Mission
The Universal Education mission is to provide a rich and high-quality education to prepare every scholar for college, technical school or entrepreneurship and build altruistic alumni who contribute to the transformation of their communities as future leaders and positive members of society.
Points Of Pride
- According to the 2014-2015 School Progress report, Universal Alcorn demonstrated academic growth.
- PowerSchool allows parents to access their child's academic progress at any time.
- RTI provides small group instruction for scholars who need additional
Admissions Policy
Open to all students who live in the school attendance zone or catchment area. If space permits, the school may also enroll students who live outside of the attendance zone. Enrollment priority is given to the following groups in this order: Sibling attending, Lives in catchment, Lives in Philadelphia (out-of-catchment)
Accreditations and Honors
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Student Achievement
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.
Universal Alcorn's goal is to provide scholars with a safe and welcoming environment. Our climate staff works diligently monitoring and assisting scholars. All teachers and support staff have high expectations for scholars and hold them to the main tenets of the school. Frequent professional development sessions encourage teacher collaboration to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our scholars. 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.
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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.