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The public schools with the most Black students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Across Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 284 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. West Oak Lane CS leads the list at 943, against a median of 234 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

284

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Top Black students

943

Median Black students

234

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	West Oak Lane CS	Philadelphia, PA	West Oak Lane CS	955	98.7%	943
2	Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	Freire CS	1,024	90.4%	926
3	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	1,048	84.6%	887
4	Wissahickon CS	Philadelphia, PA	Wissahickon CS	965	90.7%	875
5	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	929	91.9%	854
6	Northeast HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	3,463	24.3%	842
7	KIPP West Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP West Philadelphia CS	848	93.4%	792
8	KIPP Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP Philadelphia CS	861	90.4%	778
9	Lincoln HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	2,472	30.3%	748
10	Independence CS West	Philadelphia, PA	Independence CS West	811	91.3%	740
11	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	750	93.1%	698
12	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	747	92.5%	691
13	Global Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Global Leadership Academy CS	692	97.0%	671
14	Mastery CS - Shoemaker Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	722	89.2%	644
15	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	718	89.7%	644
16	Russell Byers CS	Philadelphia, PA	Russell Byers CS	686	93.2%	639
17	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary	739	86.3%	638
18	Lindley Academy CS at Birney	Philadelphia, PA	Lindley Academy CS at Birney	739	84.8%	627
19	West Phila. Achievement CES	Philadelphia, PA	West Phila. Achievement CES	654	94.7%	619
20	KIPP North Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP North Philadelphia CS	683	90.2%	616
21	Discovery CS	Philadelphia, PA	Discovery CS	626	96.0%	601
22	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	670	89.4%	599
23	Alliance for Progress CS	Philadelphia, PA	Alliance for Progress CS	618	94.7%	585
24	Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey	Philadelphia, PA	Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey	586	97.4%	571
25	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	647	87.5%	566
26	Ad Prima CS	Philadelphia, PA	Ad Prima CS	602	93.8%	565
27	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	Philadelphia, PA	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	565	99.5%	562
28	Imhotep Institute CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute CHS	603	92.9%	560
29	Universal Institute CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Institute CS	597	93.1%	556
30	Northwood Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Northwood Academy CS	796	69.8%	556
31	Hill Freedman World Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	640	86.4%	553
32	People for People CS	Philadelphia, PA	People for People CS	573	96.2%	551
33	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	629	87.0%	547
34	Roxborough HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	613	86.3%	529
35	Universal Audenried CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Audenried CS	588	89.5%	526
36	Central HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	2,329	22.5%	524
37	Fels Samuel HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,255	41.6%	522
38	School of the Future	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	569	91.0%	518
39	Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	581	89.2%	518
40	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	660	77.1%	509
41	Mastery Prep Elementary CS	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery Prep Elementary CS	598	85.1%	509
42	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	TECH Freire CS	541	92.0%	498
43	KIPP DuBois CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP DuBois CS	523	94.7%	495
44	Mastery CS - Mann Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	573	85.9%	492
45	Washington George HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,755	27.7%	486
46	Frederick Douglass Mastery CS	Philadelphia, PA	Frederick Douglass Mastery CS	528	90.3%	477
47	HS of Engineering & Science	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	851	56.0%	477
48	King Martin Luther HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	527	89.2%	470
49	Franklin LC	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	918	50.4%	463
50	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	751	61.4%	461

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