This chart lists the poverty level (percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch) for each of the 144 schools on the "failing schools" list under Senate Bill 1.
The statewide average is 39.1%. For these 144 schools the average is 80.8%.
| | | % Free Reduced | Math | |
| District | School | Basic/ Below Basic | Basic/ Below Basic | |
1 | | Learning Academy North | | 100.0% | 100.0% |
2 | | | 89.4% | 96.7% | 93.7% |
3 | Ephrata Area | | 92.8% | 43.5% | 57.5% |
4 | | | 88.5% | 97.8% | 83.9% |
5 | | Gratz Simon HS | 85.4% | 91.3% | 88.9% |
6 | | Vaux Roberts HS | 94.1% | 89.2% | 86.8% |
7 | | | 83.8% | 91.8% | 86.5% |
8 | | Roxborough HS | 74.2% | 94.4% | 81.3% |
9 | | | 70.7% | 93.8% | 84.3% |
10 | | | 66.9% | 90.0% | 85.1% |
11 | | Douglas Stephen A Sch | 88.7% | 92.2% | 80.0% |
12 | | John Bartram HS | 84.9% | 87.6% | 82.4% |
13 | | Olney HS West - 704 | 84.6% | 89.5% | 81.5% |
14 | Chester-Upland | | 61.2% | 92.7% | 76.0% |
15 | | | 83.9% | 83.9% | 87.2% |
16 | | | 80.7% | 84.2% | 82.9% |
17 | | Sayre William L MS | 88.4% | 84.7% | 81.4% |
18 | | Westinghouse HS | 89.8% | 93.5% | 71.1% |
19 | | Kensington Intl Bus Finance | 90.3% | 86.7% | 81.4% |
20 | | Fels Samuel HS | 56.7% | 81.0% | 81.8% |
21 | | | 76.0% | 83.0% | 76.0% |
22 | | Alcorn James Sch | 94.4% | 79.1% | 82.3% |
23 | | Overbrook HS | 83.3% | 84.9% | 76.0% |
24 | | King Martin Luther HS | 76.4% | 82.3% | 79.4% |
25 | | Olney HS East - 705 see#13 | | 87.2% | 70.4% |
26 | | Kensngtn Crt&Perf Arts HS see# 19 | | 85.5% | 71.5% |
27 | | Bluford Guion El Sch | 90.8% | 75.5% | 82.3% |
28 | | Lamberton Robert HS | | 84.5% | 71.4% |
29 | | Dunbar Paul L Sch | 89.1% | 75.5% | 80.4% |
30 | | School of the Future | 83.8% | 86.5% | 68.5% |
31 | | Oliver HS | 77.0% | 82.6% | 75.8% |
32 | | | 90.4% | 77.2% | 81.5% |
33 | | | 96.5% | 75.5% | 79.7% |
34 | | Kensington Culinary Arts see #19 | | | |
35 | | Jones John Paul MS | 94.7% | 78.7% | 80.5% |
36 | | Franklin Benjamin HS | 89.7% | 81.5% | 72.1% |
37 | | Hill Leslie P Sch | 94.5% | 73.8% | 82.7% |
38 | | Frankford HS | 84.1% | 79.5% | 74.3% |
39 | | | 89.8% | 76.8% | 74.0% |
40 | | | 60.5% | 84.8% | 66.6% |
41 | | | 83.5% | 79.2% | 71.7% |
42 | | Daroff Samuel Sch | 90.1% | 74.1% | 75.8% |
43 | | | 86.9% | 74.8% | 72.2% |
44 | | Duquesne Consolidate School | 88.6% | 67.5% | 82.4% |
45 | Chester-Upland | | 74.0% | 73.8% | 72.5% |
46 | | Stetson John B MS | 95.2% | 72.8% | 76.2% |
47 | | Smedley Franklin Sch | 93.4% | 69.1% | 78.8% |
48 | | | 92.6% | 65.6% | 76.8% |
49 | | Douglass Frederick Sch | 95.3% | 70.9% | 77.8% |
50 | | | 90.5% | 67.8% | 75.9% |
51 | | | 87.7% | 66.4% | 75.3% |
52 | | Barry Comm John Sch | 90.0% | 72.0% | 71.4% |
53 | | Clemente Roberto MS | 94.3% | 70.7% | 75.0% |
54 | | | 84.0% | 73.5% | 71.7% |
55 | | Clymer George Sch | 94.4% | 62.9% | 77.9% |
56 | | Gillespie Eliz D MS | | 75.4% | 64.9% |
57 | | Swenson Arts & Technology HS | 51.8% | 85.5% | 52.8% |
58 | | Kelley William D Sch | 93.9% | 63.4% | 76.7% |
59 | | Potter-Thomas Sch | 94.5% | 66.7% | 70.4% |
60 | | | 86.9% | 67.2% | 73.9% |
61 | Chester-Upland | The Village at | 71.1% | 69.5% | 68.6% |
62 | | Pastorius Francis P | 90.4% | 69.3% | 72.9% |
63 | | | 94.2% | 64.2% | 75.9% |
64 | | Dobbins Murrell AVT HS | 85.5% | 73.9% | 63.0% |
65 | | Walter G Smith Sch | 93.7% | 62.8% | 75.2% |
66 | William Penn | Penn Wood SHS | 57.8% | 68.7% | 66.8% |
| William Penn | Penn Wood SHS Green Av | 53.5% | | |
67 | | Harrison William Sch | 94.6% | 68.5% | 71.0% |
68 | | | 89.8% | 66.8% | 67.8% |
69 | | Harrity William F Sch | 88.9% | 63.6% | 74.2% |
70 | | Harding Warren G MS | 90.3% | 71.4% | 64.7% |
71 | | William Penn SHS | 75.3% | 73.7% | 66.1% |
72 | | | 68.1% | 75.4% | 59.7% |
73 | | Barratt Norris S MS | 94.8% | 69.7% | 68.1% |
74 | | Reading SHS | 85.4% | 74.8% | 57.2% |
75 | | Scott Scool | 93.9% | 53.1% | 77.5% |
76 | | Pratt Anna B Sch | 95.9% | 60.3% | 70.3% |
77 | | Pennell Joseph Sch | 85.3% | 58.8% | 70.9% |
78 | | McMichael Morton Sch | 95.2% | 68.3% | 63.4% |
79 | | Perry Traditional Acad HS | 67.2% | 74.5% | 55.1% |
80 | | Northview El | 98.0% | 58.0% | 72.1% |
81 | | | 88.0% | 64.7% | 66.5% |
82 | | Reynolds Gen John F | 96.1% | 58.4% | 73.4% |
83 | | | 92.5% | 59.6% | 66.9% |
84 | | | 77.1% | 61.7% | 63.1% |
85 | | Creighton Thomas Sch | 83.7% | 60.1% | 65.0% |
86 | | Wright Richard R Sch | 88.9% | 56.7% | 71.3% |
87 | | | | | |
88 | | | 90.0% | 57.7% | 68.5% |
89 | | George Washington HS | 50.3% | 33.1% | 41.7% |
90 | | Vare Edwin H MS | 94.1% | 65.3% | 67.1% |
91 | | Elkin Lewis Sch | 94.3% | 52.3% | 70.3% |
92 | | | 50.2% | 66.5% | 57.2% |
93 | | King M L El Sch | 90.0% | 61.4% | 64.9% |
94 | | McKinley William Sch | 94.3% | 59.2% | 64.8% |
95 | | Hartranft John F Sch | 95.1% | 53.6% | 70.2% |
96 | | Edmunds Henry R Sch' | 83.1% | 64.8% | 65.3% |
97 | | Rooney Middle Schl | 88.0% | 64.4% | 60.6% |
98 | Sto-Rox | Sto-Rox HS | 75.6% | 60.8% | 63.9% |
99 | | McCaskey Campuses | 63.4% | 66.8% | 58.3% |
| | McCaskey East | 72.5% | | |
100 | | | 80.1% | 61.3% | 55.9% |
101 | | Birney Gen David B Sch | 89.6% | 56.3% | 65.7% |
102 | | | 86.8% | 59.8% | 66.0% |
103 | | Stearne Allen M Sch | 93.6% | 52.3% | 70.1% |
104 | | Morton Thomas G Sch | 89.4% | 53.5% | 68.4% |
105 | | Foose Sch | 92.9% | 57.6% | 66.7% |
106 | | Hannah Penn MS | 89.7% | 61.1% | 62.2% |
107 | | Steel Edward Sch | 94.2% | 53.0% | 67.4% |
108 | | | 94.3% | 49.8% | 71.8% |
109 | | Wayne MS | 97.8% | 57.4% | 66.5% |
110 | | Sheppard Isaac Sch | 94.4% | 56.3% | 65.1% |
111 | | Howe Julia Ward Sch | 84.0% | 50.8% | 69.2% |
112 | | Mifflin Thomas Sch | 85.4% | 58.0% | 65.4% |
113 | | | 84.4% | 60.0% | 62.7% |
114 | | Duckrey Tanner Sch | 93.6% | 50.2% | 69.2% |
115 | | Drew Charles R Sch | 90.1% | 59.2% | 61.7% |
116 | William Penn | | 80.7% | 53.4% | 65.4% |
117 | | Gateway Sch Intl Bus & World Lang | 94.9% | 51.4% | 67.1% |
118 | | Brashear HS | 60.5% | 64.7% | 55.5% |
119 | | Carroll Charles Sch | 82.8% | 68.0% | 50.0% |
120 | | Bryant William C Sch | 90.3% | 59.3% | 58.9% |
121 | | | | 63.0% | 57.5% |
122 | | Beeber Dimner MS | 83.7% | 61.1% | 61.7% |
123 | | Central El Sch | 89.8% | 52.8% | 66.4% |
124 | | Taylor Bayard Sch | 94.4% | 46.3% | 71.7% |
125 | William Penn | | | 50.7% | 66.4% |
126 | | | 55.3% | 65.6% | 53.1% |
127 | | Leidy Joseph Sch | 89.7% | 56.0% | 61.8% |
128 | | | 94.6% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
129 | Keystone Central | | 64.2% | 69.0% | 48.3% |
130 | | Pepper George MS | 88.7% | 65.1% | 57.6% |
131 | | Furness Horace HS | 83.5% | 48.9% | 69.9% |
132 | | Lea Henry C Sch | 93.7% | 57.8% | 60.2% |
133 | | | 39.2% | 59.6% | 55.7% |
134 | | | 35.1% | 75.3% | 45.5% |
135 | | Mastbaum Jules E AVTS | 85.2% | 57.8% | 57.4% |
136 | | Feltonville Intermediate Sch | 89.5% | 50.7% | 64.2% |
137 | Clairton City | Clairon MS/HS | 85.8% | 65.5% | 53.4% |
138 | Crawford Central | Second District El S | 85.7% | 51.2% | 64.2% |
139 | Erie City | East SHS | 85.3% | 64.6% | 53.3% |
140 | Pittsburgh | Weil Technology Institute | 89.1% | 54.5% | 60.6% |
141 | Philadelphia City | Kenderton Sch | 94.1% | 54.5% | 62.4% |
142 | Upper Darby | Charles Kelly Elem School | 86.4% | 51.6% | 60.1% |
143 | Philadelphia City | Kinsey John L Sch | 85.3% | 57.8% | 59.0% |
144 | Philadelphia City | Lowell James R Sch | 75.3% | 50.6% | 60.7% |
Total | Listed Schools | | 80.8% | 66.9% | 68.6% |
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| State Total | | 39.1% | 23.7% | 28.0% |
Reviewing poverty levels helps to focus the issue. For me, it is starkly obvious that they need to follow my maxim: "Spend money where you need to and don't spend it where you don't need to." Philadelphia comprises 63% of this list. Pittsburgh and Harrisburg make up another 12% each. A few other schools are on the list which might be considered geographic spillovers from these three. So, why are we turning the whole state upside down when they should be focusing on 3 of the 500 districts?
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