📍 5898 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19131
Overbrook HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 52%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Overbrook HS enrolls 387 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.1% Two or more races and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 360 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.8% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 387 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 386 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.
Overbrook 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 7, state house district 192.
Overbrook 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 387 students, Overbrook HS is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large