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Franklin LC

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Franklin LC ranks 412 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 40% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Franklin LC is a public magnet high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 763 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin LC has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 563rd out of 693 Pennsylvania high schools in 2018-2019 to 308th out of 634 in 2021-2022, before dropping to 412th out of 681 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on Keystone Exams is mixed, with higher proficiency rates in Literature (65.4% in 2024-2025) compared to Algebra I (33.7%) and Biology (42.6%). Franklin LC outperforms the Philadelphia City School District average in all three Keystone Exam subjects, but lags behind the state average.

Franklin LC performs particularly well in terms of its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking 49th and 99th, respectively, out of Pennsylvania high schools in 2024-2025. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students also excel, ranking 5th out of 109 Pennsylvania high schools in 2024-2025. However, the school's Asian and White student populations perform relatively poorly, ranking 97th and 252nd, respectively, out of Pennsylvania high schools in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, Franklin LC outperforms Vaux HS: A Big Picture School and Franklin Benjamin High School on most metrics, but lags behind the highly-ranked Science Leadership Academy and Masterman Julia R Sec School.

918

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,587

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

616 N 15th St
Philadelphia, PA 19130-3408

(215) 400-7570

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.4%

Hispanic:

31.7%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Philadelphia City School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

!Algebra I scores 11 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

412^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	46.7	412 of 681	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	376 of 686	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	351 of 674	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	308 of 634	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.8	439 of 537	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	563 of 693	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	544 of 673	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	530 of 663	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	62.3	332 of 677	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.2	354 of 680	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.0	335 of 580	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.5	442 of 591	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.2	458 of 664	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.9	317 of 660	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.8	259 of 649	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	186 of 632	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	61.6	276 of 621	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.9	170 of 615	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	59.4	286 of 604	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.2	463 of 593	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.8	505 of 590	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.9	477 of 583	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	49 of 276	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	76 of 284	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	20 of 260	92.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	97 of 125	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	85 of 121	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.9	97 of 112	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	204 of 524	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	93.3	35 of 513	93.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	5 of 109	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	6 of 84	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	6 of 85	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	439 of 657	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	411 of 665	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	99 of 287	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	68 of 274	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	64 of 252	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	245 of 651	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	165 of 664	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	171 of 652	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	331 of 660	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	284 of 662	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	252 of 595	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	313 of 577	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)95th percentile+56 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2025)61st percentile+22 vs school

White (2024)58th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature65%+3 vs state

Biology43%-7 vs state

Algebra I34%-11 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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Franklin LC	Public, Magnet	9-12	616 N 15th St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7570	918	47	19.5	83.2%	42 (4.6%)	463 (50.4%)	291 (31.7%)	93 (10.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.6%)	46.7	412^th of 681 public high schools	39.5%		51.6	376^th of 686 public high schools	45.2%	36	33.7	42.6	65.4											$20,587	$7,380	$13,207
Science Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1482 Green St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 979-5620	502	20	25.4	99.6%	185 (36.9%)	145 (28.9%)	78 (15.5%)	50 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)	89.5	50^th of 681 public high schools	92.7%		94.9	18^th of 686 public high schools	97.4%	32	70.3	66.1	89.0											$17,560	$6,721	$10,839
Franklin Benjamin High School	Public	9-12	550 N Broad St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7600	570	41	14.0	95.3%	10 (1.8%)	406 (71.2%)	110 (19.3%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	2.2	668^th of 681 public high schools	1.9%		3.2	662^nd of 686 public high schools	3.5%	6	3.1	5.4	14.1											$19,123	$7,676	$11,447
Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(215) 400-7580	1,183	48	24.8	101.4%	471 (39.8%)	189 (16.0%)	89 (7.5%)	338 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (8.0%)	98.9	2^nd of 681 public high schools	99.7%		99.1	2^nd of 686 public high schools	99.7%		93.9	95.6	100.0	96.7	87.9	85.9	69.1	83.6	89.2	98.8	88.4	87.6	90.8	$17,307	$2,620	$14,687
Parkway Center City Middle College	Public, Magnet	9-12	540 N 13th Street	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7620	436	13	32.7	97.7%	11 (2.5%)	288 (66.1%)	86 (19.7%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	75.1	163^rd of 681 public high schools	76.1%		77.8	134^th of 686 public high schools	80.5%	29	46.3	60.9	84.5											$21,812	$6,865	$14,947
Philadelphia Electrical & Technology Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 514-1824	629	35	17.8	97.8%	20 (3.2%)	547 (87.0%)	31 (4.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	10.4	597^th of 681 public high schools	12.3%		10.5	594^th of 686 public high schools	13.4%	3	5.7	17.9	42.5											$3,460	$3,460	$00
Vaux HS: A Big Picture School	Public	9-12	2300 W Master St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 687-1172	284	14	20.9	98.9%	2 (0.7%)	250 (88.0%)	16 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	3.6	650^th of 681 public high schools	4.6%		2.7	668^th of 686 public high schools	2.6%	18	6.5	6.7	25.0											$24,168	$7,646	$16,523
Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2027 Chestnut Street	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Freire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 557-8555	1,024	74	13.8	93.1%	9 (0.9%)	926 (90.4%)	40 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.0%)	34.7	479^th of 681 public high schools	29.7%		26.2	526^th of 686 public high schools	23.3%	47	29.2	31.1	61.1	14.6	9.7	3.6	18.7	11.0	6.3	28.1	24.3	42.7	28.8	$26,295	$5,578	$20,717
Bodine William W High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7630	489	19	25.1	94.9%	61 (12.5%)	193 (39.5%)	136 (27.8%)	58 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	57.5	317^th of 681 public high schools	53.5%		82.5	95^th of 686 public high schools	86.2%	222	39.6	47.7	72.0											$19,561	$7,698	$11,863
National Constitution Center High School	Public	9-12	18 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7850	421	19	22.1	94.8%	17 (4.0%)	297 (70.5%)	65 (15.4%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	21.8	545^th of 681 public high schools	20.0%		42.1	455^th of 686 public high schools	33.7%	90	28.9	13.8	50.6											$18,126	$7,222	$10,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin LC

Is Franklin LC a good school?

Franklin LC ranks 412^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Franklin LC in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Franklin LC?

In the 2024-25 school year, 918 students attended Franklin LC.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin LC?

Students at Franklin LC are 50% African American, 32% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

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