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Enrollment
918
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899006822
Franklin LC
616 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19130 · (215) 400-7570 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL918 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
19.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
764 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 | 343 | 37% |
| Grade 10 | 145 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 189 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 241 | 26% |
Student demographics
63%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
65.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.3% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 25.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Franklin LC
Franklin LC's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin LC this school | 918 | 83.2% | 48.4% |
| South Philadelphia High School Philadelphia | 684 | 96.1% | 15.2% |
| Perseus House CS of Excellence Erie | 627 | 78.1% | 9.1% |
| Bodine William W High School Philadelphia | 489 | 94.9% | 61.2% |
| Fels Samuel High School Philadelphia | 1,255 | 98.4% | 15.4% |
| Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp Harrisburg | 347 | 93.1% | 47.1% |
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 Franklin LC ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #330 of 576 | #12 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #368 of 626 ▲ 72 | #13 of 67 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #231 of 626 ▼ 136 | #14 of 67 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 918 | #201 of 713 | #14 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #568 of 601 | #43 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #67 of 604 | #18 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #255 of 619 | #65 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #149 of 221 | #26 of 31 |
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
918
+57 (+7%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 829
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 918 | 46.9 | 19.6:1 | 83% (764) |
| 2023-24 | 763 | 53.8 | 14.2:1 | 100% (760) |
| 2022-23 | 881 | 53.3 | 16.5:1 | 100% (878) |
| 2020-21 | 861 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 100% (858) |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 41.1 | 21.4:1 | 100% (879) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 22 | 39.5:1 | 100% (868) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 100% (671) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 46 | 17.9:1 | 51% (419) |
| 1990-91 | 829 | 43 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin LC.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (879 to 918); teachers up 14% (41.1 to 46.9).
About Franklin LC
Franklin LC is a high school with a street address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school counted 918 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 24% larger than the average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
District-wide, Philadelphia City SD has 220 schools and 116,230 students.
At Franklin LC, 50% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 32% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Philadelphia County is roughly 39% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Franklin LC has a ratio of 19.6:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 83%. It compares with 95% for public schools in Philadelphia County.
Franklin LC holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.9% at Franklin LC; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Philadelphia County show that the median household earns about $61,953 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Philadelphia County, 309 public schools serve about 182,005 students.
Measured in a straight line, Science Leadership Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Franklin LC. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Franklin LC is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 918, up from 861 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 17.9 in 2020-21 to 19.6 in 2024-25.
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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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- Mayfair SchoolElementary · 1,763 students
- 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
- Science Leadership Academy0.1 mi · 502
- Franklin Benjamin High School0.1 mi · 570
- Masterman Julia R Sec School0.2 mi · 1,183
- Parkway Center City Middle College0.2 mi · 436
- Waring Laura W School0.2 mi · 196
- People for People CS0.2 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin LCHow large is Franklin LC?
Franklin LC enrolls approximately 918 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Franklin LC serve?
Franklin LC serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Franklin LC?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Franklin LC.
How diverse is Franklin LC?
Franklin LC reports a student body of 5% White, 32% Hispanic, 50% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Franklin LC in?
Franklin LC is part of Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.