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What's something Edison HS/Fareira Skills does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
983
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003849
Edison HS/Fareira Skills
151 West Luzerne Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140 · (215) 400-3900 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL983 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
887 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 306 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 267 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 199 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 211 | 21% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
7.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.2% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 7.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Edison HS/Fareira Skills
Edison HS/Fareira Skills's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison HS/Fareira Skills this school | 983 | 90.2% | 14.9% |
| Frankford High School Philadelphia | 907 | 94.7% | 11.5% |
| Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School Philadelphia | 510 | 97.8% | 15.5% |
| Kensington Health Sciences Philadelphia | 457 | 98.2% | 28.4% |
| Harrisburg High School Harrisburg | 1,343 | 99.4% | 5.4% |
| Olney High School Philadephia | 1,168 | 99.7% | 15.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edison HS/Fareira Skills ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #545 of 576 | #41 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #575 of 626 ▼ 3 | #45 of 67 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #581 of 626 ▼ 14 | #47 of 67 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 983 | #182 of 713 | #12 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #468 of 601 | #24 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #149 of 604 | #30 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #240 of 619 | #58 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #319 of 373 | #30 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
983
-149 (-13%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 2,440
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 983 | 61.8 | 15.9:1 | 90% (887) |
| 2023-24 | 887 | 72.4 | 12.3:1 | 100% (887) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 72.3 | 12.3:1 | 100% (886) |
| 2020-21 | 1,132 | 48 | 23.6:1 | 99% (1,125) |
| 2017-18 | 1,015 | 69.3 | 14.7:1 | 100% (1,010) |
| 2015-16 | 1,200 | 71 | 16.9:1 | 100% (1,200) |
| 2010-11 | 1,729 | 151 | 11.4:1 | 99% (1,713) |
| 2000-01 | 2,417 | 144 | 16.8:1 | 89% (2,148) |
| 1990-91 | 2,440 | 145 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edison HS/Fareira Skills.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,015 to 983); teachers down 11% (69.3 to 61.8).
About Edison HS/Fareira Skills
Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Edison HS/Fareira Skills is a medium-sized high school. It educates 983 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
Philadelphia City SD has a total of 220 schools and 116,230 students, Edison HS/Fareira Skills among them.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at Edison HS/Fareira Skills. Other groups include 31% Black and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 16% Hispanic. Edison HS/Fareira Skills has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Edison HS/Fareira Skills operates with 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.9:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Edison HS/Fareira Skills reports 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Edison HS/Fareira Skills is D. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Edison HS/Fareira Skills ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. It scores 14.9%; the prediction is 38.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Philadelphia County show that median household income is about $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Edison HS/Fareira Skills is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, which together enroll about 182,005 students.
Antonia Pantoja Community CS is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Edison HS/Fareira Skills ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Edison HS/Fareira Skills as City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 983 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,132. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (23.6:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia City SD
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- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
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- Washington George High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Antonia Pantoja Community CS0.1 mi · 752
- Philadelphia Learning Academy - North0.3 mi · 73
- Esperanza Academy CS0.3 mi · 1,637
- Esperanza Cyber CS0.4 mi · 979
- Clemente Roberto Middle School0.4 mi · 259
- The Linc0.4 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Edison HS/Fareira SkillsHow many students attend Edison HS/Fareira Skills?
Edison HS/Fareira Skills enrolls approximately 983 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Edison HS/Fareira Skills serve?
Edison HS/Fareira Skills serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Edison HS/Fareira Skills?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Edison HS/Fareira Skills.
How diverse is Edison HS/Fareira Skills?
Edison HS/Fareira Skills reports a student body of 1% White, 63% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Edison HS/Fareira Skills?
Edison HS/Fareira Skills is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.