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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Olney HS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,168
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899010029
Olney HS
100 W Duncannon Ave, Philadephia, PA 19120 · (215) 400-4000 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,168 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,165 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
25.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
6.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 26 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 →
About 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.
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 HSHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln HSHigh · 2,472 students
- Central HSHigh · 2,329 students
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
- Mayfair SchElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George HSHigh · 1,755 students
Nearby schools
- Olney El Sch0.2 mi · 654
- Morrison Andrew J Sch0.3 mi · 508
- Washington Grover Jr Sch0.6 mi · 400
- Marshall Thurgood0.6 mi · 639
- Feltonville Intermediate School0.6 mi · 517
- Barton Clara Sch0.6 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Olney HSHow large is Olney HS?
Olney HS enrolls approximately 1,168 students in grades 09-12.
Is Olney HS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Olney HS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Olney HS have?
Olney HS employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olney HS?
At Olney HS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 51% Hispanic, 39% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Olney HS public or private?
Olney HS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.