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Best High Schools in Zip Code 19116

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School

1,755

Students

Top rankedWashington George High School553^rd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Washington George High School up 18 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 19116 zip code in Philadelphia is home to a single high school, Washington George High School. This school serves 1,886 students and faces significant challenges, with academic performance well below the Philadelphia City School District and Pennsylvania state averages.

Washington George High School's 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.4% is slightly higher. The school's test scores on the Keystone Exams are consistently lower than district and state levels across Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. Additionally, 100.5% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite spending $16,791 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic performance remains poor. The student-teacher ratio of 15.4 is also slightly higher than the state average. Notably, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 574th out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 553rd out of 681 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school is not making sufficient progress in improving student outcomes.

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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

Cities Near Zip Code 19116

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Philadelphia	0.47 mi	307	668^th
Huntingdon Valley	1.29 mi	5	74^th
Feasterville Trevose	2.37 mi	2	255^th
Bensalem	2.9 mi	10	590^th
Langhorne	3.64 mi	5	262^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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