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Academy At Palumbo High School
1100 Catharine St
Philadelphia PA, 19147, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-351-7618
Ranking: 
(31 out of 626, top 5%)*
(31 out of 626, top 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Philadelphia City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 814 | 716 | 642 | 567 | 494 | 351 | 236 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 220 | 27.0% | 204 | 28.5% | 217 | 33.8% | 194 | 34.2% | 133 | 26.9% | 121 | 34.5% | 118 | 50.0% |
| Grade 10: | 205 | 25.2% | 208 | 29.1% | 179 | 27.9% | 135 | 23.8% | 126 | 25.5% | 111 | 31.6% | 118 | 50.0% |
| Grade 11: | 207 | 25.4% | 175 | 24.4% | 128 | 19.9% | 122 | 21.5% | 116 | 23.5% | 119 | 33.9% | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 182 | 22.4% | 129 | 18.0% | 118 | 18.4% | 116 | 20.5% | 119 | 24.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 341 | 41.9% | 298 | 41.6% | 252 | 39.3% | 242 | 42.7% | 234 | 47.4% | 172 | 49.0% | 124 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 473 | 58.1% | 418 | 58.4% | 390 | 60.7% | 325 | 57.3% | 246 | 49.8% | 168 | 47.9% | 106 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 197 | 24.2% | 153 | 21.4% | 138 | 21.5% | 112 | 19.8% | 85 | 17.2% | 56 | 16.0% | 31 | 13.1% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 7.0% | 61 | 8.5% | 60 | 9.3% | 55 | 9.7% | 41 | 8.3% | 31 | 8.8% | 18 | 7.6% |
| Black: | 402 | 49.4% | 367 | 51.3% | 325 | 50.6% | 277 | 48.9% | 265 | 53.6% | 189 | 53.8% | 138 | 58.5% |
| White: | 137 | 16.8% | 113 | 15.8% | 108 | 16.8% | 112 | 19.8% | 97 | 19.6% | 72 | 20.5% | 47 | 19.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.5% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 478 | 58.7% | 379 | 52.9% | 275 | 42.8% | 251 | 44.3% | 228 | 46.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 2.8% | 33 | 4.6% | 35 | 5.5% | 29 | 5.1% | 21 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.00 | 20.36 | 22.88 | 19.21 | 20.46 | 19.20 | 19.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Academy At Palumbo High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.