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Best High Schools in Zip Code 19138

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1,739

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Top rankedParkway Northwest594^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Imhotep Institute Charter High School up 25 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 19138 zip code area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is home to 4 high schools: Imhotep Institute Charter High School, King Martin Luther High School, Building 21, and Parkway Northwest. These schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with all but one school having 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among the 4 schools, Parkway Northwest stands out as the highest-performing, consistently outpacing the other schools and the Philadelphia City School District averages on the Keystone Exams. Parkway Northwest, a public magnet school, ranks 594th out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools, significantly higher than the other schools in the 600s and 650s. In contrast, Imhotep Institute Charter High School has the lowest proficiency rates, often less than 10% of students scoring proficient or better on the Keystone Exams.

While the schools share similar graduation rates around 87.9% and dropout rates around 1.4%, the data reveals stark differences in resource allocation and student outcomes. King Martin Luther High School has the highest per-student spending at $23,733, followed by Parkway Northwest at $21,818, Building 21 at $19,319, and Imhotep Institute Charter High School at $19,393. These differences in resource allocation may be a contributing factor to the varying academic performance observed across the schools.

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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 (2025)	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
Imhotep Institute Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6201 N. 21st Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Imhotep Institute Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 438-4140	603	27	22.3	83.4%	1 (0.2%)	560 (92.9%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	4	645^th of 681 public high schools	5.3%		2.5	670^th of 686 public high schools	2.3%	25	3.1	4.7	30.8	$20,602	$5,566	$15,036
Parkway Northwest	Public, Magnet	9-12	6200 Crittenden St.	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3390	238	12	20.3	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	215 (90.3%)	8 (3.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	10.9	594^th of 681 public high schools	12.8%		19.8	557^th of 686 public high schools	18.8%	37	8.5	8.5	45.8	$23,260	$9,140	$14,120
King Martin Luther High School	Public	9-12	6100 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3500	527	34	15.4	100.0%	6 (1.1%)	470 (89.2%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	2.9	657^th of 681 public high schools	3.5%		2.1	676^th of 686 public high schools	1.5%	19	2.8	9.4	19.7	$24,626	$10,010	$14,615
Building 21	Public	9-12	6501 Limekiln Pike	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	371	18	20.5	103.0%	1 (0.3%)	339 (91.4%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	2.7	659^th of 681 public high schools	3.2%		3	665^th of 686 public high schools	3.1%	6	2.9	3.1	24.2	$20,282	$7,876	$12,406

Cities Near Zip Code 19138

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Philadelphia	0.15 mi	306	668^th
Wyncote	1.43 mi	3	336^th
Elkins Park	1.94 mi	2	214^th
Glenside	2.59 mi	2	243^rd
Cheltenham	2.81 mi	1	667^th

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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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