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Fels Samuel High School

Philadelphia, PA
  • Public
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  • Grades 9-12
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  • Enrollment: 948

Overview

Fels Samuel High School
5500 Langdon Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 537-2516
Fels Samuel High School is located in Philadelphia, PA and serves grades 9-12.It received a GreatSchool rating of 1 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Native American
0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
4%
Two or more races
5%
Asian
7%
Hispanic
23%
Black
61%

Reviews5 Reviews

2.5
other
Why was the September 11 2001 attacks discussed in this High School today, do you not tech history as part of the overall education?
student
I am a current student at Fels I assure you that this school is far better than what is described in the reviews below. We have recently got a new building and the school is now located on 5000 Langdon St. We have also have been removed from the persistantly dangerous list under our new and powerful leader and principal, Shawn McGuigan. Fels is excelling academically, have had rare truancy issues, and become united with one another. This includes teachers, staff and students. Its just like one big family. I would certainly recommend the school to any student or parent. We have some many extra-curricular activity that you can participate in and the more you get invovled the more you'll love it here. We are a zero tolerance school, so we will remove any joker. Samuel Fels High School is currently professional.
other
I'm one of the first students to graduate from the original Fels High in 92. In those years it was like a little family, and the education was one of the best you could receive in this city. I don't know what going on in the new Fels, but it does not sound good at all. At that time we had pride, but today may children and the attitudes are victims of this society.
other
This is probably one of the worst schools that I went to. I left the school just 1 year before it turned into a high school. After reading some of the reviews today, it is clear that the same problems are still going on in the school. In the winter time the whole school smelled like trash and it was COLD in there. People would do whatever they wanted. If they didn't want to stay in the class... they would simply get up and leave. This school was not good for a junior high, let alone a high school. There is no football field, and none of the amenities that you would find in normal high schools. If any parents are reading this... please do what you can to get your children out of this place! This is not a good learning environment and will make it so your kids don't want to go! This place felt more like a jail than a school.
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