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Enrollment
1,183
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003808
Masterman Julia R Sec School
1699 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19130 · (215) 400-7580 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 05–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,183 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
24.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
1,199 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 5 | 121 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 164 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 152 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 115 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 9% |
Student demographics
72%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
90.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
83.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.9% | 83.6% |
| 2023-24 | 94.3% | 84.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
91.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+57.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 57 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Masterman Julia R Sec School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #2 of 576 | #1 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #9 of 626 ▼ 4 | #1 of 67 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.9% | #14 of 626 ▼ 6 | #4 of 67 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,183 | #134 of 713 | #8 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #589 of 601 | #55 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #18 of 604 | #9 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #85 of 619 | #16 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #349 of 373 | #34 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
1,183
-21 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 992
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 1,183 | 47.6 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,199 | 58.4 | 20.5:1 | 100% (1,199) |
| 2022-23 | 1,186 | 53.9 | 22.0:1 | 100% (1,186) |
| 2020-21 | 1,204 | 52 | 23.1:1 | 100% (1,201) |
| 2017-18 | 1,197 | 54.8 | 21.8:1 | 100% (1,196) |
| 2015-16 | 1,184 | 56 | 21.1:1 | 100% (1,184) |
| 2010-11 | 1,181 | 63 | 18.8:1 | 24% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 1,154 | 67 | 17.2:1 | 9% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 992 | 47 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Masterman Julia R Sec School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,197 to 1,183); teachers down 13% (54.8 to 47.6).
About Masterman Julia R Sec School
Masterman Julia R Sec School is a large high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under Philadelphia City SD. Students in grades 5 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,183 students. The school's enrollment is 60% bigger than the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia City SD runs Masterman Julia R Sec School along with 219 other schools, enrolling 116,230 students in total.
Masterman Julia R Sec School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 40%. The rest of enrollment is 29% Asian, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Masterman Julia R Sec School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 24.8 students per teacher and 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Masterman Julia R Sec School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 34.1%. Masterman Julia R Sec School posts 91.5%, 57.3 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Philadelphia County has about 1,579,706 residents, and the median household income is $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Besides Masterman Julia R Sec School, Philadelphia County has 308 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Masterman Julia R Sec School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Waring Laura W School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Masterman Julia R Sec School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment at Masterman Julia R Sec School was 1,204 in 2020-21 and 1,183 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (24.8:1) than in 2020-21 (23.1:1).
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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
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- 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
- Waring Laura W School0.1 mi · 196
- Franklin LC0.2 mi · 918
- Franklin Benjamin High School0.2 mi · 570
- Science Leadership Academy0.2 mi · 502
- The SD of Philadelphia Virtual Academy0.2 mi · 913
- Parkway Center City Middle College0.3 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Masterman Julia R Sec SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Masterman Julia R Sec School?
Masterman Julia R Sec School enrolls approximately 1,183 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Masterman Julia R Sec School serve?
Masterman Julia R Sec School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Masterman Julia R Sec School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Masterman Julia R Sec School is approximately 24.8:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Masterman Julia R Sec School?
Student demographics at Masterman Julia R Sec School are roughly 40% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 29% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Masterman Julia R Sec School?
Masterman Julia R Sec 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.