Parkway Northwest

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parkway Northwest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 238 students in 2024-25 with 11.7 full-time teachers, 20.3 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%

258 students in 2022-23, 218 students in 2023-24, 238 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.6 to 11.7.

Students enrolled at Parkway Northwest by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 218, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232582023-242182024-25238
Students enrolled at Parkway Northwest by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 218, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232582023-242182024-25238
Students enrolled at Parkway Northwest by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 218, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232582023-242182024-25238
Students enrolled at Parkway Northwest by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 218, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232582023-242182024-25238
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325817.614.7
2023-2421816.113.5
2024-2523811.720.3

20.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Parkway Northwest 20.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherParkway Northwest 20.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Parkway Northwest 20.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherParkway Northwest 20.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Parkway Northwest 20.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherParkway Northwest 20.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Parkway Northwest 20.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherParkway Northwest 20.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 254 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Parkway Northwest enrolled 254 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 254 of the 254 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent24.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.3% of students were Black, 4.6% of two or more races, 3.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black90.3%
  2. Two or more races4.6%
  3. Hispanic3.4%
  4. Asian1.3%
  5. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Parkway Northwest scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math10% or less16% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 53 students in Parkway Northwest's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate90% or more72%87.5%
Students in the class539,947136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Philadelphia

69 public high schools in Philadelphia report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northeast High School3,46327.894.3%
Lincoln High School2,47221.089.0%
Central High School2,32926.598.2%
Washington George High School1,75516.8100.0%
Franklin Towne CHS1,29217.299.8%
Fels Samuel High School1,25516.098.4%
Academy at Palumbo1,22535.197.0%
Masterman Julia R Sec School1,18324.8100.0%

All public schools in Philadelphia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Parkway Northwest

  1. King Martin Luther High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 527 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Building 21The next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 371 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Parkway Northwest with King Martin Luther High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much The School District of Philadelphia spends per student$18,329 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,329
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaParkway Northwest is the number 588 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#588 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher20.3 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.20.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Parkway Northwest

  1. How many students attend Parkway Northwest?
    238 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 258 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Philadelphia, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkway Northwest?
    20.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Parkway Northwest a Title I school?
    Parkway Northwest ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Parkway Northwest do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Parkway Northwest scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Parkway Northwest?
    90% or more of the 53 students in Parkway Northwest's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Parkway Northwest in?
    The School District of Philadelphia, NCES district ID 4218990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421899006548 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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