School-by-school graduation rates
4-year cohort graduation rate for first-time 9th graders from fall 2007
|
District Schools |
Grad Rate |
| GAMP | 100% |
| Masterman | 100% |
| Central | 95% |
| Science Leadership Academy | 95% |
| Lankenau | 95% |
| CAPA | 94% |
| Constitution | 94% |
| Motivation | 93% |
| Bodine | 93% |
| Girls | 91% |
| Academy at Palumbo | 91% |
| Engineering and Science | 90% |
| Parkway Center City | 89% |
| Swenson | 86% |
| HS for Business & Tech | 85% |
| Saul | 85% |
| Parkway Northwest | 85% |
| Robeson – Human Services | 83% |
| Parkway West | 83% |
| Randolph | 81% |
| Military Acad – Elverson | 81% |
| Military Acad – Leeds | 79% |
| Mastbaum | 78% |
| Dobbins | 78% |
| Washington | 74% |
| Northeast | 72% |
| Lamberton | 70% |
| Bok | 70% |
| Communications Tech | 68% |
| Rhodes | 66% |
| Franklin | 66% |
| Carroll | 63% |
| School of the Future | 61% |
| Douglas | 60% |
| Strawberry Mansion | 60% |
| Roxborough | 58% |
| Sayre | 57% |
| Gratz | 56% |
| Overbrook | 56% |
| Vaux | 54% |
| Lincoln | 54% |
| FitzSimons | 53% |
| King | 51% |
| Fels | 51% |
| Frankford | 50% |
| Furness | 49% |
| Bartram | 49% |
| William Penn (closed) | 48% |
| Kensington Culinary | 47% |
| University City | 45% |
| Kensington CAPA | 45% |
| West Philadelphia | 44% |
| Olney West | 43% |
| Germantown | 42% |
| South Philadelphia | 41% |
| Kensington Business | 39% |
| Edison | 38% |
| Olney East | 37% |
| Charter Schools | Grad Rate |
| MaST - Math, Science & Tech | 91% |
| Architecture and Design | 90% |
| Math, Civics & Sciences | 88% |
| Franklin Towne | 88% |
| Philadelphia Academy | 88% |
| New Media Tech | 83% |
| Prep - Math, Sci Tech & Careers | 83% |
| Delaware Valley 80 | 80% |
| Nueva Esperanza Academy | 77% |
| Mastery at Shoemaker | 75% |
| Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia | 75% |
| Mastery at Thomas | 72% |
| Phila Electrical Tech | 72% |
| Imhotep Institute | 71% |
| Leadership Learning | 71% |
| Mastery – Lenfest | 69% |
| Community Academy of Phila | 68% |
| Maritime Academy | 68% |
| Freire | 66% |
| Multi-Cultural Academy | 65% |
| Mariana Bracetti | 63% |
| Hope | 58% |
| Truebright Science Academy | 57% |
| World Communications | 53% |
| Alternative Schools | Grad Rate |
| CEP Behavioral Adjustment Ctr | 30% |
| Camelot – Woodhaven | 25% |
| CEP – Miller | 15% |
| CEP- Hunting Park | 14% |
| Camelot – Boone | 13% |
| RETI-WRAP | 11% |
Source: School District of Philadelphia (.XLS version)
Understanding the rates
There are many different ways of calculating graduation rates. These four-year cohort graduation rates provided by the School District were calculated by tracking a group of first-time freshman from fall 2007 (the cohort) through their high school years and measuring what percentage earned their diploma by fall 2011.
Under the School District’s system, students count as graduates or dropouts at the schools where they enrolled for the first time as 9th graders, even if they transferred to other schools in the District. Students who leave the District (for example, move to another city) are excluded from the rate calculations.
The state calculates the cohort graduation rate in a different way in measuring adequate yearly progress. Graduates are attributed to the school where they finished rather than the school where they started high school.
Comments (3)
Submitted by Michelle (not verified) on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 20:56.
Looking at these numbers, the charter schools are not all that impressive. Most of the schools with the worst graduation rates are neighborhood schools whereas most of the charter high schools are lottery based. Thus, there is going to be some selection bias there. And the top high schools are SDP schools!
Submitted by Meg (not verified) on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 11:42.
But what about Philadelphia's transient rates? Does a graduating senior support the percentages in his final school or the one her enrolled in the first September?
Submitted by Meg (not verified) on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 13:11.
I see the last line in the article... how/ why does a graduate only apply to the last school they are in.... so if they transfer out in the last year - the school they start in, that gets them on the right path gets no credit. This is not fair.
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