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What's something Furness Horace HS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
896
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003818
Furness Horace High School
1900 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19148 · (215) 400-8300 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL896 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- DBeats 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
19.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
822 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 | 216 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 267 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 208 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 205 | 23% |
Student demographics
69%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
28.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
16.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 17.5% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Furness Horace High School
Furness Horace High School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furness Horace High School this school | 896 | 91.7% | 23.1% |
| Academy at Palumbo Philadelphia | 1,225 | 97.0% | 80.2% |
| Northeast High School Philadelphia | 3,463 | 94.3% | 37.6% |
| Central High School Philadelphia | 2,329 | 98.2% | 85.3% |
| Bensalem Twp High School Bensalem | 2,151 | 98.4% | 44.9% |
| Gamp Philadelphia | 634 | 91.0% | 78.3% |
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 Furness Horace High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #512 of 576 | #26 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #526 of 626 ▼ 17 | #26 of 67 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #568 of 626 ▼ 10 | #43 of 67 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 896 | #212 of 713 | #16 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #569 of 601 | #44 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #32 of 604 | #13 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #233 of 619 | #53 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.9% | #11 of 221 | #4 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
896
+199 (+29%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 896 | 45.6 | 19.7:1 | 92% (822) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 58.5 | 14.1:1 | 100% (822) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 52.7 | 14.1:1 | 100% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 49 | 14.2:1 | 100% (694) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 36.8 | 17.5:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 100% (667) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 60 | 9.9:1 | 99% (594) |
| 2000-01 | 1,255 | 63 | 19.9:1 | 82% (1,025) |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 59 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Furness Horace High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (645 to 896); teachers up 24% (36.8 to 45.6).
About Furness Horace High School
Furness Horace High School is a mid-sized high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Philadelphia City SD. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 896 students. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students, which makes this school 21% larger than average.
Furness Horace High School is among 220 schools run by Philadelphia City SD, which serves 116,230 students.
Of every 100 students at Furness Horace High School, about 44 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 30% Asian, 16% Black, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 16% Hispanic share among all Philadelphia County residents. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Furness Horace High School are from different groups.
There are about 19.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Furness Horace High School, which has 45.6. The school's 19.7:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Furness Horace High School is about 92%. Public schools in Philadelphia County average a similar 95%.
On the allk12 Grade, Furness Horace High School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Furness Horace High School is 15.2 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 23.1% actual, 38.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In the surrounding county, Philadelphia County, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Furness Horace High School, Philadelphia County has 309 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Sharswood George School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Furness Horace High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 36.3% proficiency; Furness Horace High School posts 23.1%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 697 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 896 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 19.7:1, from 14.2:1.
The allk12 page for Furness Horace High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Sharswood George School0.3 mi · 364
- Taggart John H School0.5 mi · 529
- Kirkbride Eliza B School0.5 mi · 522
- Southwark School0.5 mi · 976
- Key Francis Scott School0.6 mi · 370
- Vare-Washington Elementary School0.7 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Furness Horace High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Furness Horace High School?
Furness Horace High School enrolls approximately 896 students in grades 09-12.
Is Furness Horace High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Furness Horace High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Furness Horace High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Furness Horace High School is approximately 19.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Furness Horace High School?
At Furness Horace High School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 44% Hispanic, 16% Black, 30% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Furness Horace High School?
Furness Horace High School 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.