📍 1835 S 9th St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19148
Southwark Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 920 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwark Sch enrolls 920 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Asian and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 515 | 56% |
| Asian | 193 | 21% |
| White | 125 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
920 of the school's 920 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 920 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.
Southwark 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-30, state senate district 1, state house district 184.
Southwark 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 920 students, Southwark Sch is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large