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Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush

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Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush ranks 144 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 79% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that serves 583 students in grades 9-12. The school consistently outperforms the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania in academic metrics, making it a standout institution within the region.

Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush excels in several key areas. Its students demonstrate high proficiency on Keystone Exams, with 83.3% of 11th-graders scoring proficient or better in Literature, compared to just 49.1% for the district and 62.1% for the state. The school also ranks highly for serving various student subgroups, often placing in the top 50 schools in Pennsylvania for African American, Hispanic, and low-income students. Additionally, the school maintains impressive graduation rates, ranging from 71.9% to 99.3% over the past few years, and correspondingly low dropout rates.

When compared to nearby schools, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush stands out as a high-performing institution. Neighboring schools like Fels Samuel High School, Northeast High School, Lincoln High School, and Washington George High School all have significantly lower Keystone Exam proficiency rates and overall rankings compared to Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush. The only nearby school that appears to be on par with Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush is Lower Moreland High School, which is part of a different school district.

599

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,044

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11081 Knights Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19154

(215) 400-3030

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.6%

African American:

24.7%

Hispanic:

20.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 95th percentile in 2022 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (66% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 95th-percentile peak (2022) to 79th (2025)

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

144^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	144 of 681	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	152 of 686	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	198 of 674	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	34 of 634	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	50.4	343 of 537	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.6	228 of 693	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	180 of 673	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	69.8	238 of 663	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.2	115 of 677	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.3	213 of 680	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.6	327 of 580	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	348 of 591	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	443 of 664	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.2	354 of 660	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	23 of 276	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	41 of 284	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	40 of 260	84.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	50.5	78 of 121	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.1	34 of 112	69.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	27 of 524	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	64.9	128 of 513	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	204 of 502	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	165 of 657	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	185 of 665	72.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	50 of 287	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	32 of 274	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	33 of 252	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	24 of 651	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	45 of 664	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	73 of 652	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	137 of 660	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	177 of 662	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	80 of 583	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	89 of 595	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	168 of 577	70.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2025)95th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)36th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature83%+21 vs state

Biology68%+19 vs state

Algebra I46%~ state avg

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Thursday, September 19, 2019

My daughter loves being a student here! We are so thankful to have a great school like this right in our neighborhood! Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Truman Senior High School	Public	9-12	3001Green Lane	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 547-3000	1,626	112	14.5	104.4%	774 (47.6%)	307 (18.9%)	305 (18.8%)	53 (3.3%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	175 (10.8%)	15.6	571^st of 681 public high schools	16.2%		13.6	583^rd of 686 public high schools	15.0%	12	18.1	28.6	39.1	$19,196	$546	$18,650
Bristol High School	Public	9-12	1801 Wilson Avenue	Bristol	19007	Bucks County	Bristol Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 781-1000	318	25	12.5	76.4%	153 (48.1%)	49 (15.4%)	83 (26.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	37.7	469^th of 681 public high schools	31.1%		26.1	527^th of 686 public high schools	23.2%	58	33.8	33.8	59.7	$11,018	$537	$10,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush

How many students attend Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush.

What district is Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush?

Students at Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush are 40% White, 25% African American, 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Is Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush a good school?

Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush ranks 144^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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