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Penrose Sch

(215) 492-6455

Physical Address:
2515 South 78th ST
Philadelphia, PA  19153
Mailing Address:
2515 S 78th ST
Philadelphia, PA  19153

School Information

District:
Philadelphia City Sd
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Philadelphia County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 8
Number of Students:
607

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Penrose Sch

This School County Average State Average
Black 88.96% 66.04% 16.75%
Others 3.46% 0% 0%
White 2.80% 13.61% 73.92%
Hispanic 2.64% 15.06% 7.39%
Asian/Pacific 2.14% 6.46% 3.10%
American Indian 0% 0.32% 0.37%

Genders in Penrose Sch

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.91% 48.15% 49.62%
Female 49.09% 51.85% 50.38%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Penrose Sch

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 618 608 540
Others 15 15 21
White 25 20 17
Hispanic 17 18 16
Asian/Pacific 14 14 13
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 689 675 607

Enrollment by Gender for Penrose Sch

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 369 360 309
Female 320 315 298
Total 689 675 607

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Penrose Sch

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 689 675 607
# Eligible for free lunch 451 (65%) 447 (66%) 604 (100%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 74 (11%) 74 (11%) 0 (0%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 525 (76%) 521 (77%) 604 (100%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Penrose Sch

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 689 675 607
Fulltime teachers 40.0 41.0 47.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.20 16.50 12.91
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.05 15.72 14.32