Penn Alexander Sch

4209 Spruce St, Philadelphia PA, 19104 | Philadelphia City School District | 215-823-5465
  • grades KG-8
  • students 576
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 81% 47% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 446 in Philadelphia
  • Ranked #0 of 4836 in Pennsylvania
Proficiency Averages
29%Philadelphia
55%Pennsylvania

Penn Alexander Sch is a school servicing grades KG to 8 and is located in the district of "Philadelphia City School District" in Philadelphia, PA. There are a total of 576 students and 32 teachers at Penn Alexander Sch, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Penn Alexander Sch has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 80.5%, which is 47% higher than the Pennsylvania average.

Penn Alexander Sch location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students576
Teachers32
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Penn Alexander Sch, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All76%
375-79%
455-59%
570-79%
6>= 90%
7>= 90%
870-79%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All85%
380-84%
485-89%
5>= 90%
680-89%
780-89%
880-89%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Penn Alexander Sch race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictPennsylvaniaNational
White 38.8% 15.5% 68.3% 51.1%
Black 25.6% 53.0% 14.4% 15.9%
Asian 17.6% 7.0% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1% 19.4% 10.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.3% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 10.2% 4.8% 2.9% 3.1%

Philadelphia demographics profile

StatisticPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaNational
Population1,581,53112,801,989328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)11,77128791
Median age34.640.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)39%56%55%
Speak English77%89%79%
Speak Spanish11%5%13%

Education level achieved in Philadelphia

IndexPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaNational
Completed 8th grade79.9%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school78.5%85.6%83.0%
Completed some college49.1%53.6%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.9%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors26.3%29.3%30.3%
Completed masters10.9%11.5%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.7%3.3%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.4%1.4%1.3%
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Source: The Penn Alexander Sch data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.