📍 6501 Limekiln Pike, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19138
Building 21 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 388 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Building 21 enrolls 388 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 340 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 388 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 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.
Building 21 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 203.
Building 21 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 388 students, Building 21 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