The City of Philadelphia has launched a website that compiles data from local public, charter, private and Catholic schools to help families make informed decisions about where to send their children:
GPS aims to be the one-stop shop for Philadelphia families to choose a school from the more than 400 K-12 options. The site rates each school on a 1-to-10 scale across five categories – academics, safety, student attendance, achievement gap and college preparedness. An overall grade is derived from a combination of the school’s scores.
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