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Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School

Public Grades 9-12

604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 11% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a student population of 588. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 473 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania high schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 574 and 657 out of 580-693 schools. It has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, low-socioeconomic status students, and students with disabilities, all of which rank in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania high schools. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 10% of Pennsylvania high schools for this subgroup.

Mastbaum's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 66.9% to 87.9% over the past few years, which is below the state and district averages. Its dropout rate has ranged from 1.4% to 5.5%, which is higher than the state and district averages. Mastbaum students perform significantly below state and district averages on the Keystone Exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 6% to 33.4% across Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. This is 10-30 percentage points lower than the Philadelphia City School District and 20-40 percentage points lower than the state averages. Mastbaum has an extremely high percentage of students (99.53% to 100%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high-poverty student population.

651

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,524

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3116 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134-3827

(215) 400-7220

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

African American:

42.9%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (22% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (81% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

604^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 54High Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia City School District 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	9.0	604 of 681	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	626 of 686	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	608 of 674	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	585 of 634	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	670 of 693	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	653 of 673	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.1	643 of 663	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	621 of 677	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.3	657 of 680	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.3	574 of 580	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.4	557 of 591	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	625 of 664	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	606 of 660	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	549 of 649	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	567 of 632	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	601 of 621	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	588 of 615	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.0	583 of 604	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	584 of 593	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	581 of 590	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	568 of 583	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	196 of 276	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	235 of 284	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	215 of 260	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	501 of 524	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	345 of 513	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	302 of 502	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	8 of 109	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	9 of 84	89.3%	★★★★★
2023	45.7	41 of 85	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	569 of 657	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	584 of 665	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	228 of 287	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	227 of 274	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	211 of 252	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	569 of 651	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	608 of 664	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	582 of 652	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	614 of 660	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	620 of 662	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+81 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature33%-29 vs state

Biology23%-26 vs state

Algebra I9%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Kensington High School	Public	9-12	2501 Coral St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7700	458	42	10.8	100.7%	33 (7.2%)	136 (29.7%)	258 (56.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	4.4	640^th of 681 public high schools	6.0%		5.9	632^nd of 686 public high schools	7.9%	8	9.0	9.0	25.4									$26,643	$11,068	$15,575
Kensington Health Sciences	Public	9-12	2463 Emerald St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3609	457	29	16.0	98.2%	37 (8.1%)	89 (19.5%)	311 (68.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	25.1	524^th of 681 public high schools	23.1%		14.8	580^th of 686 public high schools	15.5%	56	14.4	19.5	62.2									$21,544	$9,321	$12,223
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
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School	Public	9-12	1901 N. Front St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7400	510	31	16.6	97.8%	28 (5.5%)	177 (34.7%)	280 (54.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	6.6	617^th of 681 public high schools	9.4%		5.9	630^th of 686 public high schools	8.2%	13	7.6	7.8	36.5									$21,887	$9,305	$12,582
Penn Treaty School	Public	6-12	600 E Thompson St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3800	398	41	9.8	107.0%	85 (21.4%)	160 (40.2%)	131 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	6.3	622^nd of 681 public high schools	8.7%		3.6	658^th of 686 public high schools	4.1%	36	9.7	21.6	18.0	10.3	6.3	10.3	8.9	20.0	20.0	25.9	21.9	$26,007	$10,894	$15,113
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
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
The U School: Innovative Lab	Public	9-12	2000 N 7th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	195	14	14.3	104.1%	2 (1.0%)	152 (77.9%)	32 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	1.4	678^th of 681 public high schools	0.4%		9	608^th of 686 public high schools	11.4%	70	0.0	0.0	10.0									$27,084	$7,288	$19,795
Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson	Public, Magnet	9-12	2118-2160 N 13th Street	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7420	273	20	13.3	116.1%	7 (2.6%)	178 (65.2%)	69 (25.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	3.4	653^rd of 681 public high schools	4.1%		5.9	631^st of 686 public high schools	8.0%	22	3.6	7.3	25.9									$21,483	$8,070	$13,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School

What district is Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School a good school?

Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School.

What is the racial makeup of Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School?

Students at Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School are 46% Hispanic, 43% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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