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The original West Philadelphia High School (WPHS) building opened in 1912 as Philadelphia's first secondary school west of the Schuylkill, occupying an entire city block bounded by 47th, 48th, Walnut, and Locust Streets. The student population at that time was in excess of 5,500. [3]
In 1945, 54,000 fans saw Southern West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys, 18–13. [5] In 1984, West Catholic High School for Boys was one of sixty recognized by the Council of American Private Education as an exemplary high school. [6] The school colors were blue and white and its motto was Pro Deo et Patria (For God and Country).
West Catholic Preparatory High School, established 1916, erected 1926. (West Catholic High School for Boys merged into West Philadelphia Catholic Girls'High School building in 1989.) Bucks County. Conwell-Egan Catholic High School, established 1957; Archbishop Wood Catholic High School, established 1964; Chester County
West Catholic Preparatory High School is a co-educational Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 45th and Chestnut Streets, the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia.
The area's public schools are operated by the School District of Philadelphia. West Philadelphia High School was one of the biggest and most diverse schools in state when it was opened in 1911. The students of "West" were the children of middle-class black people, as well as of Irish, Jewish, Polish and other immigrant groups.
The King Richard actor — famously "West Philadelphia, born and raised" — visited Overbrook High School in the city and the students went wild in his latest attempt at image rehab.
Location of West Philadelphia in Philadelphia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register ...
As of 2021, there are 151 elementary/K-8 schools, 16 middle schools, and 57 high schools in the School District of Philadelphia, excluding charter schools. [ 1 ] The Thomas K. Finletter School serves kindergarten through 8th grade students in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia.