Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School explained

Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School
Motto:Latin: Faber Est Quisque Fortunae Suae
Motto Translation:"Every man is the architect of his own fortune"
Address:5501 Cedar Avenue
City:Philadelphia
State:Pennsylvania
Zipcode:19143
Country:United States
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Former Name:Southwest Philadelphia Academy for Boys
Schooltype:Public charter school
Founders:David Hardy & Janine Yass
Status:Open
District:Boys Latin of Philadelphia CS
Local Authority:School District of Philadelphia
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School Code:PA-185515523-7981
Ceeb:393378
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Principal:Eros Uthman-Olukokun
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Head:William Hayes
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Faculty:65.80
Grades:6–12
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Gender:All-male
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Enrollment:843
Enrollment As Of:20202021
Grade6:118
Grade7:123
Grade8:117
Grade9:149
Grade10:146
Grade11:99
Grade12:91
Ratio:12.81
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Colors:Navy & Maroon
Athletics Conference:PPL, PIAA
Nickname:Warriors
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Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School (formerly the Southwest Philadelphia Academy for Boys and often known simply as Boys' Latin of Philadelphia or Boys' Latin) is a Pennsylvania approved secondary charter school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

History

David P. Hardy and Janine Yass founded Boys' Latin of Philadelphia, which opened in 2007 with 144 students. After initially being denied a charter by the School Reform Commission (SRC), Yass and Hardy led a petition drive leading to the SRC's decision to grant a charter in 2007. Boy's Latin of Philadelphia is the first and only single gender charter school in Philadelphia. In 2012, upon completing the charter renewal process, Boys' Latin of Philadelphia was granted permission to expand to middle school, grades six through eight. The middle school opened the following year, with their first cohort completing eighth grade in 2016.

Admissions

Boys' Latin of Philadelphia enrolls by randomized lottery. As a public charter school, there are no admission requirements. Any boy in grades 6–12 living in Philadelphia is eligible to apply for the lottery.[1]

In the 2017–2018 school year, the dropout rate was 0%.[2]

Demographics

Curriculum

Boy's Latin of Philadelphia offers a standard high school curriculum with major strengths in Latin and western humanities. The school requires graduating seniors to complete an independent senior project. Students must complete yearly community service.[3]

Campus

Boys' Latin of Philadelphia was temporarily housed in modules with only seven classrooms during the 2007–2008 academic year. The following year the school moved into a newly renovated school building with a capacity of 600 students.[4]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enroll . Boys' Latin of Philadelphia . 5 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Division of Data Quality . Dropout Publication Report . PA Department of Education . 5 May 2022 . 10 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Program Overview . Boys' Latin of Philadelphia . 16 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229141920/http://www.boyslatin.org/program-overview . 29 December 2010.
  4. St. John Barned-Smith. "Latin Lovers", Philadelphia Weekly, 11 June 2008. Retrieved on 23 June 2008.