Franklin Towne Charter High School
5301 Tacony St Building 108
Philadelphia PA, 19137, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-289-5000
Ranking: (263 out of 626, top 42%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 67 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 124 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,190 | 1,013 | 933 | 966 | 959 | 990 | 954 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 379 | 31.8% | 279 | 27.5% | 245 | 26.3% | 236 | 24.4% | 247 | 25.8% | 265 | 26.8% | 296 | 31.0% |
Grade 10: | 305 | 25.6% | 265 | 26.2% | 239 | 25.6% | 246 | 25.5% | 250 | 26.1% | 278 | 28.1% | 254 | 26.6% |
Grade 11: | 270 | 22.7% | 237 | 23.4% | 234 | 25.1% | 233 | 24.1% | 257 | 26.8% | 224 | 22.6% | 225 | 23.6% |
Grade 12: | 236 | 19.8% | 232 | 22.9% | 215 | 23.0% | 251 | 26.0% | 205 | 21.4% | 223 | 22.5% | 179 | 18.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 514 | 43.2% | 428 | 42.3% | 375 | 40.2% | 419 | 43.4% | 379 | 39.5% | 416 | 42.0% | 376 | 39.4% |
Female: | 676 | 56.8% | 585 | 57.7% | 558 | 59.8% | 547 | 56.6% | 525 | 54.7% | 550 | 55.6% | 415 | 43.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 19 | 1.6% | 20 | 2.0% | 25 | 2.7% | 23 | 2.4% | 17 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 170 | 14.3% | 134 | 13.2% | 108 | 11.6% | 109 | 11.3% | 106 | 11.1% | 100 | 10.1% | 66 | 6.9% |
Black: | 98 | 8.2% | 71 | 7.0% | 61 | 6.5% | 68 | 7.0% | 68 | 7.1% | 67 | 6.8% | 61 | 6.4% |
White: | 900 | 75.6% | 786 | 77.6% | 735 | 78.8% | 760 | 78.7% | 715 | 74.6% | 788 | 79.6% | 653 | 68.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 524 | 44.0% | 373 | 36.8% | 341 | 36.5% | 332 | 34.4% | 364 | 38.0% | 345 | 34.8% | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 12.2% | 146 | 14.4% | 103 | 11.0% | 138 | 14.3% | 139 | 14.5% | 94 | 9.5% | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.76 | 17.88 | 17.28 | 16.66 | 17.07 | 16.70 | 7.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 8.8% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15% | N/A | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | N/A | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | N/A | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | N/A | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | N/A | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | N/A | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | N/A | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | N/A | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | N/A | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 28.2% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | N/A | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | N/A | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | N/A | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | N/A | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | N/A | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | N/A | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | N/A | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | N/A | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | N/A | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | N/A | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | N/A | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | N/A | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | N/A | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | N/A | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | N/A | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | N/A | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | N/A | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | N/A | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | N/A | 82.9% |
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* Franklin Towne Charter 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.