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Central High School
1700 West Olney Ave
Philadelphia PA, 19141, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-276-5262
Ranking: 
(2 out of 626, top 0%)*
(2 out of 626, top 0%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Philadelphia City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 95 | 99 | 102 | 112 | 108 | 101 | 103 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,311 | 2,329 | 2,360 | 2,384 | 2,331 | 2,212 | 2,220 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 650 | 28.1% | 556 | 23.9% | 582 | 24.7% | 635 | 26.6% | 669 | 28.7% | 576 | 26.0% | 609 | 27.4% |
| Grade 10: | 545 | 23.6% | 572 | 24.6% | 612 | 25.9% | 658 | 27.6% | 565 | 24.2% | 580 | 26.2% | 564 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 551 | 23.8% | 584 | 25.1% | 629 | 26.7% | 545 | 22.9% | 568 | 24.4% | 542 | 24.5% | 519 | 23.4% |
| Grade 12: | 565 | 24.4% | 617 | 26.5% | 537 | 22.8% | 546 | 22.9% | 529 | 22.7% | 514 | 23.2% | 528 | 23.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,132 | 49.0% | 1,130 | 48.5% | 1,104 | 46.8% | 1,091 | 45.8% | 1,086 | 46.6% | 1,021 | 46.2% | 1,001 | 45.1% |
| Female: | 1,179 | 51.0% | 1,199 | 51.5% | 1,256 | 53.2% | 1,293 | 54.2% | 1,206 | 51.7% | 1,159 | 52.4% | 1,193 | 53.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 716 | 31.0% | 746 | 32.0% | 723 | 30.6% | 719 | 30.2% | 697 | 29.9% | 636 | 28.8% | 613 | 27.6% |
| Hispanic: | 204 | 8.8% | 203 | 8.7% | 178 | 7.5% | 179 | 7.5% | 166 | 7.1% | 168 | 7.6% | 176 | 7.9% |
| Black: | 710 | 30.7% | 721 | 31.0% | 768 | 32.5% | 764 | 32.0% | 756 | 32.4% | 682 | 30.8% | 684 | 30.8% |
| White: | 590 | 25.5% | 584 | 25.1% | 626 | 26.5% | 678 | 28.4% | 676 | 29.0% | 699 | 31.6% | 719 | 32.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 83 | 3.6% | 66 | 2.8% | 59 | 2.5% | 37 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,005 | 43.5% | NA | NA | 717 | 30.4% | 698 | 29.3% | 726 | 31.1% | 580 | 26.2% | 617 | 27.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 5.6% | NA | NA | 89 | 3.8% | 108 | 4.5% | 144 | 6.2% | 142 | 6.4% | 171 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.33 | 23.53 | 23.06 | 21.34 | 21.60 | 22.00 | 21.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 21.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 22.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 23.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 26.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 30.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 27% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 30.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 33.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 38.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 67.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.7% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.6% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.8% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.6% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.