State/Public Elementary Open

Farrell Louis H Sch

๐Ÿ“ 8300 Castor Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19152

1,102
Pupils
16.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Farrell Louis H Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 1,102 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Philadelphia City SD

Enrollment & staffing

Farrell Louis H Sch enrolls 1,102 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

Male students
556 (50%)
Female students
546 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
66.4
Student-teacher ratio
16.6:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White37834%
Hispanic or Latino27225%
Asian21820%
Black or African American19117%
Two or more races373.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander6<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,102 of the school's 1,102 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,102 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

Farrell Louis H 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 5, state house district 174.

School district: Philadelphia City SD

Farrell Louis H 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 1,102 students, Farrell Louis H Sch is larger 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

27%
Reading proficient
15%
Math 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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