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Philadelphia Learning Academy North School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4224 N Front St
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone
(267) 754-1400
District
Philadelphia City SD
County
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
85
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.2% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Philadelphia Learning Academy North School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
5%
49%
9%
64%
0%
34%
5%
49%
9%
64%
0%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 5 5.9%
Grade 10 29 34.1%
Grade 11 27 31.8%
Grade 12 24 28.2%
Total 85 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.0% 15.3% 64.5%
Black 81.0% 45.7% 15.4%
Hispanic 16.7% 28.2% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 10.5% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,582,432 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,780.6 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.8% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.4% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 669,222 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 11.4% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.4% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.6% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.3% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.0% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.8% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.4% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 15.2% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,735 $1,147,856,000 26.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,201 $141,644,000 3.3%
Staff $1,037 $122,247,000 2.8%
General Administration $435 $51,261,000 1.2%
School Administration $987 $116,346,000 2.7%
Operation $2,303 $271,486,000 6.3%
Transportation $605 $71,368,000 1.6%
Other $914 $107,774,000 2.5%
Total Support $7,482 $882,126,000 20.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $19,619 $2,313,250,000 53.3%
Total Expenditures $36,836 $4,343,232,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%