State/Public Elementary Open

Samuel Pennypacker Sch

๐Ÿ“ 1858 East Washington Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19138

348
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Samuel Pennypacker Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% 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

Samuel Pennypacker Sch enrolls 348 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
193 (55%)
Female students
155 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.3
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American32593%
Hispanic or Latino102.9%
Two or more races72%
Asian41.1%
White2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

348 of the school's 348 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 348 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€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Samuel Pennypacker 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 203.

School district: Philadelphia City SD

Samuel Pennypacker 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 348 students, Samuel Pennypacker 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

10%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
31%
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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