Parkway West

Parkway West

Public High School | Grade 9-12
4725 Fairmount Ave,  Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia City School District
3.4
2.7
268 Students
C-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Average SAT Score
890
Math Proficiency
7.5%
Reading Proficiency
34.5%
Average GPA
3
Graduation Rate
77%

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
B+
Teachers
C-
College Prep
B-
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
C-
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3
Reading Proficiency
34.5%
Math Proficiency
7.5%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Teachers
17
Full Time Teachers
17
Teachers in First or Second Year
5.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
890
Math
440
Verbal
450
Number of AP Courses
3
AP Pass Rate
0%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
160:1

Student Diversity

Female
56.1%
Male
43.9%
Black
92.1%
Two or more races
4.4%
Hispanic
2.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Temple University 48 Students
Penn State 46 Students
Drexel University 42 Students
Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg 31 Students
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 30 Students
University of Pittsburgh 29 Students
Community College of Philadelphia 28 Students
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 27 Students
Commonwealth University - Lock Haven 25 Students
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 21 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 35 Students
Biology 26 Students
Nursing 24 Students
Psychology 20 Students
Early Childhood Education 13 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 10 Students
Pre-Law Studies 10 Students
Communications 8 Students
Computer Science 7 Students
Chemistry 7 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.4 36 Reviews
4.0 Senior
10/19/2023
Parkway west offers a CTE class being early childhood education. Students will be able to learn and participate in classes leaving their senior year with their cda.
4.0 Senior
1/18/2020
I like the teachers and the subjects they taught. They were very caring and eager for their students to learn.
3.0 NicheUser
7/29/2019
Parkway West High School is one of the 20 Special Admission High Schools in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) It's a Special Admissions High School that has its own admissions criteria based on factors related to academics, behavior, and attendance. Parkway West is a school that is on top of it's game with high testing scores. The teacher's there are always testing your limits and making sure you are prepared if only for the real world, or to further your education in college.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.7 7 Reviews
1.0 parent
12/8/2017
This school needs help...the teachers are good but they can not control the students that are out of control ....u reported seaxual harassment and the principal did nothing.
1.0 parent
4/7/2015
My daughter is bullied by the other students almost every day, and the principal does nothing about it. Thumbs down for Parkway West High School.
3.0 other
10/20/2014
I'm currently inrolled at parkway west. And, I'm a 10th grader. For my experience so far is that parkway is not bad. It still better than your neighborhood school.Also we barely get home work. More people need to apply for parkway. We rarely have any bullies and sure, we have fights but not every da...
1.0 other
5/21/2014
I'm a student at Parkway west and I'm a 9th grader and I can't wait to leave Parkway. I would tell people to not even think about applying for that school. Worst school ever. Might even be worse than Overbrook. It's way to many fights there and the students be back the very next day from fighting. E...

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