Olney HS

Located at 100 W Duncannon Ave, in Philadephia, Pennsylvania, Olney HS is a large four-year high school that hosts 1,168 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Philadelphia City SD. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 58% above typical.

Olney HS is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that teaches 116,230 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Olney HS records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 39% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Olney HS has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Olney HS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.8%; this one comes in at 15.7%, -19.2 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) shows that median household earnings sit near $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Olney HS is one.

The closest other public school is Olney El Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olney HS at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 14.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.