Hill Freedman World Academy

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Hill Freedman World Academy is a public magnet high school serving grades 6-12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a student population of 638. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 494 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hill Freedman World Academy has shown academic improvement in recent years, moving from 126th out of 677 Pennsylvania high schools in 2015-2016 to 326th out of 686 in 2023-2024. The school performs better than the district average in several areas, including PSSA English Language Arts and Keystone Exams Literature. However, it still lags behind state averages in subjects like PSSA Math and Keystone Exams Algebra I. The school particularly excels for its African American and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking 40th and 227th out of Pennsylvania high schools, respectively, in 2023-2024. Hill Freedman World Academy maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 68.6% to 87.5%, and a low dropout rate of 1% to 5.9%.

Compared to nearby schools, Hill Freedman World Academy performs better academically than some, such as Building 21 and King Martin Luther High School, but lags behind the highly-ranked Central High School, another public magnet school in the Philadelphia City School District. The school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 99.53% to 100%, suggests it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to its academic challenges compared to higher-performing schools in the area. While the school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $11,776 in 2018-2019 to $18,845 in 2021-2022, it still lags behind the spending levels of some nearby schools.


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Public, Magnet 6-12

 1100 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave.
       Philadelphia, PA  19150


(215) 400-3530

District: Philadelphia City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
326th of 686 Pennsylvania High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,845 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  572

Racial breakdown:

African American:
83.4%
Two or more races:
6.3%
Hispanic:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Hill Freedman World Academy ranks better than 59.6% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.41. (See more...)
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Compare Details Hill Freedman World Academy ranks better than 52.5% of high schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 11th among 54 ranked high schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.84. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hill Freedman World Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (83.4%), two or more races (6.3%), Hispanic (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hill Freedman World Academy is 10.9, which is the 11th best among 54 high schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hill Freedman World Academy is $18,845, which is the 23rd highest among 54 high schools in the Philadelphia City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hill Freedman World Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Hill Freedman World Academy 360th of 891 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Hill Freedman World Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hill Freedman World Academy 326th of 686 Pennsylvania public high schools. (See Hill Freedman World Academy in the ranking list.)

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Philadelphia City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Philadelphia City School District 494th of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hill Freedman World Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 56.57 337th 643 47.6%
2004 91.46 26th 663 96.1%
2005 92.32 24th 687 96.5%
2006 89.29 31st 736 95.8%
2007 89.65 20th 749 97.3%
2008 75.45 156th 753 79.3%
2009 86.05 45th 770 94.2%
2010 85.19 51st 805 93.7%
2011 84.68 59th 825 92.8%
2012 86.05 34th 834 95.9%
2013 88.65 14th 758 98.2%
2014 86.90 30th 728 95.9%
2015 83.18 99th 835 88.1%
2016 94.36 18th 870 97.9%
2017 48.28 491st 877 44.0%
2018 57.94 399th 861 53.7%
2019 59.27 400th 891 55.1%
2022 57.28 386th 883 56.3%
2023 55.05 417th 893 53.3%
2024 60.41 360th 891 59.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 70.19 192nd 874 78.0%
2024 68.60 227th 877 74.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 52.72 433rd 860 49.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 64.55 296th 870 66.0%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 84.83 37th 421 91.2%
2024 93.42 18th 408 95.6%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Hill Freedman World Academy

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Rank History for all high school students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2016 77.37 126th 677 81.4%
2017 45.80 441st 663 33.5%
2018 69.36 260th 673 61.4%
2019 57.18 366th 693 47.2%
2021 23.12 451st 537 16.0%
2022 38.17 461st 634 27.3%
2023 40.57 454th 674 32.6%
2024 56.84 326th 686 52.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.58 385th 652 41.0%
2024 63.31 227th 664 65.8%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 53.77 347th 665 47.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 58.41 286th 662 56.8%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Hill Freedman World Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.66 78th 260 70.0%
2024 83.72 40th 284 85.9%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Open Quote I am an alumni as well as a parent of Hill Freedman. It is a great school with a dedicated team of teachers and administration and parents. While all schools have some issues, we come together to get things done and work to ensure the success of all of our scholars. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hill Freedman World Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 4 192 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 201
1989 4 226 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 232
1990 6 206 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 212
1991 11 222 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1992 9 225 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 235
1993 5 239 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 247
1994 2 228 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 234
1995 7 233 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 242
1996 7 233 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 242
1997 5 234 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 240
1998 5 229 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 236
1999 5 232 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 241
2000 3 237 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2001 3 235 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 245
2002 2 244 0 6 2 n/a n/a 0 254
2003 2 244 0 6 2 n/a n/a 0 254
2004 1 235 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 241
2005 4 239 1 5 1 n/a n/a 0 250
2006 6 272 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 284
2007 5 262 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 272
2008 2 266 1 0 1 n/a n/a 2 272
2009 1 259 0 3 0 n/a n/a 3 266
2010 4 202 0 4 0 n/a n/a 1 211
2011 7 201 0 5 0 0 1 0 214
2012 5 206 3 6 0 0 5 0 225
2013 4 219 6 8 0 0 2 0 239
2014 5 241 13 12 0 0 5 0 276
2015 5 338 16 18 0 0 10 0 387
2016 8 414 20 19 0 0 24 0 485
2017 11 561 28 24 0 0 32 0 656
2018 8 543 23 26 0 0 34 0 634
2019 11 595 23 29 0 1 43 0 702
2020 9 586 22 31 1 1 42 0 692
2021 12 573 13 40 1 0 34 0 673
2022 12 530 14 39 2 0 40 0 637
2023 17 544 9 30 2 0 36 0 638
2024 13 477 12 32 2 0 36 0 572

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hill Freedman World Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 201 22.0 9.1 n/a
1989 232 22.0 10.5 n/a
1990 212 22.0 9.6 0
1991 233 21.0 11.0 n/a
1992 235 22.0 10.6 n/a
1993 247 23.5 10.5 n/a
1994 234 18.0 13.0 n/a
1995 242 19.0 12.7 n/a
1996 242 19.0 12.7 n/a
1997 240 18.0 13.3 n/a
1998 236 19.0 12.4 n/a
1999 241 20.0 12.1 n/a
2000 244 21.0 11.6 23
2001 245 23.0 10.7 19.2
2002 254 22.0 11.5 31.9
2003 254 22.0 11.5 31.9
2004 241 24.3 9.9 28.6
2005 250 22.3 11.2 32.4
2006 284 23.3 12.2 31.3
2007 272 21.4 12.7 32
2008 272 24.5 11.1 35.2
2009 266 23.3 11.4 34.2
2010 211 24.5 8.6 41
2011 214 24.7 8.6 42.1
2012 225 24.1 9.3 41.8
2013 239 15.0 15.9 62.8
2014 276 24.0 11.5 64.1
2015 387 35.0 11.0 60.2
2016 485 17.0 28.5 100
2017 656 50.1 13.0 99.8
2018 634 27.5 23.0 99.7
2019 702 30.9 22.6 100
2020 692 40.7 16.9 99.9
2021 673 50.2 13.3 99.6
2022 637 51.0 12.4 99.5
2023 638 53.8 11.8 100
2024 572 52.4 10.9 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hill Freedman World Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 201 22.0 9.1 n/a
1989 232 22.0 10.5 n/a
1990 212 22.0 9.6 0
1991 233 21.0 11.0 n/a
1992 235 22.0 10.6 n/a
1993 247 23.5 10.5 n/a
1994 234 18.0 13.0 n/a
1995 242 19.0 12.7 n/a
1996 242 19.0 12.7 n/a
1997 240 18.0 13.3 n/a
1998 236 19.0 12.4 n/a
1999 241 20.0 12.1 n/a
2000 244 21.0 11.6 23
2001 245 23.0 10.7 19.2
2002 254 22.0 11.5 31.9
2003 254 22.0 11.5 31.9
2004 241 24.3 9.9 28.6
2005 250 22.3 11.2 32.4
2006 284 23.3 12.2 31.3
2007 272 21.4 12.7 32
2008 272 24.5 11.1 35.2
2009 266 23.3 11.4 34.2
2010 211 24.5 8.6 41
2011 214 24.7 8.6 42.1
2012 225 24.1 9.3 41.8
2013 239 15.0 15.9 62.8
2014 276 24.0 11.5 64.1
2015 387 35.0 11.0 60.2
2016 485 17.0 28.5 100
2017 656 50.1 13.0 99.8
2018 634 27.5 23.0 99.7
2019 702 30.9 22.6 100
2020 692 40.7 16.9 99.9
2021 673 50.2 13.3 99.6
2022 637 51.0 12.4 99.5
2023 638 53.8 11.8 100
2024 572 52.4 10.9 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hill Freedman World Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $987 (8.4%) $10,789 (91.6%) $11,776
2020 $954 (6.9%) $12,777 (93.1%) $13,731
2021 $2,310 (15.0%) $13,068 (85.0%) $15,378
2022 $7,548 (40.1%) $11,297 (59.9%) $18,845

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hill Freedman World Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 400th of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 417th of 893 Middle schools
 1.8%
Ranks 366th of 693 High schoolsRanks 454th of 674 High schools
 14.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Hill Freedman World Academy)17.215.5
 1.7%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hill Freedman World Academy)5449.3
 4.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (Hill Freedman World Academy)42.525
 17.5%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hill Freedman World Academy)78.862.8
 16%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Hill Freedman World Academy)29.223.2
 6%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Hill Freedman World Academy)59.557.9
 1.6%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hill Freedman World Academy)78.575.3
 3.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
11th Grade Algebra I (Hill Freedman World Academy)57.418.3
 39.1%
   11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania)63.334.1
 29.2%
11th Grade Biology (Hill Freedman World Academy)6419.7
 44.3%
   11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania)63.250.7
 12.5%
11th Grade Literature (Hill Freedman World Academy)75.481.7
 6.3%
   11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania)71.565.3
 6.2%
All Grades Math (Hill Freedman World Academy)29.321
 8.3%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Hill Freedman World Academy)59.557.9
 1.6%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Hill Freedman World Academy)69.962.3
 7.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students702638
 9.1%
African American595544
 8.6%
American Indian02
Asian239
 60.9%
Hispanic2930
 3.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1117
 54.5%
Two or More Races4336
 16.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Students at Hill Freedman World Academy are 83% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 572 students attended Hill Freedman World Academy.

Hill Freedman World Academy ranks 326th of 686 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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