Frankford High School

5000 Oxford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124 | (215) 537-2519

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,749

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1 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,749 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 613th out of 639 high schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (fifth year)

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Edward Koch

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: 1,749
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 119.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 918 (52.5%)
Females: 813 (46.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,746 (99.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,746 (99.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Frankford High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	4	0.2%
Black	1,081	61.8%
Asian	28	1.6%
Hispanic	476	27.2%
White	142	8.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	525	30.0%
10th Grade	513	29.3%
11th Grade	386	22.1%
12th Grade	325	18.6%

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:

55.7%

District:

57.4%

Dropout Rate

School:

6.3%

District:

4.1%

Post Graduate Profiles (2010)

Percent College Bound

School:

0.3%

District:

51.3%

State:

72.6%

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

School:

0.3%

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 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Frankford High School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 03, 2008
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
frankford high school is a ok school there are some good staff there and the others need to do there job and stop worrying about a pay check.

Reviewed by Community Member on November 20, 2008
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i dont like frinkford high school it bad

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Frankford High School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

ACT Exam Performance (2010)

English Average Score: 11.8

Math Average Score: 15.2

Science Average Score: 14.2

Reading Average Score: 14.4

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Corrective Action 2 (fifth year)

SAT Exam Performance (2010)

Verbal Average Score: 356.5

Math Average Score: 359.1

Writing Average Score: 343.4

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	20.5%	36.3%	59.6%
2009	8.9%	31.6%	55.6%
2008	15.6%	32.6%	55.9%

Reading Test
2010	25.6%	42.6%	67.2%
2009	13.2%	38.0%	65.2%
2008	22.9%	37.3%	64.7%

Science Test
2010	2.5%	16.3%	39.8%
2009	2.6%	14.9%	39.7%
2008	5.1%	13.2%	35.7%

Writing Test
2010	50.8%	64.2%	80.7%
2009	-	-	-
2008	49.8%	70.5%	85.8%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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