James Elverson Middle School, Philadelphia, PA
As a participant in the Title I Schoolwide Program in the 2000-2001 school year, over 96% of Elverson's sixth to eighth graders are eligible for free or reduced price lunches. Of its 566 students, nearly 94% African American while the remaining 4% are Latino. This school, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, employs 33 full-time classroom teachers and has a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17 to 1.
