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University City High School

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Public Grades 9-12
506
Students ?
9.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3601 Filbert St
       Philadelphia, PA  19104-2620

(215) 387-5100

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
93.3%
Hispanic:
3.4%
Asian:
1.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2004 → 1st in 2013
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (7% vs 61% meeting standards)
!Math scores 60 pts below the Pennsylvania average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school7%
District avg37%
Pennsylvania avg61%
Not ranked this year
University City High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
473rd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20130.6584 of 5911.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.4645 of 6642.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.9656 of 6600.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.9645 of 6490.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.1620 of 6321.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.0618 of 6210.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20070.9604 of 6151.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.2592 of 6042.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20051.3576 of 5932.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.6567 of 5903.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20031.7554 of 5835.0%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2012-2013) ?
Reading16%-59 vs state
Math4%-60 vs state
Science2%-43 vs state

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Students at University City High School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2012-13 school year, 506 students attended University City High School.


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