West Philadelphia High School

at 4700 Walnut St, Philadelphia , 19139 United States

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West Philadelphia High School is a secondary school located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The school was completed on November 1, 1912, and occupied an entire city block between 47th and 48th streets, between Walnut Street and Locust Street. It was originally divided into a boys and girls school, but both were combined in the 1930s to ease administration and streamline education.Administration and staffPrincipal: Mrs. Mary S. Dean Assistant Principals: Ms.TaylorWest Philadelphia High School has over 150 full-time faculty and staff members, including teachers, teaching assistants, non-teaching assistants (NTA's) and maintenance and housekeeping staff. Because of the grand scale of facility, many of the staff and faculty are dived into "communities" that support subdivisions of the student body in various areas of the building.School missionThe mission of West Philadelphia High School is to provide the students with a quality education to ensure that they graduate with the requisite knowledge, skills and personal philosophy to be effective citizens—well-prepared for their futures in the world of work, college or any other post-secondary education. The entire staff is committed to creating and maintaining a positive school climate, which engenders students' academic success and personal development.HistoryWest Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia's first secondary school West of the Schuylkill, opened in 1912 with a student population in excess of 5,500. Such was the press on the new high school, which originally stood as two separate buildings for boys and girls, that the City was compelled to open Overbrook High School in 1926; a third high school, John Bartram, followed in 1935.

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West Philadelphia High School is Philadelphia based place and this enity listed in High School category. Located at 4700 Walnut St PA 19139. Contact phone number of West Philadelphia High School: (215) 471-2902