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Fels Samuel High School

Public Grades 9-12

615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Fels Samuel High School is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 1,235 students in grades 9-12. 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. Fels Samuel High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools over the past several years.

Academically, Fels Samuel High School underperforms compared to the district and state averages on Keystone Exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.5% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 25.1% for the district and 44.3% for the state. Similarly, only 15.4% were proficient or better in Biology, compared to 31% for the district and 49.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is on par with nearby schools, but its dropout rate has been higher than the district average in recent years.

While Fels Samuel High School ranks in the top half of Pennsylvania high schools for English Language Learner students, it ranks in the bottom half or bottom quarter for other subgroups, such as Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The nearby Edison High School/Fareira Skills, Lincoln High School, and Frankford High School have similar academic performance and ranking profiles to Fels Samuel High School. The exception is Girls High School, a public magnet school that significantly outperforms the other nearby schools.

1,255

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,803

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5500 Langdon Street
Philadelphia, PA 19111-5843

(215) 400-7100

District: Philadelphia City School District

Feeder schools for Fels Samuel High School:

Elementary:	Carnell Laura High School
	Finletter Thomas K School
	Franklin Benjamin School
	Lowell James R School
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	Universal Creighton Charter School
Middle:	Washington Grover Junior School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.6%

Hispanic:

41.4%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (18% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (72% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

615^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	6.7	615 of 681	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	654 of 686	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	638 of 674	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	609 of 634	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	520 of 537	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	648 of 693	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	640 of 673	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.0	648 of 663	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.3	647 of 677	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.8	647 of 680	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.5	563 of 580	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.8	573 of 591	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.5	642 of 664	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.6	646 of 660	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	629 of 649	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	628 of 632	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.5	599 of 621	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.8	595 of 615	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	589 of 604	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.6	571 of 593	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.5	569 of 590	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.9	548 of 583	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	219 of 276	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	239 of 284	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	214 of 260	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	122 of 125	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	119 of 121	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	111 of 112	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	484 of 524	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	497 of 513	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	398 of 502	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	35 of 109	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	69 of 84	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	39 of 85	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	611 of 657	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	626 of 665	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	241 of 287	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	266 of 274	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	243 of 252	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	576 of 651	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	626 of 664	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	614 of 652	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	593 of 660	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	633 of 662	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature28%-34 vs state

Biology15%-34 vs state

Algebra I12%-32 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

I went to this school for two years ....horrible , the students bully one another , do not have the right norms to make it in the real world Close Quote

Schools Near Fels Samuel High School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Girls High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3700	592	34	17.5	122.0%	20 (3.4%)	396 (66.9%)	63 (10.6%)	78 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	52.4	362^nd of 681 public high schools	46.8%		56.1	332^nd of 686 public high schools	51.6%	30	31.6	48.4	70.8	$19,433	$7,258	$12,174
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 Fels Samuel High School

How many students attend Fels Samuel High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,255 students attended Fels Samuel High School.

What schools feed into Fels Samuel High School?

Fels Samuel High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carnell Laura High School
Elementary : Finletter Thomas K School
Elementary : Franklin Benjamin School
Elementary : Lowell James R School
Elementary : Universal Creighton Charter School
Middle : Washington Grover Junior School

What district is Fels Samuel High School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Fels Samuel High School?

Students at Fels Samuel High School are 42% African American, 41% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Fels Samuel High School a good school?

Fels Samuel High School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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