📍 2300 W Master St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19121
Vaux HS: A Big Picture School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 270 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 13.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vaux HS: A Big Picture School enrolls 270 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 248 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 270 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vaux HS: A Big Picture School 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 3, state house district 195.
Vaux HS: A Big Picture School 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 270 students, Vaux HS: A Big Picture School 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
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