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Frankford High School

5000 Oxford Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19124-2610 -

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Definition of Terms

Frankford High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Philadelphia County, PA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2316 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

102 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 859 students

Grade 10 - 616 students

Grade 11 - 458 students

Grade 12 - 383 students

This School

(PA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(PA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	22%	3%
% Black	62%	14%
% White	14%	81%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(PA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

55%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

15%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(PA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Philadelphia City Sd School District

This School's Agency

(PA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	270	4
Number of Students Managed	185,454 students	2,220 students
District Total Revenue	$2,291,777,000	$24,078,000
District Expenditure	$2,531,423,000	$23,565,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,358	$10,846
District Expenditure / Student	$13,650	$10,615
District Graduation Rates	60%	95%

In Big 4, verbal deals rule (The Buffalo News)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:22:09 am
For the Big 4 men's basketball programs Wednesday, the first day for signing national letters of intent was about playing the waiting game.
Clash between truancy officers & Frankford High junior is probed (Philadelphia Daily News)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 05:30:00 am
Less than a week before facing a Juvenile Court hearing last Friday for allegedly assaulting a Philadelphia School District police truant officer, a Frankford High School student was hailed as a hero of his football team's 40-34 victory Oct. 23 over Northeast High School.
REUNIONS (Bucks County Courier Times)
posted on October 12, 2009 at 06:50:28 am
Bensalem Township High School class of 1959. 50-year reunion. Cape May, NJ. Oct. 23-25. Contact Nancy Klauder 215-639-6433.
BENEFITS (Bucks County Courier Times)
posted on October 12, 2009 at 06:50:08 am
Bensalem Township High School class of 1959. 50-year reunion. Cape May, NJ. Oct. 23-25. Contact Nancy Klauder 215-639-6433.
BASKETBALL: Philly big man commits to Niagara (Niagara Gazette)
posted on September 16, 2009 at 08:31:43 pm
Shaquille Duncan, a 6-foot-9 basketball player from Philadelphia, announced Wednesday that he plans to join the Purple Eagles in 2010.

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Frankford High School is a public high school in the School District of Philadelphia. It is located at Oxford Avenue and Wakeling Street in the Frankford section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Frankford was founded in 1910 as an annex to Central High School. For the school's colors, blue was added to the red and gold of Central. Frankford's slogan is "Home of Champions," a nod to its longstanding tradition of fielding strong sports teams. The school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Pioneers.
School uniform
Frankford students are required to wear school uniforms. Uniforms consist of blue, red, or gold collared shirts and khaki or navy blue bottoms.
Other facts
Frankford's soccer team won an astonishing ten straight Public League Championships (1987-1996), four of which by shutout.
Notable alumni
Joe Bonsall, singer The Oak Ridge Boys
Jahri Evans, New Orleans Saints offensive guard
Bobby Higginson, former Detroit Tigers outfielder
Mike Jarmoluk, former Philadelphia Eagles defensive end
Ralph Lewis, former LaSalle University and NBA guard
John Richter, NBA basketball player
Blair Thomas, former Penn State and NFL running back
Stevie Richards, professional wrestler
Jonathan Maberry, author and educator
Vince DeMentri, News Anchor
See also
Northeast Philadelphia
Notes
External links
Frankford High School
Frankford Alumni site

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