Strawberry Mansion HS

Located at 3133 Ridge Ave, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Strawberry Mansion HS is a cozy senior high that works with 309 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Philadelphia City SD. Enrollment runs roughly 58% below the state mean of about 738.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Strawberry Mansion HS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Strawberry Mansion HS lists that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Strawberry Mansion HS logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Philadelphia County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Strawberry Mansion HS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.6%; this one comes in at 5.1%, -38.5 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household earnings sit near $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Strawberry Mansion HS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Wright Richard R Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Strawberry Mansion HS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Strawberry Mansion HS at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 10.5%.

Strawberry Mansion HS operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Strawberry Mansion HS has increased 12%, going from 277 students in 2018 to 309 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.