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University City High School
3601 Filbert St Philadelphia PA, 19104, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-387-5100 Ranking:  (622 out of 626, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular School Status: Closed Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Philadelphia City School District Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 54 | 74 | 71 | 82 | 89 | 89 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 506 | 615 | 657 | 772 | 1,085 | 1,379 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | NA | NA | 103 | 20.4% | 175 | 28.5% | 186 | 28.3% | 163 | 21.1% | 323 | 29.8% | 432 | 31.3% |
| Grade 10: | NA | NA | 160 | 31.6% | 154 | 25.0% | 127 | 19.3% | 233 | 30.2% | 297 | 27.4% | 405 | 29.4% |
| Grade 11: | NA | NA | 132 | 26.1% | 126 | 20.5% | 191 | 29.1% | 166 | 21.5% | 235 | 21.7% | 297 | 21.5% |
| Grade 12: | NA | NA | 111 | 21.9% | 160 | 26.0% | 153 | 23.3% | 210 | 27.2% | 230 | 21.2% | 245 | 17.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 259 | 51.2% | 320 | 52.0% | 342 | 52.1% | 403 | 52.2% | 574 | 52.9% | 710 | 51.5% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 247 | 48.8% | 295 | 48.0% | 315 | 47.9% | 357 | 46.2% | 502 | 46.3% | 664 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 8 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 17 | 3.4% | 23 | 3.7% | 18 | 2.7% | 9 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.3% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 472 | 93.3% | 560 | 91.1% | 620 | 94.4% | 746 | 96.6% | 1,049 | 96.7% | 1,335 | 96.8% |
| White: | NA | NA | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 5 | 1.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 6 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 503 | 99.4% | 612 | 99.5% | 654 | 99.5% | 769 | 99.6% | 881 | 81.2% | 1,134 | 82.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 77 | 7.1% | 99 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 9.42 | 8.36 | 9.20 | 9.41 | 12.20 | 15.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 21.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 22.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 23.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 26.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 30.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.1% | 27% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 30.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 33.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.1% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0.7% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0.8% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 28% | 38.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 67.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
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* University City 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.