📍 201 E Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19120
Washington Grover Jr Sch is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Grover Jr Sch enrolls 443 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 9.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 289 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 18% |
| Asian | 42 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.6% |
| White | 7 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 443 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 443 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington Grover Jr Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-20, state senate district 3, state house district 203.
Washington Grover Jr Sch is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Washington Grover Jr Sch is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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