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Parkway Northwest High School
1100 East Mt. Pleasant Ave
Philadelphia PA, 19150, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-248-6220
Ranking: 
(403 out of 626, bottom 36%)*
(403 out of 626, bottom 36%)*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: | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 285 | 258 | 295 | 273 | 275 | 288 | 291 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 63 | 22.1% | 48 | 18.6% | 86 | 29.2% | 79 | 28.9% | 59 | 21.5% | 81 | 28.1% | 61 | 21.0% |
| Grade 10: | 57 | 20.0% | 85 | 32.9% | 72 | 24.4% | 62 | 22.7% | 88 | 32.0% | 60 | 20.8% | 86 | 29.6% |
| Grade 11: | 78 | 27.4% | 69 | 26.7% | 60 | 20.3% | 81 | 29.7% | 54 | 19.6% | 76 | 26.4% | 78 | 26.8% |
| Grade 12: | 87 | 30.5% | 56 | 21.7% | 77 | 26.1% | 51 | 18.7% | 74 | 26.9% | 71 | 24.7% | 66 | 22.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 123 | 43.2% | 97 | 37.6% | 107 | 36.3% | 102 | 37.4% | 88 | 32.0% | 95 | 33.0% | 102 | 35.1% |
| Female: | 162 | 56.8% | 161 | 62.4% | 188 | 63.7% | 171 | 62.6% | 178 | 64.7% | 185 | 64.2% | 185 | 63.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 272 | 95.4% | 245 | 95.0% | 282 | 95.6% | 265 | 97.1% | 273 | 99.3% | 285 | 99.0% | 281 | 96.6% |
| White: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 2.4% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 282 | 98.9% | 255 | 98.8% | 102 | 34.6% | 99 | 36.3% | 64 | 23.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.36 | 19.20 | 21.88 | 17.17 | 16.61 | 19.10 | 19.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 21.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 22.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 23.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 26.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 30.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 27% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 30.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 33.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 38.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 67.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Parkway Northwest 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.