Furness Horace High School

1900 South 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19148 | (215) 952-6226

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 643

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1 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 643 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 584th out of 639 high schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (fifth year)

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1900 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Principal or Admin: Hiromi Stone

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Philadelphia City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,399
Graduation Rate: 55.5%
Dropout Rate: 8.5%
Students Per Teacher: 14.3
Enrolled Students: 156,790

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 643
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 63.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 10.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 331 (51.5%)
Females: 307 (47.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 640 (99.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 640 (99.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Furness Horace High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	292	45.4%
Asian	204	31.7%
Hispanic	62	9.6%
White	79	12.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	179	27.8%
10th Grade	158	24.6%
11th Grade	126	19.6%
12th Grade	180	28.0%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

100.0%

District:

80.0%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

55.6%

District:

57.4%

Dropout Rate

School:

8.2%

District:

4.1%

Post Graduate Profiles (2010)

Percent College Bound

School:

90.6%

District:

51.3%

State:

72.6%

Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University

School:

90.6%

District:

48.6%

State:

69.4%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 1

1 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Furness Horace High School

Reviewed by Student on January 11, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school lacks the very foundation of a prepatory college system. They dont push you here at all. The whole school is just not where they should be academic wise I think there should be a law against this kind of education.

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