Parkway West High School
4725 Fairmont Ave
Philadelphia PA, 19139, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-471-5007
Ranking: 
(447 out of 626, bottom 29%)*
(447 out of 626, bottom 29%)*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: | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 317 | 257 | 262 | 288 | 312 | 321 | 364 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 73 | 23.0% | 59 | 23.0% | 83 | 31.7% | 62 | 21.5% | 80 | 25.6% | 71 | 22.1% | 115 | 31.6% |
| Grade 10: | 91 | 28.7% | 86 | 33.5% | 60 | 22.9% | 76 | 26.4% | 74 | 23.7% | 99 | 30.8% | 79 | 21.7% |
| Grade 11: | 89 | 28.1% | 54 | 21.0% | 62 | 23.7% | 66 | 22.9% | 86 | 27.6% | 73 | 22.7% | 79 | 21.7% |
| Grade 12: | 64 | 20.2% | 58 | 22.6% | 57 | 21.8% | 84 | 29.2% | 72 | 23.1% | 78 | 24.3% | 91 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 125 | 39.4% | 97 | 37.7% | 98 | 37.4% | 109 | 37.8% | 105 | 33.7% | 104 | 32.4% | 121 | 33.2% |
| Female: | 192 | 60.6% | 160 | 62.3% | 164 | 62.6% | 179 | 62.2% | 198 | 63.5% | 209 | 65.1% | 239 | 65.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 301 | 95.0% | 248 | 96.5% | 252 | 96.2% | 282 | 97.9% | 308 | 98.7% | 317 | 98.8% | 359 | 98.6% |
| White: | 8 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 201 | 63.4% | 148 | 57.6% | 115 | 43.9% | 121 | 42.0% | 106 | 34.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.13 | 16.70 | 17.64 | 15.78 | 17.14 | 18.30 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 26.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 33.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.5% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.6% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 67.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Parkway West High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.