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Alcorn James School

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Public Grades K-8
498
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3200 Dickinson St
       Philadelphia, PA  19146-3397

(215) 952-6219

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
90.6%
Two or more races:
3.0%
Asian:
2.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2009 → 1st in 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (22% vs 71% meeting standards)
!Science scores 56 pts below the Pennsylvania average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school22%
District avg43%
Pennsylvania avg71%
Not ranked this year
Alcorn James 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
20131.11491 of 15191.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.51593 of 15990.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.21596 of 15970.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.21579 of 15790.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.21546 of 15490.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.51548 of 15510.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20070.81550 of 15550.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.51521 of 15451.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.91278 of 12991.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20040.31298 of 13080.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20030.51297 of 13020.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20130.6752 of 7580.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.4824 of 8341.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.3825 of 8250.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.8803 of 8050.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.5770 of 7700.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.0749 of 7530.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.6738 of 7491.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.1730 of 7360.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.3665 of 6873.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.2646 of 6632.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20031.0633 of 6431.6%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2012-2013) ?
Reading25%-44 vs state
Math22%-52 vs state
Science12%-56 vs state

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In the 2012-13 school year, 498 students attended Alcorn James School.

Students at Alcorn James School are 91% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 2% White.


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