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South Philadelphia High School
2101 South Broad St Philadelphia PA, 19148, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-952-6220 Ranking:  (602 out of 626, bottom 4%)*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: | 79 | 54 | 61 | 78 | 90 | 82 | 85 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,056 | 658 | 966 | 917 | 948 | 1,198 | 1,501 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 233 | 22.1% | 191 | 29.0% | 168 | 17.4% | 189 | 20.6% | 234 | 24.7% | 360 | 30.1% | 615 | 41.0% |
| Grade 10: | 262 | 24.8% | 163 | 24.8% | 243 | 25.2% | 231 | 25.2% | 244 | 25.7% | 354 | 29.5% | 398 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 238 | 22.5% | 125 | 19.0% | 238 | 24.6% | 196 | 21.4% | 213 | 22.5% | 216 | 18.0% | 195 | 13.0% |
| Grade 12: | 293 | 27.7% | 147 | 22.3% | 288 | 29.8% | 265 | 28.9% | 220 | 23.2% | 233 | 19.4% | 218 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 630 | 59.7% | 383 | 58.2% | 502 | 52.0% | 507 | 55.3% | 512 | 54.0% | 640 | 53.4% | 786 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 426 | 40.3% | 275 | 41.8% | 464 | 48.0% | 410 | 44.7% | 422 | 44.5% | 538 | 44.9% | 686 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 212 | 20.1% | 187 | 28.4% | 249 | 25.8% | 209 | 22.8% | 192 | 20.3% | 228 | 19.0% | 244 | 16.3% |
| Hispanic: | 91 | 8.6% | 56 | 8.5% | 54 | 5.6% | 57 | 6.2% | 63 | 6.6% | 65 | 5.4% | 67 | 4.5% |
| Black: | 666 | 63.1% | 361 | 54.9% | 573 | 59.3% | 569 | 62.1% | 632 | 66.7% | 818 | 68.3% | 1,073 | 71.5% |
| White: | 74 | 7.0% | 44 | 6.7% | 79 | 8.2% | 74 | 8.1% | 53 | 5.6% | 72 | 6.0% | 90 | 6.0% |
| 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: | 12 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,026 | 97.2% | 626 | 95.1% | 729 | 75.5% | 881 | 96.1% | 911 | 96.1% | 880 | 73.5% | 1,051 | 70.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 143 | 11.9% | 171 | 11.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.37 | 12.23 | 15.90 | 11.72 | 10.54 | 14.60 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 21.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 22.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 23.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 26.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 30.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 27% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11% | 30.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.9% | 33.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 15% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.1% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.2% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.6% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 38.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 67.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
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* South Philadelphia High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.