📍 6801 Cottage St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19135
Disston Hamilton Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 713 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Disston Hamilton Sch enrolls 713 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 327 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 227 | 32% |
| White | 99 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
713 of the school's 713 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 713 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.
Disston Hamilton 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 2, state house district 173.
Disston Hamilton 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 713 students, Disston Hamilton 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
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