📍 5500 Langdon Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19111
Fels Samuel HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 1,053 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 71.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 69%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fels Samuel HS enrolls 1,053 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 71.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 474 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 418 | 40% |
| Asian | 71 | 6.7% |
| White | 44 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,053 of the school's 1,053 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,053 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fels Samuel HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-20, state senate district 2, state house district 203.
Fels Samuel HS is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,053 students, Fels Samuel HS is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large