Enrollment
149
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899000821
Parkway West
4725 Fairmont Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19139 · (215) 400-7710 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
11.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
112%
167 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 36% |
Student demographics
20%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
48.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
6.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 6.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 4.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Parkway West ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #582 of 626 ▲ 6 | #48 of 67 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #435 of 626 ▲ 52 | #24 of 67 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #616 of 713 | #68 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 112% | #11 of 619 | #5 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.9% | #1 of 373 | #1 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
149
-167 (-53%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 149 | 13 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 16.2 | 10.3:1 | 100% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 17.2 | 13.3:1 | 100% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 14.9 | 20.9:1 | 100% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 7 | 41.3:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | 42% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkway West.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (310 to 149); teachers down 13% (14.9 to 13).
About Parkway West
Parkway West is a high school with a street address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Total enrollment is 149 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
Philadelphia City SD operates 220 schools. Combined enrollment is 116,230 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Parkway West is Black, at 89%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 39%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Parkway West scores 20%.
There are about 11.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Parkway West, which has 13. The school's 11.5:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for high schools in Pennsylvania.
On the allk12 Grade, Parkway West lands at D, ahead of 11% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
For Philadelphia County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county has 309 public schools and about 182,005 students.
Middle Years Alternative is less than a tenth of a mile from Parkway West, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Parkway West reported 316 students in 2020-21 and 149 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.6:1 to 11.5:1 over the same years.
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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
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- Middle Years Alternative0.0 mi · 128
- Washington Martha School0.2 mi · 204
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- KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS0.4 mi · 398
- Philadelphia Learning Academy - West0.4 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Parkway WestHow many students attend Parkway West?
Parkway West enrolls approximately 149 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Parkway West serve?
Parkway West serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Parkway West?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Parkway West.
How diverse is Parkway West?
Parkway West reports a student body of 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkway West?
Parkway West is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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