Worst 10 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

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September 21, 2012: We've posted the new 2011-2012 SchoolDigger rankings for Pennsylvania, just hours after the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education!


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Worst 10 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

3rd, 4th Grades Combined
PSSA Math & PSSA Reading
2011-2012

Rank* (of 1606)		SchoolDistrictCityLow GradeHigh GradeTotal students (2011)Student/ Teacher Ratio (2011)PSSA, avg Math** (2012)PSSA, avg Reading** (2012)PSSA CombinedRank Change From 2011
1606Columbus Elementary SchoolChester-Upland School DistrictChesterPK0876014.69.27.516.7
28
1605Pastorius Francis P SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaKG0859214.017.59.927.4
39
1604Gideon Edward SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPK0839116.623.811.134.9
2
1603Fulton Robert SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaKG0636316.922.113.936.0
21
1602The Village At Chester UplandChester-Upland School DistrictChesterPK0847613.420.715.636.3
46
1601Cleveland Grover SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPK0866416.319.018.437.4
31
1600Smith Walter G SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaKG0843716.724.413.738.1
55
1599Locke Alain SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaKG0841713.320.020.540.5
770
1598Fairhill SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPK0859514.425.116.741.8
38
1597Bryant William C SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPK0854315.726.017.143.1
21

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Source:  National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education, and Pennsylvania Dept of Education
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* Rank is determined by adding each school's average PSSA Math score with the average PSSA Reading score to form a combined average score. The school with the highest combined score is ranked #1.
** The values used in the PSSA columns are % proficient.

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