West Philadelphia High School

4700 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19139 | (215) 471-2902

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 829

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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 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: 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

West Philadelphia High School Student Race Distribution

	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
(a 501-(c)-3 not-for-profit organization)
P.O. BOX 27423
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118
Radical means getting to the root causes of societyâ€™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 â€“ 2 to 4 P.M.
Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St.
Skyline Room, 4th Floor

A panel of speakers will share their organizationâ€™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, Fatherâ€™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.

http://groups.google.com/group/philadelphia-area-black-radical-congress-loc-inc

For Information: 215-848-1806 or 267-259-7196
Demand Change
Join us in Washington, DC on 10.2.10 www.onenationworkingtogether.org

Reviewed by Former Student on June 25, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
It was a good school

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