George W. Childs Elementary School

ADDRESS: 1599 Wharton Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19146

PHONE: (215) 400-7950 SCHOOL TYPE: Public District Neighborhood GRADES: Pre-K (3-4 years old)-8 ENROLLMENT: 445

Fast Facts

Principal
Dr. Eileen Coutts
Phone Number
(215) 400-7950
Email
Website
Neighborhood
Newbold
SEPTA Routes
BSL (Ellsworth- Federal) Bus (2, 4)
Preschool/Daycare

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Application Deadline
2024-02-08
Tuition
Uniform
No Data Reported
Extended Day

Mission

Our mission as educators is to help every child become a more active, engaged, committed, and skillful learner, not just for a test, but for a lifetime.

Points Of Pride

Former art teacher named as one of the eleven teacher of the year finalists for the state of Pennsylvania; Career Day; Art Expo; Rodeph Shallom Mentorship; fully functioning library accessible to students for research and taking books home.

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

Hours of Operation

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Extended Programming Details

Entrance Instructions

Demographics

Grade Level	Enrollment
Kindergarten	36
1th Grade	37
2th Grade	31
3th Grade	53
4th Grade	53
5th Grade	55
6th Grade	52
7th Grade	59
8th Grade	57
Total	445

Race	Percentage
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0 %
Asian	22.7 %
Black	39.33 %
Hispanic (Any Race)	27.87 %
Multi-Racial/Other	5.39 %
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.22 %
White	4.49 %

Low-Income
81.12%

English Learners
26.52%

Male	Female	Non-Binary
44.94%	55.06 %	%

Special Education
18.43%

Gifted Education
0.22%

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

CTE/Vocational Programs		Language Programs

Extracurricular Activities

Arts Programs	Sports Programs	Other Sports Programs
Instrumental;Theater;Visual		Bicycle Club and Bike to School Days

Other Activities

Family Engagement

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

Childs partners with CHOP's Preventing Relational Aggression in Schools Everyday (PRAISE) Program: A classroom-based prevention program that teaches third to fifth grade youth problem-solving strategies for multiple forms of bullying, empathy and perspective taking skills, and strategies for bystanders of bullying. 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.