For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 699 students in Russell Byers CS School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Preschool in Russell Byers CS School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Pennsylvania public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public preschool average of 55% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
303 Schools
# Students
699 Students
135,047 Students
# Teachers
46 Teachers
10,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Russell Byers CS School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 660 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#600 out of 677 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
55%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.69
# American Indian Students
n/a
232 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
4,125 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
26,750 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
20%
# Black Students
668 Students
33,886 Students
% Black Students
96%
25%
# White Students
15 Students
61,435 Students
% White Students
2%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
100 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
8,519 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
5,878
# Students in K Grade:
107
23,240
# Students in 1st Grade:
77
18,478
# Students in 2nd Grade:
72
18,878
# Students in 3rd Grade:
70
17,188
# Students in 4th Grade:
75
16,847
# Students in 5th Grade:
76
13,702
# Students in 6th Grade:
76
6,622
# Students in 7th Grade:
75
4,651
# Students in 8th Grade:
71
4,644
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
1,487
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
1,189
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
1,212
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,031
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,346 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,665. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,189 is less than the state median of $23,089. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,346
$23,665
Spending / Student
$16,189
$23,089
Best Russell Byers CS School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Russell Byers Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1911 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 972-1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 972-1700
Grades: PK-8
| 699 students
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