Elementary · Pennsylvania
Waring Laura W Sch
Free meals for allWaring Laura W Sch, a public elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades pre-k–8, 196 students, 11.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Philadelphia City SD.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 196
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.6
- Students per teacher
- 11.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 12.9 · 1,626 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 94% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 415 · 1,629 schools compared
Smaller than 88% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Pennsylvania: 49%28%proficient
+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 81% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 49% · 1,523 elementary schools compared
102 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Pennsylvania: 42%14%proficient
+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 90% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 52% · 1,523 elementary schools compared
101 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
- Run by
- Philadelphia City SD
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Philadelphia City SD.
Location
- Address
- 1801 Green St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
- Phone
- (215)400-7560
- City or town
- Philadelphia
- County
- Philadelphia County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
People for People CSCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 573 | 18.2 | 17% | 12% |
Bache-Martin SchFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 614 | 10.6 | 51% | 44% |
Spring Garden SchFree meals for all | K–8 | 235 | 12.4 | 14% | 5.0% |
Russell Byers CSCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 686 | 16.7 | 22% | 12% |
Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CSCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 501 | 12.2 | 66% | 63% |
Morris Robert SchFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 215 | 14.4 | 19% | 15% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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