📍 11081 Knights Rd, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19154
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush enrolls 616 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 22% male and 78% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 21% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 289 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 19% |
| Asian | 46 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
616 of the school's 616 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 616 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.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush 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 5, state house district 173.
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush 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 616 students, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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