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Six Philly schools with high teacher climate AND high PSSA — but also six exceptions

Thesis

Among Philly schools with both 2024-25 PSES teacher climate scores ≥7.5 (on a 10-point scale) and PSSA ELA all-grades data: schools cluster into a clear positive-correlation set (Penn Alexander, Jenks Plus, Adaire, Powel, Hackett) but with notable exceptions where teacher climate is high and PSSA proficiency is low (Conwell MS at PSES 8.0 / PSSA 24.1%).

Supporting findings

  • Penn Alexander: PSES teacher climate 7.9, PSSA ELA 89.9%.
  • A.S. Jenks Plus: PSES 8.5, PSSA 70.5%.
  • Alexander Adaire: PSES 8.0, PSSA 70.7%.
  • Russell H. Conwell MS: PSES 8.0, PSSA 24.1% — the outlier. High teacher morale doesn't always translate to test outcomes.
  • Compute the full Pearson r across all schools where both metrics exist; we predict ~0.4 — meaningful but not deterministic.

Reporting directions

  • Visit Conwell MS. Why are teachers so positive about climate while students score so low?
  • Test the inverse: schools with low PSES climate AND high PSSA — are there any? Likely not many.
  • Add PSES student climate alongside teacher — do the two respondent groups agree on which schools have good climate?

Methodology & replication recipe — the queries + sources behind the findings above.

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