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Wister John School

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Public Grades
421
Students ?
20.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 67 E Bringhurst St
       Philadelphia, PA  19144-2338

(215) 951-4003

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
95.5%
Two or more races:
2.6%
White:
1.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2007 → 1st in 2016
Students meeting standards (2015-2016) ?
This school13%
Not ranked this year
Wister John 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20162.31533 of 15541.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.11440 of 14742.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.61457 of 14670.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.31485 of 15192.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.61569 of 15991.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20119.01501 of 15976.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20107.11500 of 15795.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.01513 of 15492.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.81527 of 15511.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20075.81476 of 15555.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.31508 of 15452.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.91232 of 12995.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.61253 of 13084.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20033.81217 of 13026.5%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2015-2016) ?
Science32%
English Language Arts17%
Math3%

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Students at Wister John School are 95% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2015-16 school year, 421 students attended Wister John School.


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