West Philadelphia High School
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 829 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 638th out of 639 high schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (seventh year)
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Clifton James
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll 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: 829
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 72.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.5
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 437 (52.7%)
- Females: 388 (46.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 826 (99.6%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 826 (99.6%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.1% |
| Black | 808 | 97.5% |
| Asian | 6 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic | 6 | 0.7% |
| White | 4 | 0.5% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 249 | 30.0% |
| 10th Grade | 215 | 25.9% |
| 11th Grade | 181 | 21.8% |
| 12th Grade | 184 | 22.2% |
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:
52.4%
District:
57.4%
Dropout Rate
School:
7.7%
District:
4.1%
Post Graduate Profiles (2010)
Percent College Bound
School:
0.5%
District:
51.3%
State:
72.6%
Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University
School:
0.5%
District:
48.6%
State:
69.4%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for West Philadelphia High School
- Reviewed by Community Member on September 23, 2010
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - PHILADELPHIA BLACK RADICAL CONGRESS
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P.O. BOX 27423
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118
Radical means getting to the root causes of society’s problems and working for root level solutions.
The Philadelphia Area Black Radical Congress Invites You To
A FORUM
PEACE IN THE COMMUNITY
PEACE IN THE WORLD
HOW DO WE STOP THE VIOLENCE?
Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 2 to 4 P.M.
Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St.
Skyline Room, 4th Floor
A panel of speakers will share their organization’s experiences with violence in the community. They will tell how they are dealing with it and what they think are the causes of violence. They will share their ideas on what is needed to stop the violence. Some of the panel speakers are: Vernetta Burger, Mothers In Charge;
Rev. Isaac Miller, former pastor of Church of the Advocate; Elisabeth Leonard, United For Peace and Justice Delaware Valley Network; Education Not Incarceration; Michael Coard, Attorney-at law. Bilal Qayyum, Father’s Day Committee; Ahnivah Williams, Philadelphia Unemployment Project; Saburah Abdul-Kabir, Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center; Mark Harrell, Men United for A Better Philadelphia.
A discussion will follow the presentation.
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- Reviewed by Former Student on June 25, 2007
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- It was a good school
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that West Philadelphia 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: 10.5
Math Average Score: 15.0
Science Average Score: 13.2
Reading Average Score: 13.8
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Corrective Action 2 (seventh year)
SAT Exam Performance (2010)
Verbal Average Score: 350.1
Math Average Score: 349.5
Writing Average Score: 350.1
PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 2.2% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 16.1% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | 38.0% | 65.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 1.0% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 40.1% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 40.7% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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