558 out of 2,311, bottom 33%)*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: | 33 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 524 | 568 | 611 | 611 | 592 | 612 | 626 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 63 | 12.0% | 76 | 13.4% | 62 | 10.1% | 71 | 11.6% | 80 | 13.5% | 81 | 13.2% | 84 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 14.7% | 66 | 11.6% | 71 | 11.6% | 73 | 11.9% | 66 | 11.1% | 86 | 14.1% | 91 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 12.0% | 60 | 10.6% | 73 | 11.9% | 72 | 11.8% | 72 | 12.2% | 73 | 11.9% | 72 | 11.5% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 11.6% | 65 | 11.4% | 73 | 11.9% | 81 | 13.3% | 71 | 12.0% | 57 | 9.3% | 63 | 10.1% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 11.5% | 73 | 12.9% | 68 | 11.1% | 72 | 11.8% | 57 | 9.6% | 66 | 10.8% | 69 | 11.0% |
| Grade 5: | 60 | 11.5% | 55 | 9.7% | 77 | 12.6% | 57 | 9.3% | 63 | 10.6% | 67 | 10.9% | 69 | 11.0% |
| Grade 6: | 52 | 9.9% | 64 | 11.3% | 57 | 9.3% | 63 | 10.3% | 63 | 10.6% | 61 | 10.0% | 70 | 11.2% |
| Grade 7: | 55 | 10.5% | 45 | 7.9% | 65 | 10.6% | 68 | 11.1% | 56 | 9.5% | 69 | 11.3% | 52 | 8.3% |
| Grade 8: | 33 | 6.3% | 64 | 11.3% | 65 | 10.6% | 54 | 8.8% | 64 | 10.8% | 52 | 8.5% | 56 | 8.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 247 | 47.1% | 282 | 49.6% | 312 | 51.1% | 315 | 51.6% | 302 | 51.0% | 319 | 52.1% | 310 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 277 | 52.9% | 286 | 50.4% | 299 | 48.9% | 296 | 48.4% | 278 | 47.0% | 283 | 46.2% | 308 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 352 | 67.2% | 402 | 70.8% | 424 | 69.4% | 451 | 73.8% | 445 | 75.2% | 463 | 75.7% | 459 | 73.3% |
| Black: | 146 | 27.9% | 142 | 25.0% | 163 | 26.7% | 143 | 23.4% | 134 | 22.6% | 139 | 22.7% | 156 | 24.9% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% |
| 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: | 23 | 4.4% | 21 | 3.7% | 19 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 521 | 99.4% | 565 | 99.5% | 608 | 99.5% | 608 | 99.5% | 589 | 99.5% | 549 | 89.7% | 554 | 88.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 5.6% | 34 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.12 | 16.08 | 16.33 | 14.43 | 14.80 | 16.40 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 30.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 39.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 37% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 41.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 39.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 44.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 41.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Welsh John School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.