Vaux HS: A Big Picture School
Philadelphia · PA · Philadelphia City SD · Public
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Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson → YouthBuild Phila CS → Belmont CS → Penn Treaty Sch → Strawberry Mansion HS → Robeson HS for Human Services → Multicultural Academy CS → The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 19% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Vaux HS: A Big Picture School compares for families
What families should know about Vaux HS: A Big Picture School.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson, YouthBuild Phila CS, Belmont CS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 19% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -3.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 284 students:
≈ 43 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $30,722 per student in district revenue, the 43 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,321,046/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson Philadelphia |
Public | 1.2 | 273 | -28.0% |
| YouthBuild Phila CS Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 1.3 | 271 | +60.4% |
| Belmont CS Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 276 | +43.8% |
| Penn Treaty Sch Philadelphia |
Public | 2.5 | 280 | -12.5% |
| Strawberry Mansion HS Philadelphia |
Public | 1.1 | 309 | +88.4% |
| Robeson HS for Human Services Philadelphia |
Public | 2.1 | 266 | -11.0% |
| Multicultural Academy CS Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 2.7 | 254 | -2.7% |
| The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Philadelphia |
Public | 3.7 | 347 | -25.2% |