Farrell Louis H School

8300 Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19152 | (215) 728-5009

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 872

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 872 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 408th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: School Improvement 1

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Marie Mccarthy

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Philadelphia City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,399
Graduation Rate: 55.5%
Dropout Rate: 8.5%
Students Per Teacher: 14.3
Enrolled Students: 156,790

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 872
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 51.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 428 (49.1%)
Females: 378 (43.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 59 (6.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 451 (51.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 510 (58.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Farrell Louis H School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.2%
Black	125	14.3%
Asian	114	13.1%
Hispanic	120	13.8%
White	445	51.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	98	11.2%
1st Grade	100	11.5%
2nd Grade	84	9.6%
3rd Grade	103	11.8%
4th Grade	64	7.3%
5th Grade	88	10.1%
6th Grade	107	12.3%
7th Grade	110	12.6%
8th Grade	118	13.5%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

55.5%

District:

80.0%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Dropout Rate

School:

0.4%

District:

4.1%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Former Student on March 20, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Hi I'm attending this school now.I believe this is a great school,even though the lunches are very bad,My friend had recently found an ant in her fruit cup, And we have ants under our table.Other than that i love this school i'm very satisfied to attend this school.The teachers,principal,and staff are great too.No wonder why there are 846 kids attending here!

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