Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia)
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Benjamin Franklin High School is a public high school located in Philadelphia
, Pennsylvania
, United States
.
The school, located north of Center City, is a part of the School District of Philadelphia
. Franklin serves several areas, including Fairmount
, Spring Garden
, the section of Northern Liberties
south of Poplar Street http://www.centercityschools.com/enrollment.php http://www.centercityschools.com/Kearny/graduates.html, and the section of Old City
north of Callowhill Street http://www.centercityschools.com/Kearny/graduates.html http://centercityschools.com/enrollment.php http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/otherinfo/pname2.htm. Franklin also serves a section of the Chinatown
area.
Franklin is a mostly African American
school. Around 2005 Franklin began housing a charter school
catering to Chinese Americans. In addition, as part of an international studies academy, it added Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language for study in 2005. The new international studies focus attracted 40 new students from the Chinatown area.
Christopher Johnson is the principal of Ben Franklin.
s for students; students wear white collared shirts and khaki bottoms.http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/osm/uniforms/
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
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.
The school, located north of Center City, is a part of the School District of Philadelphia
School District of Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia is a school district based in the School District of Philadelphia Education Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that includes all public schools in the city of Philadelphia. Established in 1818, it is the eighth largest school district in the nation.The School...
. Franklin serves several areas, including Fairmount
Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fairmount is a United States neighborhood in the North Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name "Fairmount" itself derives from the prominent hill on which the Philadelphia Museum of Art now sits, and where William Penn originally intended to build his own manor house...
, Spring Garden
Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spring Garden is a neighborhood in the central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions...
, the section of Northern Liberties
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-Boundaries:Northern Liberties is located north of Center City and is bordered by Girard Avenue to the north; Callowhill Street to the south; North 6th Street to the west; and the Delaware River to the east...
south of Poplar Street http://www.centercityschools.com/enrollment.php http://www.centercityschools.com/Kearny/graduates.html, and the section of Old City
Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Old City is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in the area near e Delaware River where William Penn and the Quakers first settled...
north of Callowhill Street http://www.centercityschools.com/Kearny/graduates.html http://centercityschools.com/enrollment.php http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/otherinfo/pname2.htm. Franklin also serves a section of the Chinatown
Chinatown, Philadelphia
Philadelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood located within the Center City district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States...
area.
Franklin is a mostly African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
school. Around 2005 Franklin began housing a charter school
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
catering to Chinese Americans. In addition, as part of an international studies academy, it added Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language for study in 2005. The new international studies focus attracted 40 new students from the Chinatown area.
Christopher Johnson is the principal of Ben Franklin.
Feeder patterns
Feeder K-8 schools include:- Bache-Martin http://www.centercityschools.com/Bache_Martin/graduates.html
- General Philip Kearny http://www.centercityschools.com/Kearny/graduates.html
- Spring Garden http://www.centercityschools.com/Spring_Garden/graduates.html
- Laura Wheeler Waring http://www.centercityschools.com/Wheeler_Waring/graduates.html
School uniforms
Franklin requires school uniformSchool uniform
A school uniform is an outfit—a set of standardized clothes—worn primarily for an educational institution. They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries . When used, they form the basis of a school's dress code.Traditionally school uniforms have been largely subdued and...
s for students; students wear white collared shirts and khaki bottoms.http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/osm/uniforms/