Dunbar Paul L School

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Dunbar Paul L School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 239 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 494 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dunbar Paul L School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years. Only 5% of its students were proficient or better in PSSA Math in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to 39.3% statewide and 20.4% in the Philadelphia City School District. The school has a predominantly African American student population (87.87% to 88.43%) and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Duckrey Tanner School, Meade Gen George C School, and Ludlow James R School, exhibit similar academic and demographic profiles, also ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

In comparison, charter schools in the area, such as Alliance for Progress Charter School, Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School, KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School, and KIPP Philadelphia Charter School, generally perform better academically than Dunbar Paul L School and the other nearby traditional public schools, though they still struggle to achieve proficiency levels on par with the state average. Despite increased per-student spending at Dunbar Paul L School, from $17,524 in 2018-2019 to $23,719 in 2021-2022, the additional funding has not translated into significant academic improvements for the school.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 1750 N 12th St
       Philadelphia, PA  19122-2513


(215) 400-7410

District: Philadelphia City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1456th of 1,534 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,719 Help


Students who attend Dunbar Paul L School usually attend:

High:    Franklin Benjamin High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.7 Help
Number of students:  239

Racial breakdown:

African American:
87.9%
Hispanic:
8.8%
White:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Dunbar Paul L School ranks worse than 94.9% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 106th among 147 ranked elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.63. (See more...)
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Compare Details Dunbar Paul L School ranks worse than 90.4% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.43. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (87.9%), Hispanic (8.8%), White (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dunbar Paul L School is 9.7, which is the 16th best among 147 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dunbar Paul L School is $23,719, which is the 20th highest among 147 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Dunbar Paul L School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dunbar Paul L School 1456th of 1534 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Dunbar Paul L School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dunbar Paul L School 807th of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Dunbar Paul L School in the ranking list.)

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Philadelphia City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Philadelphia City School District 494th of 606 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dunbar Paul L School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dunbar Paul L School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 5.28 1205th 1302 7.5%
2004 5.35 1207th 1308 7.7%
2005 0.44 1293rd 1299 0.5%
2006 1.07 1527th 1545 1.2%
2007 0.40 1552nd 1555 0.2%
2008 0.24 1550th 1551 0.1%
2009 0.09 1547th 1549 0.1%
2010 0.36 1576th 1579 0.2%
2011 13.56 1448th 1597 9.3%
2012 8.10 1477th 1599 7.6%
2013 6.76 1390th 1519 8.5%
2014 1.92 1414th 1467 3.6%
2015 5.53 1381st 1474 6.3%
2016 2.45 1530th 1554 1.5%
2017 7.41 1402nd 1547 9.4%
2018 9.22 1367th 1530 10.7%
2019 6.37 1420th 1544 8.0%
2022 6.19 1441st 1534 6.1%
2023 5.63 1456th 1534 5.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dunbar Paul L School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.98 1346th 1414 4.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Dunbar Paul L School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.15 891st 1043 14.6%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Dunbar Paul L School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.85 342nd 437 21.7%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Dunbar Paul L School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dunbar Paul L School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 3.54 708th 736 3.8%
2007 1.54 741st 749 1.1%
2008 0.95 750th 753 0.4%
2009 0.89 766th 770 0.5%
2010 5.05 771st 805 4.2%
2011 1.27 818th 825 0.8%
2012 3.73 804th 834 3.6%
2013 4.70 697th 758 8.0%
2014 6.79 658th 728 9.6%
2015 6.54 770th 835 7.8%
2016 6.47 803rd 870 7.7%
2017 7.01 801st 877 8.7%
2018 16.46 700th 861 18.7%
2019 23.51 661st 891 25.8%
2022 8.75 813th 883 7.9%
2023 9.43 807th 893 9.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dunbar Paul L School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.41 775th 874 11.3%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Dunbar Paul L School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.13 306th 421 27.3%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Dunbar Paul L School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2 452 11 19 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1989 0 423 11 16 0 n/a n/a 0 450
1990 0 414 9 13 0 n/a n/a 0 436
1991 3 396 8 9 1 n/a n/a 0 417
1992 5 371 3 5 1 n/a n/a 0 385
1993 7 357 0 8 1 n/a n/a 0 373
1994 6 369 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 386
1995 5 381 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1996 5 381 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1997 2 367 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1998 1 331 1 10 1 n/a n/a 0 344
1999 0 294 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2000 1 304 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2001 1 296 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 308
2002 0 265 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 272
2003 0 265 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 272
2004 0 251 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 256
2005 0 254 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 260
2006 0 307 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 315
2007 2 378 0 23 0 n/a n/a 0 403
2008 2 259 0 2 0 n/a n/a 1 264
2009 0 237 0 1 0 n/a n/a 3 241
2010 1 203 3 4 0 n/a n/a 8 219
2011 1 196 1 12 0 0 4 0 214
2012 0 198 0 9 0 0 8 0 215
2013 1 240 0 7 0 0 12 0 260
2014 1 224 0 9 0 0 18 0 252
2015 1 208 0 10 0 0 21 0 240
2016 2 276 0 10 1 0 23 0 312
2017 1 276 0 10 1 0 13 0 301
2018 5 240 1 9 2 0 13 0 270
2019 2 239 1 12 1 0 10 0 265
2020 2 237 0 11 1 0 10 0 261
2021 10 230 1 9 1 0 10 0 261
2022 11 214 1 8 1 0 7 0 242
2023 5 210 0 21 1 0 2 0 239

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dunbar Paul L School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 484 26.0 18.6 n/a
1989 450 24.0 18.7 n/a
1990 436 21.0 20.7 0
1991 417 22.0 18.9 n/a
1992 385 25.0 15.4 n/a
1993 373 22.0 17.0 n/a
1994 386 23.0 16.8 n/a
1995 399 26.0 15.3 n/a
1996 399 26.0 15.3 n/a
1997 381 24.0 15.9 n/a
1998 344 22.0 15.6 n/a
1999 304 20.0 15.2 n/a
2000 317 19.0 16.7 89
2001 308 21.0 14.7 89.3
2002 272 15.0 18.1 92.6
2003 272 15.0 18.1 92.6
2004 256 15.3 16.7 98.8
2005 260 14.3 18.2 96.9
2006 315 17.3 18.2 80.6
2007 403 15.3 26.3 62
2008 264 17.2 15.3 79.8
2009 241 22.3 10.8 79.4
2010 219 23.5 9.3 85.8
2011 214 17.6 12.1 81.3
2012 215 21.0 10.2 82.3
2013 260 22.0 11.8 86.9
2014 252 22.0 11.4 90.5
2015 240 19.0 12.6 98.8
2016 312 20.0 15.6 100
2017 301 24.3 12.3 100
2018 270 21.8 12.3 100
2019 265 22.0 12.0 100
2020 261 23.5 11.1 100
2021 261 24.6 10.5 98.9
2022 242 25.1 9.6 98.8
2023 239 24.6 9.7 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dunbar Paul L School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 484 26.0 18.6 n/a
1989 450 24.0 18.7 n/a
1990 436 21.0 20.7 0
1991 417 22.0 18.9 n/a
1992 385 25.0 15.4 n/a
1993 373 22.0 17.0 n/a
1994 386 23.0 16.8 n/a
1995 399 26.0 15.3 n/a
1996 399 26.0 15.3 n/a
1997 381 24.0 15.9 n/a
1998 344 22.0 15.6 n/a
1999 304 20.0 15.2 n/a
2000 317 19.0 16.7 89
2001 308 21.0 14.7 89.3
2002 272 15.0 18.1 92.6
2003 272 15.0 18.1 92.6
2004 256 15.3 16.7 98.8
2005 260 14.3 18.2 96.9
2006 315 17.3 18.2 80.6
2007 403 15.3 26.3 62
2008 264 17.2 15.3 79.8
2009 241 22.3 10.8 79.4
2010 219 23.5 9.3 85.8
2011 214 17.6 12.1 81.3
2012 215 21.0 10.2 82.3
2013 260 22.0 11.8 86.9
2014 252 22.0 11.4 90.5
2015 240 19.0 12.6 98.8
2016 312 20.0 15.6 100
2017 301 24.3 12.3 100
2018 270 21.8 12.3 100
2019 265 22.0 12.0 100
2020 261 23.5 11.1 100
2021 261 24.6 10.5 98.9
2022 242 25.1 9.6 98.8
2023 239 24.6 9.7 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dunbar Paul L School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,413 (19.5%) $14,111 (80.5%) $17,524
2020 $3,166 (16.0%) $16,562 (83.9%) $19,729
2021 $4,858 (23.4%) $15,865 (76.6%) $20,724
2022 $10,918 (46.0%) $12,801 (54.0%) $23,719

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dunbar Paul L School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1420th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 1456th of 1534 Elementary schools
 2.9%
Ranks 661st of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 807th of 893 Middle schools
 16.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Dunbar Paul L School)8.86.9
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dunbar Paul L School)8.816.7
 7.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Dunbar Paul L School)3.80
 3.8%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Dunbar Paul L School)2323.1
 0.1%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dunbar Paul L School)19.20
 19.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (Dunbar Paul L School)10.78.8
 1.9%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dunbar Paul L School)20.720.6
 0.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (Dunbar Paul L School)7.44.2
 3.2%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Dunbar Paul L School)48.129.1
 19%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (Dunbar Paul L School)13.33.8
 9.5%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Dunbar Paul L School)33.326.9
 6.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Dunbar Paul L School)23.54.8
 18.7%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Dunbar Paul L School)41.29.5
 31.7%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Dunbar Paul L School)41.19.5
 31.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
All Grades Math (Dunbar Paul L School)10.25
 5.2%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Dunbar Paul L School)30.317
 13.3%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Dunbar Paul L School)26.317.4
 8.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students265239
 9.8%
African American239210
 12.1%
American Indian11
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic1221
 75%
Pacific Islander00
White25
 150%
Two or More Races102
 80%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Students at Dunbar Paul L School are 88% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% White.

Students who attend Dunbar Paul L School usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Benjamin High School

Dunbar Paul L School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 239 students attended Dunbar Paul L School.


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