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Albert M. Greenfield Elementary School opened its doors in September 1970 to meet the needs of a growing Center City population. As the neighborhood public school for families residing in the Center City West area, the school continues to serve neighborhood families as well as students applying for admission under the School District's student transfer option (initially implemented to address desegregation in Philadelphia public schools).
With an enrollment of just under 500 students the demographics of the student population include 60.7% African American, 29.3% Caucasian, 4.6% Asian, 2.8% Latino, and 2.6% other. The school provides special education programs to 13.6% of the student population identified with special needs. Another 13.5% of the students are in the mentally gifted program. English as a Second Language is provided to 2.2% of the students. Nearly half (48.6%) of the students at Greenfield qualify for free or reduced lunch, compared to 74.4% of students in the School District citywide.
Academically, Greenfield is one of the top performing elementary schools in the Philadelphia School District. On the Terra Nova national standardized test given in Spring 2006, 59.6% of Greenfield students scored at or above the national average in reading, 63.2% of Greenfield students scored at or above the national average in language, 59.4% scored at or above the national average in math, and 62.5% scored at or above the national average in science.
Our students shine in academic competitions. In the School District Science Fair during the 2007-2008 school year, 12 Greenfield students made it to the finals. Three students won 1st place, three students won 2nd place, one student came in 3rd place, and five students qualified.
In Reading Olympics, Greenfield 4th graders competed against 30 other schools and won 1st place. Our Scrabble Club played in two tournaments winning 1st place in the 4th grade and 5th grade levels.
At Greenfield, we also offer a rich array of programs to supplement the basic curriculum. Many of these programs are sponsored by the Home and School Association and some are free programs. Below is a list of the partnership programs we provided during the 2007-2008 school year and some that are already planned for 2008-2009.
? Moore College of Art & Design, Community Arts class
? University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology
? Mann Center for the Performing Arts
? Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series
? Ballet "X"
? PIMA Ballet Group
? Curtis Institute
? Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
? "Mr. Joe" guitarist for Kindergarten and 1st grade
? Musicopia (planned for May 2008)
? Koresh Dance Studios (planned for May 2008)
? Mural Arts (planned for fall 2008)
? Network Arts
? PhilaDanco
? Wharton School BizWorld
? Leif Erikson Society/Viking Ship
? Franklin Institute Weather Show
? The Law Project
In addition to the many wonderful enrichment programs provided to the students we also have a proud record of achievement in sports. Our co-ed soccer team made it to the City championship two years in a row. Girls' volleyball, Boys' volleyball, Girls' basketball, Boys' basketball, Boys' softball, Girls' softball, and our co-ed track team all had impressive winning records. |
