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Arts Academy At Benjamin Rush High School
11081 Knights Rd
Philadelphia PA, 19154, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-281-2603
Ranking: 
(330 out of 626, bottom 47%)*
(330 out of 626, bottom 47%)*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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | |||||
| Total Students: | 561 | 554 | 505 | 386 | 251 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 151 | 26.9% | 185 | 33.4% | 146 | 28.9% | 131 | 33.9% | 130 | 51.8% |
| Grade 10: | 170 | 30.3% | 137 | 24.7% | 123 | 24.4% | 138 | 35.8% | 121 | 48.2% |
| Grade 11: | 128 | 22.8% | 112 | 20.2% | 125 | 24.8% | 117 | 30.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 112 | 20.0% | 120 | 21.7% | 111 | 22.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 145 | 25.8% | 155 | 28.0% | 137 | 27.1% | 117 | 30.3% | 66 | 26.3% |
| Female: | 416 | 74.2% | 399 | 72.0% | 368 | 72.9% | 269 | 69.7% | 174 | 69.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 29 | 5.2% | 22 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.0% | 20 | 5.2% | 11 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic: | 76 | 13.5% | 77 | 13.9% | 75 | 14.9% | 51 | 13.2% | 38 | 15.1% |
| Black: | 127 | 22.6% | 127 | 22.9% | 130 | 25.7% | 105 | 27.2% | 67 | 26.7% |
| White: | 303 | 54.0% | 307 | 55.4% | 267 | 52.9% | 199 | 51.6% | 132 | 52.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.3% | 20 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 240 | 42.8% | 218 | 39.4% | 167 | 33.1% | 133 | 34.5% | 92 | 36.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 9.1% | 64 | 11.6% | 42 | 8.3% | 31 | 8.0% | 26 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 29.53 | 23.74 | 21.94 | 16.77 | 12.89 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 38.2% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 37.5% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 44.4% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 43.3% | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 15.7% | N/A |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 15.5% | N/A |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 66.5% | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 62.6% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Arts Academy At Benjamin Rush High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.