📍 1198 S 5th St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19147
Vare-Washington El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vare-Washington El Sch enrolls 339 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 22% |
| White | 56 | 17% |
| Asian | 44 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 7.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 339 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 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.
Vare-Washington El 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 1, state house district 182.
Vare-Washington El 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 339 students, Vare-Washington El Sch 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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