Architect Irwin T. Catharine NRHP Reference # 86003313 Area 2 ha Year built 1924 | Architectural style Late Gothic Revival Added to NRHP December 4, 1986 Phone +1 215-581-5507 | |
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Location 5898 Lancaster Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR Address 5898 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA District School District of Philadelphia | ||
Overbrook High School is a public, four-year secondary school in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Overbrook High School is designated by the School District of Philadelphia as Location #402, in the West Region. The building was built in 1924 and designed by Irwin T. Catharine. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Enrollment for 2004–05 was 2,075 students in grades 9 through 12. African Americans make up 99% of the student population, with whites, Asians, and Latinos accounting for most of the rest of 2006. As of 2015, the school principal of Overbrook is Yvette Jackson.
Notable alumni
Overbrook is perhaps best known for its famous alumni, who include Wilt Chamberlain and Will Smith. At least 11 Overbrook alumni have played in the NBA, and the school is ranked sixth in that respect.