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Franklin Towne Charter High School

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Franklin Towne Charter High School ranks 262 nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 62% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Franklin Towne Charter High School is a public charter high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that serves 1,314 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Franklin Towne Charter High School District, which is ranked 222 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Towne Charter High School has consistently performed well on the Keystone Exams, a set of standardized tests used in Pennsylvania. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had higher proficiency rates than the state average in Algebra I (47.4% vs. 44.3%), Biology (50.3% vs. 49.3%), and Literature (70.8% vs. 62.1%). The school also maintains high graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 97.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the 87.9% 4-year graduation rate reported for nearby Kensington High School and Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School. Additionally, Franklin Towne Charter High School has a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.5% to 1.6% over the past few years.

Despite serving a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.47% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, Franklin Towne Charter High School has shown strong performance across various student subgroups. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked highly in the state for African American (ranked 21st), Hispanic (ranked 45th), and low socioeconomic status (ranked 53rd) students on the Keystone Exams. This suggests that the school is effectively serving and supporting these traditionally underperforming student populations.

1,292

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,237

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5301 Tacony St Building 108
Philadelphia, PA 19137-2308

(215) 289-5000

District: Franklin Towne Charter High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

31.7%

African American:

17.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 52nd percentile in 2022 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 52nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

Pennsylvania avg52%

262^nd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

222^nd of 606Franklin Towne Charter High School among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	262 of 681	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	158 of 686	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	106 of 674	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	302 of 634	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.7	30 of 693	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	39 of 673	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	84.4	55 of 663	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	84.9	47 of 677	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	84.9	55 of 680	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	72.6	174 of 664	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	63.8	278 of 660	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.5	400 of 649	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.3	489 of 632	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.9	397 of 621	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.4	287 of 615	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	20.9	533 of 604	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.4	528 of 593	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	4.1	550 of 590	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.6	541 of 583	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	96 of 276	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.3	21 of 284	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	35 of 260	86.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	320 of 524	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	81.7	68 of 513	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	70 of 502	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	279 of 657	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	194 of 665	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	56 of 287	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	45 of 274	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	21 of 252	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	181 of 651	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	53 of 664	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	26 of 652	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	247 of 660	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	138 of 662	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	65 of 150	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	203 of 583	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.8	112 of 595	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	73 of 577	87.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)57th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2025)39th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature71%+9 vs state

Biology50%~ state avg

Algebra I47%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 22, 2021

Me encanto esta secundaria me fui y todos me trataron con mucha amabilidad todos muy respetos tengo a mi sobrina estudiando hay también me habla muy bien de esa secundaria. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Towne Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5301 Tacony St Building 108	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Franklin Towne Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 289-5000	1,292	75	17.2	99.8%	600 (46.4%)	219 (17.0%)	410 (31.7%)	25 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.8%)	63.6	262^nd of 681 public high schools	61.5%		75.4	158^th of 686 public high schools	77.0%	104	47.4	50.3	70.8	$16,237	$3,327	$12,910
Frankford High School	Public	9-12	5000 Oxford Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7200	907	64	14.1	94.7%	51 (5.6%)	349 (38.5%)	439 (48.4%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	5	633^rd of 681 public high schools	7.0%		2.7	667^th of 686 public high schools	2.8%	34	6.1	17.8	20.9	$22,461	$8,839	$13,623
Fels Samuel High School	Public	9-12	5500 Langdon Street	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7100	1,255	79	15.9	98.4%	39 (3.1%)	522 (41.6%)	520 (41.4%)	83 (6.6%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.4%)	56 (4.5%)	6.7	615^th of 681 public high schools	9.7%		3.8	654^th of 686 public high schools	4.7%	39	12.5	15.4	28.3	$17,803	$6,680	$11,124
Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	3116 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7220	651	39	16.6	90.3%	32 (4.9%)	279 (42.9%)	301 (46.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	9	604^th of 681 public high schools	11.3%		7.2	626^th of 686 public high schools	8.7%	22	9.1	22.8	33.4	$13,524	$6,009	$7,515
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	3201 Ryan Ave	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3309	2,472	118	21.0	89.0%	367 (14.8%)	748 (30.3%)	1,024 (41.4%)	200 (8.1%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	119 (4.8%)	10.9	593^rd of 681 public high schools	12.9%		10.2	599^th of 686 public high schools	12.7%	6	14.9	21.1	36.8	$19,118	$7,603	$11,515
Philadelphia Learning Academy - North	Public	9-12	4224 N Front St	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 754-1400	73	9	8.2	116.4%	1 (1.4%)	55 (75.3%)	13 (17.8%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	1.2	681^st of 681 public high schools	0.0%		1.7	683^rd of 686 public high schools	0.4%	2	0.0		0.0	$35,886	$6,122	$29,765
Northeast High School	Public	9-12	1601 Cottman Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3200	3,463	124	27.8	94.3%	503 (14.5%)	842 (24.3%)	1,158 (33.4%)	809 (23.4%)	14 (0.4%)	11 (0.3%)	126 (3.6%)	25.9	521^st of 681 public high schools	23.5%		32.5	500^th of 686 public high schools	27.1%	21	24.2	33.2	50.4	$17,494	$6,715	$10,778
Olney High School	Public	9-12	100 W Duncannon Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 400-4000	1,168	56	20.9	99.7%	10 (0.9%)	452 (38.7%)	597 (51.1%)	60 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.0%)	5.7	629^th of 681 public high schools	7.6%		4.7	644^th of 686 public high schools	6.1%	15	6.9	17.9	25.7	$20,160	$3,887	$16,273
Edison High School/Fareira Skills	Public	9-12	151 West Luzerne Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3900	983	62	15.9	90.2%	13 (1.3%)	308 (31.3%)	624 (63.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.3%)	4.1	642^nd of 681 public high schools	5.7%		5.6	636^th of 686 public high schools	7.3%	6	7.3	8.9	25.2	$20,870	$9,117	$11,753
The Linc	Public	9-12	122 W Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3940	223	12	18.9	101.3%	6 (2.7%)	67 (30.0%)	135 (60.5%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	3.7	649^th of 681 public high schools	4.7%		4.3	646^th of 686 public high schools	5.8%	3	4.3	13.3	20.0	$25,421	$10,540	$14,881

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Towne Charter High School

Is Franklin Towne Charter High School a good school?

Franklin Towne Charter High School ranks 262^nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Franklin Towne Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,292 students attended Franklin Towne Charter High School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Towne Charter High School?

Students at Franklin Towne Charter High School are 46% White, 32% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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