What percent of Building 21 graduates go to college?

50% of the Class of 2023 at Building 21 enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

What is the graduation rate at Building 21?

Building 21 has a four-year graduation rate of 78.5%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

Pennsylvania public high school · Philadelphia City School District

Building 21

6501 Limekiln Pike, Philadelphia, PA 19138. 50% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

Philadelphia City School District

50%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)4.5 pts below Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)

78.5%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)13.9 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)

0%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)

24.6%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)

81.9%Students from low-income families

371Students enrolled (2024-25)

The path from Building 21

How Pennsylvania measures this

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After graduation, Class of 2023

Enrolled in college 50%Military 5.9%Working in Pennsylvania 48.5%Other or not found 22.1%

Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

What those choices lead to

Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

College type in Pennsylvania	Colleges	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs	Median debt
Public universities	30	45%	$17,430	$71,762	$24,500
Public 2-year and community colleges	16	28%	$9,366	$45,812	$12,250
Private nonprofit colleges	70	68%	$25,740	$66,572	$26,000

Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

Colleges closest to Building 21

College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
La Salle University	1.0 mi	60%	$19,758	$71,235
Philadelphia Technician Training	1.1 mi	50%	$19,437	—
Arcadia University	2.8 mi	58%	$25,397	$62,618
Chestnut Hill College	4.6 mi	49%	$21,801	$59,414
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	5.0 mi	22%	$14,429	$71,762
Temple University	5.0 mi	73%	$23,058	$71,027

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Imhotep Institute CHS (0.3 mi, 50.4% to college) · King Martin Luther High School (0.5 mi, 24.4% to college) · Hill Freedman World Academy (0.7 mi, 46.2% to college) · Central High School (1.1 mi, 92.7% to college) · Girls High School (1.1 mi, 77.1% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Philadelphia City School District's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

Measure	Building 21	Philadelphia City School District	Pennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)	50%	50.5%	54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate	78.5%	—	92.4%

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Quick answers

What percent of Building 21 graduates go to college?: 50% of the Class of 2023 at Building 21 enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at Building 21?: Building 21 has a four-year graduation rate of 78.5%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.