Pennsylvania public high school · Philadelphia City School District

Parkway West

4725 Fairmont Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19139. 54.7% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

54.7%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)About the same as Pennsylvania (median school)
72%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)20.4 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)
50.9%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
1.9%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
82%Students from low-income families
150Students enrolled (2024-25)

The path from Parkway West

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 54.7%Military 13.2%Working in Pennsylvania 56.6%Other or not found 18.9%

    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.

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    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 PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$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.

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    Colleges closest to Parkway West

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Drexel University1.5 mi78%$37,529$92,338
    University of Pennsylvania1.5 mi97%$29,577$121,687
    Moore College of Art and Design2.4 mi55%$44,587$44,219
    Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia2.4 mi81%$33,840$85,980
    Community College of Philadelphia2.7 mi23%$11,751$44,885
    Strayer University-Pennsylvania2.7 mi40%—$44,016

Where it is

Nearby high schools: West Philadelphia High School (0.6 mi, 48.6% to college) · The Workshop School (0.6 mi, 51.5% to college) · Belmont Charter School (0.7 mi, 54.5% to college) · Paul Robeson High School for Human Services (0.8 mi, 56.9% to college) · School of the Future (1.0 mi, 34.1% 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

MeasureParkway WestPhiladelphia City School DistrictPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)54.7%50.5%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate72%—92.4%

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What percent of Parkway West graduates go to college?
54.7% of the Class of 2023 at Parkway West 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 Parkway West?
Parkway West has a four-year graduation rate of 72%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.