📍 4725 Fairmont Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19139
Middle Years Alternative is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 171 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Middle Years Alternative enrolls 171 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 144 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 11% |
| Asian | 6 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 171 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 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.
Middle Years Alternative 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 7, state house district 190.
Middle Years Alternative 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 171 students, Middle Years Alternative is smaller 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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