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Smith Walter G School

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Public Grades K-8
393
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1900 Wharton St
       Philadelphia, PA  19146-4610

(215) 952-6222

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
90.8%
Two or more races:
5.3%
Hispanic:
1.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2009 → 3rd in 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (22% vs 71% meeting standards)
!Science scores 52 pts below the Pennsylvania average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school22%
District avg43%
Pennsylvania avg71%
Not ranked this year
Smith Walter G School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
473rd of 606Philadelphia City School District among Pennsylvania districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20130.51510 of 15190.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.91585 of 15990.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.61591 of 15970.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.71572 of 15790.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.31531 of 15491.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.31502 of 15513.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.91525 of 15551.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20068.41433 of 15457.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200524.81069 of 129917.7%★☆☆☆☆
20040.61282 of 13082.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20030.91275 of 13022.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20131.6732 of 7583.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.7822 of 8341.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.6822 of 8250.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.1800 of 8050.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.0750 of 7702.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.8740 of 7531.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20070.7748 of 7490.1%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2012-2013) ?
Math26%-48 vs state
Reading20%-48 vs state
Science17%-52 vs state

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In the 2012-13 school year, 393 students attended Smith Walter G School.

Students at Smith Walter G School are 91% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.


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