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In this brief we present Philadelphia public high school graduation rates from 2014-15 to 2024-25 and examine the trends in this metric by sector, high school admission type, CTE programming, and student demographic groups.
This report provides a summary of the School District of Philadelphia’s 2025 summer programs, including information about enrollment and attendance, student performance on Star assessments, and findings from surveys.
In November 2025, the Office of Research and Evaluation contacted Senior Exit Survey respondents from the graduating classes of 2022-23 and 2023-24 to conduct the Graduate Follow-up Survey. Results from the Graduate Follow-up Survey help SDP understand the education and career pursuits of recent high school graduates, learn about obstacles graduates faced in pursuing post-high school plans, and gain insights about how graduates transition into postsecondary education or the workforce.
This brief provides information about enrollment patterns for K-12 students in Philadelphia’s public school (District, Charter, Alternative, and Other), looking at enrollment trends from 2015-16 through 2025-26, with a particular focus on year-over-year changes from 2024-25 to 2025-26.
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is conducted in cities and states across the United States, and it is one of the most important national data sources on youth risk behaviors that lead to death and disability. In spring 2025, the YRBS was administered to a random sample of high school students at 32 randomly selected School District of Philadelphia (SDP) schools. Use the buttons below to download summary graphs and detail tables of the 2025 YRBS results as compiled by the CDC.
Summer melt refers to the phenomenon in which a high school senior’s intention to attend college in the fall “melts away” during the summer. This slide deck presents summer melt findings for the class of 2024-25.
This report provides a descriptive summary of the specialized service support types provided to students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) during the 2024-25 school year.
As part of an ambitious vision for mathematics equity and achievement, in 2023-24 the School District of Philadelphia adopted Illustrative Math (IM) as the district-wide K-12 math curriculum. The Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) is conducting a three-year evaluation of the curriculum implementation. This slide deck presents Year 2 findings and recommendations.
As part of a strategic plan to accelerate academic achievement, in 2024-25 the School District of Philadelphia adopted a new High School ELA curriculum for grades 9-12 that included selected SDP resources alongside StudySync lessons, units, and reading guides. In Year 1 of the High School ELA curriculum implementation, the Office of Research and Evaluation conducted focus groups and surveys to answer the question: Do teachers, school leaders, and central office support staff believe they have enough materials, training, and support to implement the new ELA curricula with integrity/fidelity (as intended)?
Strategic Action 5.7 of Accelerate Philly calls for “an annual school leaders survey to provide feedback about Central Office operations.” The Central Office Feedback Survey was administered in February 2024 and May 2025, and school leaders at District and alternative schools were invited to participate. This slide deck summarizes overall feedback on Central Office and feedback on individual departments.