Enrollment
214
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899007548
The Workshop School
221 S Hanson St, Philadelphia, PA 19139 · (215) 400-7730 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% 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.
- FBeats 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
17.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
189 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 | 66 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 20% |
Student demographics
19%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
11.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
0.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.6% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 0.0% |
% 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
5.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-34.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 The Workshop School
The Workshop School's state test result (5.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Workshop School this school | 214 | 88.3% | 5.2% |
| Parkway Northwest Philadelphia | 238 | 91.6% | 24.0% |
| YouthBuild Phila CS Philadelphia | 271 | 94.5% | N/A |
| Multicultural Academy CS Philadelphia | 254 | 96.1% | 42.0% |
| Urban Pathways 6-12 CS Pittsburgh | 325 | 94.8% | 10.8% |
| Motivation High School Philadelphia | 199 | 98.5% | 22.6% |
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 The Workshop School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.2% | #572 of 576 | #56 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #624 of 626 ▲ 2 | #67 of 67 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #614 of 626 ▼ 7 | #65 of 67 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #599 of 713 | #65 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #527 of 601 | #34 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #388 of 604 | #53 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #251 of 619 | #63 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #173 of 373 | #16 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
214
-15 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 214 | 12.5 | 17.1:1 | 88% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 18.1 | 10.4:1 | 100% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 15.2 | 12.8:1 | 100% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 12 | 19.1:1 | 99% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 14.6 | 16.4:1 | 100% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 3 | 64.0:1 | 100% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Workshop School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (239 to 214); teachers down 14% (14.6 to 12.5).
About The Workshop School
The Workshop School is a small high school serving families in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It serves 214 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
District-wide, Philadelphia City SD has 220 schools and 116,230 students.
The Workshop School's enrollment is 90% Black. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school's share is higher. The Workshop School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 12.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania have 12.8:1, compared with 17.1:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, The Workshop School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The Workshop School is 34.6 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia County census figures show that the median household income is $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Philadelphia County is home to 309 public schools and about 182,005 public school students.
The closest public school to The Workshop School is Lea Henry C School, about 0.1 miles away. The Workshop School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The Workshop School comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The Workshop School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 214, a 7% decrease from 229 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 19.1:1 to 17.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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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- Lea Henry C School0.1 mi · 503
- West Philadelphia High School0.2 mi · 718
- KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS0.4 mi · 398
- Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey0.5 mi · 586
- Penn Alexander School0.6 mi · 595
- Locke Alain School0.6 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About The Workshop SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at The Workshop School?
The Workshop School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does The Workshop School serve?
The Workshop School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at The Workshop School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at The Workshop School.
What is the student diversity at The Workshop School?
Student demographics at The Workshop School are roughly 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is The Workshop School in?
The Workshop School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
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