Enrollment
437
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899000826
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School
3101 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129 · (215) 400-3840 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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
15.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
436 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 | 177 | 41% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 18% |
Student demographics
31%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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
10.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 8.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 →
Schools most like Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School this school | 437 | 99.8% | 17.6% |
| King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia | 527 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
| STEM at Showalter Chester | 477 | 91.4% | 18.0% |
| Sayre William L Middle School Philadelphia | 447 | 94.9% | 13.5% |
| Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS Philadelphia | 629 | 97.8% | 22.2% |
| Pittsburgh Perry High School Pittsburgh | 430 | 99.5% | 14.5% |
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 Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #536 of 576 | #34 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #557 of 626 ▲ 4 | #36 of 67 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #522 of 626 ▲ 21 | #34 of 67 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #452 of 713 | #50 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #432 of 601 | #19 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #292 of 604 | #38 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #114 of 619 | #20 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #209 of 373 | #19 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
437
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 437 | 28.6 | 15.3:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 35.2 | 12.4:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 31.2 | 12.6:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 99% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 31.2 | 15.3:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 100% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 99% (349) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (479 to 437); teachers down 8% (31.2 to 28.6).
About Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School is the name of a small high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 437 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Federal data list 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD, with 116,230 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School, about 82 are Black. It is also 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Philadelphia County is roughly 39% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School reported 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.3:1. High schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 12.8:1. Roughly 100% of students at Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School is 17.2 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
The school is in Philadelphia County, where median household income comes to about $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School shares Philadelphia County with 308 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS is about 0.3 miles from Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School's location as City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 5%, from 459 to 437.
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School?
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School serve?
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School have?
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School?
At Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 11% Hispanic, 82% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School?
Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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