Academy at Palumbo

High school·Grades 9-12 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·19147
Score
95.4/100
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#28
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
#1
In Philadelphia City SD
#1
In Philadelphia
Top 5%
In Pennsylvania

Score 95.4/100: better than 95% of Pennsylvania high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
92%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 97% of them
324 students tested
Math
74%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 95% of them
328 students tested
Science
69%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 85% of them
328 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolKeystone91.7324
MathHigh schoolKeystone74.1328
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone68.9328

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,188
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,188
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Philadelphia County

Contact

Address
1100 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA 19147

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Academy at Palumbo at a glance

Academy at Palumbo is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It has about 1,188 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 92% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 74% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 95.4 out of 100: better than 95% of them, ranking #28 of 593. Its English language arts result fell by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.