Summary:
The 19142 zip code area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is home to a single middle school, Tilden William T Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 and is part of the Philadelphia City School District. The school's performance is consistently well below the district and state averages, with only 1.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 11.8% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 25% and 33.4% for the district, respectively.
Tilden William T Middle School has a student enrollment of 278 and a high percentage (98.92%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. The school is ranked 850 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite the school's high per-student spending of $19,844 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4 to 1, the academic performance remains significantly below state and district averages.
The data suggests that Tilden William T Middle School is struggling to provide a quality education for its students, and the challenges faced by high-poverty urban schools in this area are evident. The school's low academic performance, high poverty rate, and low state ranking highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to address these issues and improve educational outcomes for the students.
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