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Philadelphia Learning Academy South School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4300 Westminster Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone
(215) 400-9080
District
Philadelphia City SD
County
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
58
Classroom Teachers
12

* According to NeighborhoodScout’s research of school performance, Philadelphia Learning Academy South School ranks as one of the bottom 100 worst public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.0% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Philadelphia Learning Academy South School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
0%
46%
0%
55%
No Data
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
5
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 8 13.8%
Grade 10 14 24.1%
Grade 11 20 34.5%
Grade 12 16 27.6%
Total 58 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.0% 15.0% 64.5%
Black 89.7% 47.2% 15.4%
Hispanic 10.3% 27.2% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 10.3% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,593,208 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,858.1 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.9% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 659,129 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 11.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.9% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.6% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.0% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.7% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.9% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 15.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,511 $1,007,207,000 25.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,105 $130,766,000 3.4%
Staff $766 $90,660,000 2.3%
General Administration $393 $46,507,000 1.2%
School Administration $730 $86,395,000 2.2%
Operation $2,105 $249,082,000 6.4%
Transportation $274 $32,382,000 0.8%
Other $717 $84,797,000 2.2%
Total Support $6,089 $720,589,000 18.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $18,355 $2,172,039,000 55.7%
Total Expenditures $32,956 $3,899,835,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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