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Enrollment
613
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003844
Roxborough High School
6498 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128 · (215) 400-3400 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- FTest 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
12.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
626 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 9 | 141 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 195 | 32% |
Student demographics
25%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
19.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
5.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.8% | 5.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 4.0% |
% 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
11.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Roxborough High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #555 of 576 | #47 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.3% | #588 of 626 ▲ 3 | #52 of 67 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #598 of 626 ▼ 7 | #60 of 67 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #325 of 713 | #29 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #147 of 601 | #4 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #336 of 604 | #40 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #72 of 619 | #14 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #301 of 373 | #27 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
613
-160 (-21%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,217
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 613 | 50.1 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 63 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 61.5 | 11.5:1 | 100% (708) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 64 | 12.1:1 | 100% (770) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 51.9 | 12.3:1 | 100% (637) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 16 | 35.6:1 | 100% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 59 | 11.0:1 | 100% (648) |
| 2000-01 | 1,208 | 72 | 16.8:1 | 69% (834) |
| 1990-91 | 1,217 | 72 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roxborough High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (638 to 613); teachers down 3% (51.9 to 50.1).
About Roxborough High School
Roxborough High School, a low-enrollment high school, is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It reported 613 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
The district, Philadelphia City SD, has 116,230 students enrolled across 220 schools.
At Roxborough High School, 86% of students are Black. Other students are 6% Hispanic, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 39% Black share among all Philadelphia County residents. The diversity index for Roxborough High School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Roxborough High School has 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 12.8:1.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Roxborough High School outscored 4%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Roxborough High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. It scores 11.6%; the prediction is 33.8%.
In the wider Philadelphia County area, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Roxborough High School shares Philadelphia County with 308 other public schools.
About 0.6 miles separate Roxborough High School from the closest public school, Dobson James School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 52.2% on proficiency, and Roxborough High School is below that at 11.6%.
In the federal locale system, Roxborough High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 613, down from 773 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Roxborough High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- 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
- Dobson James School0.6 mi · 229
- Green Woods CS0.7 mi · 699
- Saul W B Agricultural School0.8 mi · 417
- Belmont Hills Elementary School1.3 mi · 358
- Shawmont School1.3 mi · 471
- Cook-Wissahickon School1.3 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Roxborough High SchoolHow large is Roxborough High School?
Roxborough High School enrolls approximately 613 students in grades 09-12.
Is Roxborough High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roxborough High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Roxborough High School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Roxborough High School.
What is the student diversity at Roxborough High School?
Student demographics at Roxborough High School are roughly 4% White, 6% Hispanic, 86% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Roxborough High School in?
Roxborough High School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.