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Frankford High School

Public Grades 9-12

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Frankford High School is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 857 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. Frankford High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools over the past decade.

Frankford High School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in Keystone Exam proficiency rates, with only 6.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 25.1% for the district and 44.3% for the state. The school's proficiency rates in Biology (17.8%) and Literature (20.9%) also lag behind the district and state averages. Additionally, Frankford High School has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, dropping from 87.9% in 2023-2024 to 71.3% in 2023-2024, and an increase in its dropout rate, from 1.4% to 10.4% over the same period.

While Frankford High School's performance is generally lower than nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Lincoln High School, Olney High School, and Kensington High School, the school's challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding or high student-teacher ratios. The data suggests that Frankford High School's underperformance may be influenced by a combination of factors, including the high concentration of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and the school's historical challenges, which may require a comprehensive and tailored approach to address the root causes and support the success of its diverse student population.

907

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,461

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 Oxford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19124-2610

(215) 400-7200

District: Philadelphia City School District

Feeder schools for Frankford High School:

Elementary:	Bridesburg School
	Hopkinson Francis School
	Juniata Park Academy
	Lawton Henry W School
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	Marshall John School
	Mastery Cs-Smedley Campus
	Stearne Allen Middle School
	Sullivan James J School
	Ziegler William High School
Middle:	Harding Warren G Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

African American:

38.5%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (15% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (62% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

633^rd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	5.0	633 of 681	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	667 of 686	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	650 of 674	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	602 of 634	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	664 of 693	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	661 of 673	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.9	652 of 663	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.6	668 of 677	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.3	658 of 680	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	565 of 580	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.7	578 of 591	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.1	652 of 664	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	638 of 660	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	626 of 649	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	623 of 632	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	602 of 621	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.8	606 of 615	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.0	594 of 604	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.8	582 of 593	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	565 of 590	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.9	570 of 583	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	212 of 276	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	243 of 284	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	226 of 260	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	429 of 524	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	491 of 513	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	413 of 502	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	28 of 109	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	17.8	80 of 84	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	58 of 85	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	614 of 657	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	648 of 665	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	265 of 287	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	269 of 274	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	248 of 252	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	607 of 651	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	639 of 664	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	633 of 652	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	611 of 660	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	646 of 662	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+67 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature21%-41 vs state

Biology18%-32 vs state

Algebra I6%-38 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)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Frankford High School

What is the racial makeup of Frankford High School?

Students at Frankford High School are 48% Hispanic, 38% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Frankford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 907 students attended Frankford High School.

Is Frankford High School a good school?

Frankford High School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What district is Frankford High School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What schools feed into Frankford High School?

Frankford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bridesburg School
Elementary : Hopkinson Francis School
Elementary : Juniata Park Academy
Elementary : Lawton Henry W School
Elementary : Marshall John School
Elementary : Mastery Cs-Smedley Campus
Elementary : Stearne Allen Middle School
Elementary : Sullivan James J School
Elementary : Ziegler William High School
Middle : Harding Warren G Middle School

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