State/Public Elementary Open

Houston Henry E Sch

๐Ÿ“ 7300 Rural Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19119

365
Pupils
12.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Houston Henry E Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 365 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Philadelphia City SD

Enrollment & staffing

Houston Henry E Sch enrolls 365 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.

Male students
199 (55%)
Female students
166 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
29.1
Student-teacher ratio
12.5:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 18% White and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American26573%
White6618%
Hispanic or Latino184.9%
Two or more races113%
Asian41.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

365 of the school's 365 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 365 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 Kโ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Houston Henry E 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 4, state house district 200.

School district: Philadelphia City SD

Houston Henry E 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 365 students, Houston Henry E 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

22%
Reading proficient
21%
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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