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Fairhill School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8
502
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
94.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 601 West Somerset St
       Philadelphia, PA  19133-2307

(215) 227-4406

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.1%
African American:
21.7%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2009 → <1st in 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 71% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2009
!Math scores 58 pts below the Pennsylvania average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school16%
District avg43%
Pennsylvania avg71%
Not ranked this year
Fairhill 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
20130.31518 of 15190.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.41596 of 15990.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20111.61577 of 15971.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201011.21460 of 15797.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20099.31439 of 15497.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200831.41253 of 155119.2%★☆☆☆☆
200729.01279 of 155517.7%★☆☆☆☆
200614.01388 of 154510.2%★☆☆☆☆
200513.21153 of 129911.2%★☆☆☆☆
200420.71082 of 130817.3%★☆☆☆☆
20036.21195 of 13028.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20130.5755 of 7580.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.8832 of 8340.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20111.3817 of 8251.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.7735 of 8058.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.0716 of 7707.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200822.4630 of 75316.3%★☆☆☆☆
200716.4652 of 74913.0%★☆☆☆☆
20067.7682 of 7367.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200517.6596 of 68713.2%★☆☆☆☆
20046.8609 of 6638.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20031.2629 of 6432.2%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2012-2013) ?
Reading17%-52 vs state
Math16%-58 vs state
Science12%-56 vs state

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Students at Fairhill School are 74% Hispanic, 22% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2012-13 school year, 502 students attended Fairhill School.


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