Philadelphia Learning Academy - South
4300 Westminster Ave
Philadelphia PA, 19113, Delaware County
Phone: 215-952-6571
Ranking: 
(625 out of 626, bottom 0%)*
(625 out of 626, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Philadelphia City School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 18 | 16 | 15 | |||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 226 | 151 | 241 | |||
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 15 | 6.6% | NA | NA | 4 | 1.7% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 16 | 7.1% | NA | NA | 6 | 2.5% |
| Grade 9: | NA | NA | 40 | 17.7% | 33 | 21.9% | 32 | 13.3% |
| Grade 10: | NA | NA | 55 | 24.3% | 39 | 25.8% | 81 | 33.6% |
| Grade 11: | NA | NA | 75 | 33.2% | 43 | 28.5% | 65 | 27.0% |
| Grade 12: | NA | NA | 25 | 11.1% | 36 | 23.8% | 53 | 22.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 134 | 59.3% | 87 | 57.6% | 153 | 63.5% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 92 | 40.7% | 64 | 42.4% | 88 | 36.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.0% | 5 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 9 | 4.0% | 6 | 4.0% | 5 | 2.1% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 208 | 92.0% | 139 | 92.1% | 225 | 93.4% |
| White: | NA | NA | 5 | 2.2% | 2 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 3 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 157 | 69.5% | 70 | 46.4% | 121 | 50.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.79 | 9.44 | 16.58 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 5% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Philadelphia Learning Academy - South was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.