Academy at Palumbo

1122 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 | (215) 351-7618

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 494

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 494 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 147th out of 639 high schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Adrienne Wallace Chew

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
Magnet School

School District Details

Philadelphia City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,399
Graduation Rate: 55.5%
Dropout Rate: 8.5%
Students Per Teacher: 14.3
Enrolled Students: 156,790

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 494
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 24.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 238 (48.2%)
Females: 250 (50.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 21 (4.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 228 (46.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 249 (50.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Academy at Palumbo Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	265	53.6%
Asian	85	17.2%
Hispanic	41	8.3%
White	97	19.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	133	26.9%
10th Grade	126	25.5%
11th Grade	116	23.5%
12th Grade	119	24.1%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

49.4%

District:

80.0%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

96.0%

District:

57.4%

Dropout Rate

School:

0.4%

District:

4.1%

Post Graduate Profiles (2010)

Percent College Bound

School:

94.1%

District:

51.3%

State:

72.6%

Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University

School:

93.3%

District:

48.6%

State:

69.4%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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