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Washington George High School

Public Grades 9-12

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 19% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Washington George High School is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 1,886 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.

Academically, Washington George High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with proficiency rates on Keystone Exams ranging from 12.2% to 45.2% across different subject areas and years. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 71.9% and 87.9%, which is lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has ranged from 1.4% to 5.5%, higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Northeast High School, Lincoln High School, and Swenson Arts and Technology High School, Washington George High School generally performs worse academically and has lower graduation rates. However, these nearby schools also struggle with low academic performance and high poverty rates, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the challenges faced by the school.

1,755

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,217

Per pupil spending ?

107.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10175 Bustleon Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19116-5203

(215) 400-3100

District: Philadelphia City School District

Feeder schools for Washington George High School:

Elementary:	Comly Watson School
	Decatur Stephen School
	Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School
	Fox Chase School
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	Frank Anne School
	Greenberg Joseph School
	John Hancock Demonstration School
	Loesche William High School
Middle:	Baldi C C A Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.2%

African American:

27.7%

Asian:

21.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (31% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (74% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

553^rd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	19.4	553 of 681	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	571 of 686	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	574 of 674	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	545 of 634	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	510 of 537	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	607 of 693	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	613 of 673	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	599 of 663	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	592 of 677	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	602 of 680	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	541 of 580	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.4	547 of 591	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	590 of 664	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	575 of 660	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	609 of 649	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	569 of 632	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	564 of 621	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	526 of 615	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.5	554 of 604	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.8	547 of 593	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.7	514 of 590	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.3	499 of 583	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	164 of 276	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	202 of 284	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	211 of 260	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	118 of 125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	116 of 121	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	108 of 112	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	337 of 524	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	412 of 513	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	359 of 502	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	15 of 109	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	15 of 84	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	11 of 85	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	540 of 657	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	563 of 665	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	203 of 287	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	201 of 274	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	217 of 252	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	529 of 651	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	525 of 664	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	522 of 652	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	533 of 660	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	549 of 662	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	131 of 150	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	115 of 129	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	527 of 583	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	553 of 595	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	526 of 577	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+67 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2025)36th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature42%-20 vs state

Algebra I27%-17 vs state

Biology26%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Washington George 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
Washington George High School	Public	9-12	10175 Bustleon Avenue	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3100	1,755	104	16.8	107.5%	495 (28.2%)	486 (27.7%)	311 (17.7%)	372 (21.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (5.0%)	19.4	553^rd of 681 public high schools	18.8%		16.8	571^st of 686 public high schools	16.8%	18	27.1	25.7	41.7	$18,217	$6,962	$11,255
Swenson Arts and Technology High School	Public	9-12	2750 Red Lion Road	Philadelphia	19114	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3140	805	42	19.0	104.6%	241 (29.9%)	201 (25.0%)	220 (27.3%)	69 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	70 (8.7%)	10.5	596^th of 681 public high schools	12.5%		21.8	552^nd of 686 public high schools	19.5%	44	12.2	18.4	39.6	$9,633	$3,408	$6,226
Lower Moreland High School	Public	9-12	545 Red Lion Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 938-0220	879	68	12.9	20.7%	601 (68.4%)	14 (1.6%)	32 (3.6%)	215 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	80.7	110^th of 681 public high schools	83.8%		81.3	103^rd of 686 public high schools	85.0%	7	63.0	72.0	68.5	$22,846	$228	$22,617
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush	Public	9-12	11081 Knights Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3030	599	22	26.6	97.3%	237 (39.6%)	148 (24.7%)	120 (20.0%)	49 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.8%)	77.5	144^th of 681 public high schools	78.9%		76.1	152^nd of 686 public high schools	77.8%	8	45.6	68.1	83.3	$19,044	$6,705	$12,340
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
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
Bensalem Township High School	Public	9-12	4319 Hulmeville Rd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	2,151	147	14.5	98.4%	974 (45.3%)	285 (13.2%)	431 (20.0%)	382 (17.8%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	70 (3.3%)	40.6	452^nd of 681 public high schools	33.6%		43.9	440^th of 686 public high schools	35.9%	12	30.9	41.8	60.0	$21,591	$1,226	$20,364
Neshaminy High School	Public	9-12	2001 Old Lincoln Hwy	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6100	2,916	164	17.8	37.4%	2,169 (74.4%)	150 (5.1%)	222 (7.6%)	201 (6.9%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	169 (5.8%)	58.1	312^th of 681 public high schools	54.2%		57.1	324^th of 686 public high schools	52.8%	12	38.3	57.8	64.1	$19,209	$159	$19,050
Upper Moreland High School	Public	9-12	3000 Terwood Road	Willow Grove	19090	Montgomery County	Upper Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 830-1500	1,077	88	12.3	42.8%	687 (63.8%)	119 (11.0%)	150 (13.9%)	52 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.3%)	64	259^th of 681 public high schools	62.0%		67.1	230^th of 686 public high schools	66.5%	29	52.9	57.3	60.0	$22,152	$570	$21,582
Abington Senior High School	Public	9-12	900 Highland Avenue	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 884-4700	2,692	157	17.2	35.1%	1,486 (55.2%)	537 (19.9%)	303 (11.3%)	187 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	173 (6.4%)	72.3	194^th of 681 public high schools	71.5%		68.9	211^th of 686 public high schools	69.2%	17	55.4	56.6	71.3	$21,678	$626	$21,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington George High School

Is Washington George High School a good school?

Washington George High School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend Washington George High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,755 students attended Washington George High School.

What district is Washington George High School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Washington George High School?

Students at Washington George High School are 28% White, 28% African American, 21% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Washington George High School?

Washington George High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Comly Watson School
Elementary : Decatur Stephen School
Elementary : Fitzpatrick Aloysius L School
Elementary : Fox Chase School
Elementary : Frank Anne School
Elementary : Greenberg Joseph School
Elementary : John Hancock Demonstration School
Elementary : Loesche William High School
Middle : Baldi C C A Middle School

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