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Philadelphia Public School Enrollment, 2024-25

Philadelphia Public School Enrollment, 2024-25

Posted on April 23, 2025
Categories: enrollment, system trends
This brief provides information about enrollment patterns for K-12 students in Philadelphia’s public schools. The analyses focus on enrollment changes with respect to governing sector (District, Philadelphia Charter, Cyber Charter, Alternative, or Other), admission type (catchment, citywide, or criteria-based), and student demographics, based on data from the October 1 Enrollment Snapshot. The brief looks at...
Education of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (Analysis of 2023-24 Data)

Education of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (Analysis of 2023-24 Data)

Posted on April 11, 2025
Categories: attendance, equity, homeless students, school climate & support, system trends

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) provides grant funding to eight regions in Pennsylvania to serve students experiencing homelessness through the Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (ECYEH) program. This brief provides information about progress toward the goals of the ECYEH grant program and priorities of SDP staff.

Illustrative Math Curriculum Implementation Evaluation: Year 1

Illustrative Math Curriculum Implementation Evaluation: Year 1

Posted on April 7, 2025
Categories: effective instruction, math

This report summarizes the evaluation of the first year of the School District of Philadelphia’s implementation of the Illustrative Math curriculum, using data from surveys and focus groups to identify facilitators and barriers to implementation within SDP’s context.

Patterns of Student Mobility Among English Learner Students in Public High Schools in Philadelphia

Patterns of Student Mobility Among English Learner Students in Public High Schools in Philadelphia

Posted on March 21, 2025
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Categories: English Learners (ELs), equity, external reports, system trends

This Philadelphia Education Research Consortium (PERC) study focuses on recent patterns of high-school student mobility within SDP and seeks to deepen our understanding of how ELs experience mobility.

Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL): 2023-24 Implementation Report

Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL): 2023-24 Implementation Report

Posted on March 11, 2025
Categories: effective instruction, English Learners (ELs), equity

The Quality Teaching for English Learners™ initiative is a research-based professional development program for teachers, coaches, and school leadership devoted to improving educator capacity to support the linguistic and academic development of English Learners (ELs) and other students needing to develop academic uses of English. This report summarizes the results of a year-long implementation evaluation of the QTEL initiative.

Summer Programs 2024: Offerings, Attendance, Survey Results, and Recommendations

Summer Programs 2024: Offerings, Attendance, Survey Results, and Recommendations

Each year, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) and its partner organizations offer a variety of summer programs to ensure that students have the opportunity to continue learning during the summer months. This report provides a summary of the 2024 summer programs, including information about enrollment and attendance, and findings from surveys.

2025-26 and 2026-27 Academic Calendar Feedback Survey Results

2025-26 and 2026-27 Academic Calendar Feedback Survey Results

Posted on February 27, 2025
Categories: surveys

In September 2024, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) opened a public survey for stakeholders to provide input on the Academic Calendars for 2025-26 and 2026-27. This report summarizes responses to the 16,485 survey responses received, including preferences for each calendar year and key themes that emerged from comments on open-ended questions.

2023-24 Senior Exit Survey: District-Level Report

2023-24 Senior Exit Survey: District-Level Report

The Senior Exit Survey is administered annually each spring by the Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE). In 2023-24, ORE received responses from 6,718 seniors at 78 District high schools, representing 73.4% of enrolled 12th grade students. This slide deck presents a summary of survey results.

Facilities Planning Process: A Summary of Stakeholder Feedback

Facilities Planning Process: A Summary of Stakeholder Feedback

Posted on January 31, 2025
Categories: equity, facilities, surveys

During Phase 8 of the Facilities Planning Process, District staff held informational town halls and feedback sessions in November–December 2024. In addition to the feedback sessions, all stakeholder groups were invited to share feedback via an online School Building Survey. A summary of key results from the facilities feedback sessions, the School Building Survey, and the annual Philly School Experience Survey can be found by visiting our website linked in this post.

A Summary of the 2023-24 School Selection Process

A Summary of the 2023-24 School Selection Process

Posted on January 21, 2025
Categories: equity, school selection, system trends

Students throughout Philadelphia have the opportunity to apply to attend SDP schools of their choice through an annual School Selection Process. Students across all grades may apply to all available SDP K-12 schools, but 8th graders applying for 9th grade constitute the largest group of participants. This report includes analyses of several phases of the 2023-24 School Selection Process, with a focus on 8th graders enrolled in District (non-charter) schools, and their engagement with the School Selection Process to enroll in 9th grade criteria-based schools and programs in the 2024-25 school year.