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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Across Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 56 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Strawberry Mansion HS leads the list at 5.1%, against a median of 22.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Best % Proficient

5.1%

Median % Proficient

22.4%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Strawberry Mansion HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	79.3%	309	5.1%
2	The Workshop School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	88.3%	214	5.2%
3	King Martin Luther HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	100%	527	8.5%
4	Franklin Benjamin HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	95.3%	570	8.8%
5	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	82.6%	718	9.5%
6	Building 21	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	103%	371	10.1%
7	Imhotep Institute CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute CHS	High	83.4%	603	10.7%
8	Vaux HS: A Big Picture School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	98.9%	284	10.7%
9	Frankford HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	94.7%	907	11.5%
10	The U School: Innovative Lab	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	104%	195	11.6%
11	Roxborough HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	102%	613	11.6%
12	The Linc	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	101%	223	12.8%
13	Overbrook HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	88.9%	440	12.8%
14	School of the Future	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	98.4%	569	12.9%
15	Sayre William L MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	94.9%	447	13.5%
16	Bartram John - Main	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	90.2%	583	14.2%
17	Edison HS/Fareira Skills	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	90.2%	983	14.9%
18	South Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	96.1%	684	15.2%
19	Fels Samuel HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	98.4%	1,255	15.4%
20	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	97.8%	510	15.5%
21	Kensington HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	101%	458	15.7%
22	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	High	104%	747	17.0%
23	Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	99.8%	437	17.6%
24	Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	90.3%	651	20.1%
25	Mastery CS - Shoemaker Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	High	99.6%	722	21.0%
26	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	High	98.9%	1,048	21.1%
27	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	High	97.5%	929	21.1%
28	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	High	97.8%	629	22.2%
29	Motivation HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	98.5%	199	22.6%
30	KIPP DuBois CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP DuBois CS	High	99.4%	523	22.9%
31	Furness Horace HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	91.7%	896	23.1%
32	Lincoln HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	89.0%	2,472	23.5%
33	Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	Freire CS	High	93.1%	1,024	23.9%
34	Parkway Northwest	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	91.6%	238	24.0%
35	Swenson Arts and Technology High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	105%	805	27.9%
36	Kensington Health Sciences	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	98.2%	457	28.4%
37	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	TECH Freire CS	High	90.8%	541	29.9%
38	Saul W B Agricultural School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	99.3%	417	30.9%
39	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	High	96.1%	660	31.2%
40	Universal Audenried CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Audenried CS	High	99.1%	588	32.2%
41	Northeast HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	94.3%	3,463	37.6%
42	National Constitution Center HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	94.8%	421	37.7%
43	Multicultural Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Multicultural Academy CS	High	96.1%	254	42.0%
44	Hill Freedman World Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	89.4%	640	47.2%
45	Franklin LC	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	83.2%	918	48.4%
46	Creative and Performing Arts	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	102%	643	55.1%
47	Franklin Towne CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Towne CHS	High	99.8%	1,292	59.9%
48	Bodine William W HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	94.9%	489	61.2%
49	Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	97.3%	599	64.6%
50	Parkway Center City Middle College	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	High	97.7%	436	65.7%

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