Friends Central School

Friends Central School

Private Pre-K, Elementary, Middle, High School | Grade Pre-K-12
1101 City Ave,  Penn Wynne, PA
4.5
3.7
819 Students
A+
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
5:1
Average SAT Score
1330
Average ACT Score
31
Average GPA
3.62
Graduation Rate
100%
Annual Tuition
$46,000
Religious Affiliation
Quaker

Niche Grade

A+
Academics
A
Teachers
A+
College Prep
A+
Resources/Facilities
A+
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.62
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
5:1
Teachers
177
Full Time Teachers
165
Part Time Teachers
12
College Prep
Average SAT
1330
Math
650
Verbal
670
Average ACT
31
Math
29
English
32
Reading
33
Science
31
Four-Year Matriculation Rate
100%
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating Details

Student Diversity

White
60.4%
Black
16.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
10.6%
Two or more races
7%
Hispanic
4.5%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#6 Best Private K12 Schools in Pennsylvania
#8 Best Private HS in Pennsylvania
#11 Best College Prep Private High Schools in Pennsylvania
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Specialty School Programs

Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Pennsylvania 65 Students
University of Pittsburgh 48 Students
Drexel University 44 Students
Penn State 43 Students
New York University 42 Students
Temple University 41 Students
Brown University 40 Students
Columbia University 31 Students
Carnegie Mellon University 30 Students
Tufts University 30 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 49 Students
Psychology 38 Students
Business 35 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 19 Students
Political Science and Government 19 Students
Environmental Science 17 Students
Marketing 16 Students
Engineering 15 Students
Communications 15 Students
Sociology 15 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.5 60 Reviews
4.0 Sophomore
6/6/2023
Good school overall. There are just a few things that I wish would be changed. The major problem is that some teachers do not follow the school's guidelines.
4.0 Sophomore
6/5/2023
The teachers are mostly very friendly and helpful. Work load is a little high but sometimes it is very low too. The food service people are very friendly as well. The food itself is decent.
4.0 Junior
3/3/2023
Overall, I would say Friends Central is a highly-respected school for good reason. The work is definitely rigorous at times but i often can find much of the support I need. The main thing I've recognized is the schools strong commitment to social justice. It's evident that throughout the schools many programs, it has helped to shape the perspectives and values of many of its graduates.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.7 10 Reviews
4.0 other
9/7/2021
FCS has been wonderful for our older child, who is a standard student..giving him a solid foundation and sense of community. However, the school has fallen short with our younger child, who has not been challenged in the classroom. We hear that differentiated learning occurs in middle school (?), bu...
5.0 parent
10/1/2016
FANTASTIC school and community with dedicated and remarkably engaging faculty. The kids at Friends Central School (FCS) are kind and caring, humble and free of elitism! You (kids or parents) don't have to be beautiful, wealthy of wear expensive sneakers to feel valued here. And the parents are a tho...
5.0 parent
2/10/2012
I attended FCS years back and I am researching it again for my kids. The most interesting thing I have discovered is that over 50% of my graduating class has achieved a University degree higher than a Bachelors and that over 25% have doctorates (MD,JD,PHD). I see only improvement in the "new" FCS an...
5.0 student
4/11/2010

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