📍 1400 W Olney Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19141
Girls HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 894 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Girls HS enrolls 894 students across grades 9–12. The student body is <1% male and 100% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 12% Asian and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 618 | 69% |
| Asian | 107 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 10% |
| White | 43 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
894 of the school's 894 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 894 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.
Girls 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-30, state senate district 4, state house district 198.
Girls 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 894 students, Girls 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