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Enrollment
417
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003861
Saul W B Agricultural School
7100 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128 · (215) 400-3450 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
18.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
414 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 | 130 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 26% |
Student demographics
54%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
53.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 10.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Saul W B Agricultural School
Saul W B Agricultural School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saul W B Agricultural School this school | 417 | 99.3% | 30.9% |
| Pittsburgh Perry High School Pittsburgh | 430 | 99.5% | 14.5% |
| National Constitution Center High School Philadelphia | 421 | 94.8% | 37.7% |
| Farrell Area HS/UMS Farrell | 281 | 96.4% | 13.9% |
| Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School Philadelphia | 437 | 99.8% | 17.6% |
| Franklin Benjamin High School Philadelphia | 570 | 95.3% | 8.8% |
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 Saul W B Agricultural School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #486 of 576 | #19 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #497 of 626 ▲ 52 | #20 of 67 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #379 of 626 ▲ 100 | #20 of 67 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #475 of 713 | #53 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #559 of 601 | #38 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #125 of 604 | #25 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #134 of 619 | #26 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #82 of 373 | #11 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
417
-110 (-21%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 27.7:1
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 | 417 | 22.7 | 18.4:1 | 99% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 35.2 | 11.8:1 | 100% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 32.2 | 15.6:1 | 100% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 19 | 27.7:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 18.5 | 27.1:1 | 100% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 19 | 29.5:1 | 100% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 50% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 17% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 63 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saul W B Agricultural School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (499 to 417); teachers up 23% (18.5 to 22.7).
About Saul W B Agricultural School
Saul W B Agricultural School is a high school with a street address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 417 students enrolled. High schools in Pennsylvania have about 738 students on average; enrollment here is 43% lower.
The 220 schools of Philadelphia City SD, including Saul W B Agricultural School, enroll 116,230 students.
Of every 100 students at Saul W B Agricultural School, about 65 are Black. It is also 15% White, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Philadelphia County's residents are about 39% Black, 25 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Saul W B Agricultural School scores 54%.
Saul W B Agricultural School reports a ratio of 18.4 students per teacher, from 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 5.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Saul W B Agricultural School, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Saul W B Agricultural School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Saul W B Agricultural School is 35.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.9%.
In Philadelphia County, home to about 1,579,706 people, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Philadelphia County number 309, with about 182,005 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Green Woods CS, is the closest to Saul W B Agricultural School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Saul W B Agricultural School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Saul W B Agricultural School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Saul W B Agricultural School as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 21%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 27.7 to 18.4 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Saul W B Agricultural School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
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- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Green Woods CS0.8 mi · 699
- Roxborough High School0.8 mi · 613
- Shawmont School0.9 mi · 471
- Dobson James School1.3 mi · 229
- Henry Charles W School1.3 mi · 518
- Houston Henry E School1.6 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Saul W B Agricultural SchoolHow many students attend Saul W B Agricultural School?
Saul W B Agricultural School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades 09-12.
Is Saul W B Agricultural School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Saul W B Agricultural School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Saul W B Agricultural School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Saul W B Agricultural School is approximately 18.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Saul W B Agricultural School?
Student demographics at Saul W B Agricultural School are roughly 15% White, 12% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Saul W B Agricultural School in?
Saul W B Agricultural School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.