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Dobbins AVT High School is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 896 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 494 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The student population is predominantly African American (89.29% in 2022-2023).
Dobbins AVT High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Pennsylvania, ranking 662 out of 674 in 2022-2023. The school's performance on Keystone Exams is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 1.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, 2.6% in Biology, and 16.7% in Literature, compared to the state averages of 34.1%, 50.7%, and 65.3%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate of 76.0% in 2022-2023 is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been increasing, reaching 5.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 99.89% of the students at Dobbins AVT High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.
Compared to nearby schools, Dobbins AVT High School performs significantly worse than Carver High School, which is ranked 123 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools and has much higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. Other nearby schools, such as Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson and Strawberry Mansion High School, also struggle with low academic performance and high dropout rates, similar to Dobbins AVT High School. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Dobbins AVT High School, the school's academic outcomes and other performance metrics remain significantly below the state and district averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance.
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