Ellwood Elementary School

ADDRESS: 6701 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19126

PHONE: (215) 400-3540 SCHOOL TYPE: Public District Neighborhood GRADES: Pre-K (3-4 years old)-5 ENROLLMENT: 255

Fast Facts

Principal
Ms. Zaida Alfaro-Bultes
Phone Number
(215) 400-3540
Email
Website
Neighborhood
East Oak Lane
SEPTA Routes
Bus (16, 22, 55, 80, K)
Preschool/Daycare

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Application Deadline
2024-02-22
Tuition
Uniform
No Data Reported
Extended Day

Mission

To provide all students with a fully comprehensive and rigorous education and equip them with educational, social and emotional strategies and tools that will enable them to successfully achieve any goals they set to contribute to the betterment of society.

Points Of Pride

Reading Olympics. After-school Theater Arts, Literacy, Math and Homework Clubs. Annual parents and grandparents celebration breakfasts. Teaching Gardens program. More than 52 families represented at Harvest Festival in October 2018. Parent/community resource center at the school to serve Ellwood parents and community members.

Admissions Policy

Students must live within designated catchment boundaries; students may apply to a school(s) outside of their neighborhood and will be considered via lottery based on a available space.

Accreditations and Honors

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society: Community Greening Award, fall 2010. Pennsylvania Department of Education: Achievement Recognition, Adequately Yearly Progress, 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. Philadelphia School District: Adequate Yearly Progress, 2010. U.S. Census Bureau: Certificate of Achievement for civic engagement and positive contribution toward the full population count, 2010 Census.

Hours of Operation

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Extended Programming Details

Entrance Instructions

Demographics

Grade Level	Enrollment
Kindergarten	34
1th Grade	51
2th Grade	41
3th Grade	53
4th Grade	34
5th Grade	32
Total	255

Race	Percentage
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0.39 %
Asian	1.57 %
Black	89.8 %
Hispanic (Any Race)	3.53 %
Multi-Racial/Other	3.14 %
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0 %
White	1.57 %

Low-Income
81.57%

English Learners
0.39%

Male	Female	Non-Binary
51.76%	48.24 %	%

Special Education
16.86%

Gifted Education
0%

Student Achievement

Last Updated:

Last Updated: 2019-10-24

Raw data measures student performance on standardized tests. Not all schools take the same standardized tests. Direct comparisons between different tests should not be made.

Course Offerings

AP Courses	Electives	Certificate Programs
AP Class Other	N/A

CTE/Vocational Programs		Language Programs
		Chinese;Spanish

Extracurricular Activities

Arts Programs	Sports Programs	Other Sports Programs
Instrumental;Literature;Orchestra;Poetry;School Musicals;School Plays;Theater;Theater Group;Visual		Computer Club, Newsletter Club, Yearbook Club, Art Club, Theater Arts Club, Reading Club.

Other Activities
Student Leadership Council-Teaching Gardens

Family Engagement

Parent Involvement	Parent Programs	Other Parent Programs
	Parents Classroom Volunteers;Parents Home and School Association;Parents School Advisory

All parents and other visitors must sign in and present a valid photo ID. All visitors must state the purpose of their visit and be directed to the proper office.

To pick up a child early, the person must be identified on the student's Parent Location Card and a photo ID must be on file. How is the rating for School Incidents calculated? This rating represents the reportable incident count per 100 students. Reported suspensions and expulsions are not factored into the rating for School Incidents. Learn more about GPS ratings methodology here.

Reported Incidents	Reported Suspensions	Reported Expulsions

This data reflects the total number of incidents, suspensions, and expulsions per 100 students reported by the school to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. To view a reportable incident report for a particular public school, see the Pennsylvania Safe Schools Reports. Data for private schools are derived from similar reports submitted directly to GreatPhillySchools.