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Parkway-Center City High School
540 North 13th St
Philadelphia PA, 19123, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-299-8801
Ranking: 
(73 out of 626, top 12%)*
(73 out of 626, top 12%)*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: | 25 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 558 | 466 | 376 | 388 | 375 | 326 | 363 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 227 | 40.7% | 145 | 31.1% | 114 | 30.3% | 103 | 26.5% | 119 | 31.7% | 90 | 27.6% | 109 | 30.0% |
| Grade 10: | 129 | 23.1% | 119 | 25.5% | 91 | 24.2% | 113 | 29.1% | 89 | 23.7% | 97 | 29.8% | 80 | 22.0% |
| Grade 11: | 110 | 19.7% | 95 | 20.4% | 99 | 26.3% | 85 | 21.9% | 98 | 26.1% | 73 | 22.4% | 77 | 21.2% |
| Grade 12: | 92 | 16.5% | 107 | 23.0% | 72 | 19.1% | 87 | 22.4% | 69 | 18.4% | 66 | 20.2% | 97 | 26.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 237 | 42.5% | 191 | 41.0% | 146 | 38.8% | 144 | 37.1% | 120 | 32.0% | 92 | 28.2% | 109 | 30.0% |
| Female: | 321 | 57.5% | 275 | 59.0% | 230 | 61.2% | 244 | 62.9% | 245 | 65.3% | 226 | 69.3% | 250 | 68.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 36 | 6.5% | 34 | 7.3% | 23 | 6.1% | 27 | 7.0% | 30 | 8.0% | 28 | 8.6% | 35 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 8.2% | 37 | 7.9% | 26 | 6.9% | 30 | 7.7% | 28 | 7.5% | 22 | 6.7% | 24 | 6.6% |
| Black: | 458 | 82.1% | 378 | 81.1% | 312 | 83.0% | 310 | 79.9% | 295 | 78.7% | 259 | 79.4% | 281 | 77.4% |
| White: | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.4% | 16 | 4.1% | 17 | 4.5% | 17 | 5.2% | 23 | 6.3% |
| 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: | 10 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 555 | 99.5% | NA | NA | 161 | 42.8% | 149 | 38.4% | 140 | 37.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.31 | 22.36 | 21.99 | 19.65 | 19.74 | 17.40 | 22.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 22.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 23.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 26.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 27% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 30.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 33.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 38.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 67.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
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* Parkway-Center City 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.