State/Public Elementary Open

Catharine Joseph Sch

๐Ÿ“ 6600 Chester Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19142

440
Pupils
12.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Catharine Joseph Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 440 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Philadelphia City SD

Enrollment & staffing

Catharine Joseph Sch enrolls 440 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.

Male students
236 (54%)
Female students
204 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.2
Student-teacher ratio
12.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American31572%
Hispanic or Latino6515%
Asian306.8%
Two or more races265.9%
White3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

440 of the school's 440 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 440 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Catharine Joseph 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-50, state senate district 8, state house district 191.

School district: Philadelphia City SD

Catharine Joseph 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 440 students, Catharine Joseph Sch is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.

120,057
District students
219
Schools
8,143
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

28%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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