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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Across Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 67 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Motivation HS leads the list at 96.0%, against a median of 74.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Top % Black

96.0%

Median % Black

74.4%

MOST BLACK · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Motivation HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	199	191	96.0%
2	KIPP DuBois CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP DuBois CS	523	495	94.7%
3	Robeson HS for Human Services	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	266	251	94.4%
4	Imhotep Institute CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute CHS	603	560	92.9%
5	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	747	691	92.5%
6	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	TECH Freire CS	541	498	92.0%
7	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	929	854	91.9%
8	Building 21	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	371	339	91.4%
9	School of the Future	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	569	518	91.0%
10	Strawberry Mansion HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	309	281	90.9%
11	Overbrook HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	440	398	90.5%
12	Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	Freire CS	1,024	926	90.4%
13	Parkway Northwest	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	238	215	90.3%
14	The Workshop School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	214	192	89.7%
15	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	718	644	89.7%
16	Universal Audenried CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Audenried CS	588	526	89.5%
17	Parkway West	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	149	133	89.3%
18	Sayre William L MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	447	399	89.3%
19	Mastery CS - Shoemaker Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	722	644	89.2%
20	King Martin Luther HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	527	470	89.2%
21	Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	581	518	89.2%
22	Vaux HS: A Big Picture School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	284	250	88.0%
23	Lankenau HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	228	199	87.3%
24	YouthBuild Phila CS	Philadelphia, PA	Youth Build Phila CS	271	236	87.1%
25	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	629	547	87.0%
26	Multicultural Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Multicultural Academy CS	254	220	86.6%
27	Hill Freedman World Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	640	553	86.4%
28	Roxborough HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	613	529	86.3%
29	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	1,048	887	84.6%
30	Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	437	358	81.9%
31	The U School: Innovative Lab	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	195	152	78.0%
32	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	660	509	77.1%
33	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	532	403	75.8%
34	Bartram John - Main	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	583	434	74.4%
35	Franklin Benjamin HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	570	406	71.2%
36	National Constitution Center HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	421	297	70.5%
37	Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers	Philadelphia, PA	Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers	589	415	70.5%
38	Girls HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	592	396	66.9%
39	Parkway Center City Middle College	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	436	288	66.1%
40	Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	273	178	65.2%
41	Saul W B Agricultural School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	417	269	64.5%
42	HS of Engineering & Science	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	851	477	56.0%
43	Franklin LC	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	918	463	50.4%
44	Creative and Performing Arts	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	643	323	50.2%
45	Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	651	279	42.9%
46	Fels Samuel HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,255	522	41.6%
47	Penn Treaty Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	398	160	40.2%
48	Bodine William W HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	489	193	39.5%
49	Frankford HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	907	349	38.5%
50	South Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	684	249	36.4%

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