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Simon Gratz High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3901–3961 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°0′47.39″N 75°9′23.97″W / 40.0131639°N 75.1566583°W / 40.0131639; -75.1566583
Area	2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1925
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002276
Added to NRHP	April 10, 1989

Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter, formerly Simon Gratz High School is a secondary school in Philadelphia, named after Simon Gratz (1840-1925), a member of the Philadelphia Board of Education. Originally a public high school operated by the School District of Philadelphia, Gratz has been operated as a charter school by Mastery Schools since September 2011. Students from the previous public school's enrollment area are eligible to attend. It is the fifth Philadelphia high school operated by Mastery.

In 2012, the school was removed from the Persistently Dangerous Schools List while under the new management of Mastery. Part of the building is used for Mastery’s Prep Middle School (7-8th grade).

School uniforms

Gratz students are required to wear school uniforms consisting of red Simon Gratz uniform shirts, black pants or black shirt, and any color shoes.

Notable alumni

• George J. Alexander, Dean Emeritus of Santa Clara Law School
• Harriett Amster, psychologist; pioneering researcher and lecturer in verbal meaning and lexical ambiguity processing
• Bennie Briscoe, boxer
• Neef Buck, rapper
• Roy Campanella, MLB player
• Zack Clayton, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
• Roderick Coleman, NFL player
• Mardy Collins, NBA player
• Eddie Fisher, singer
• David Goodis writer
• William H. Gray III, U.S. Congressman and CEO, United Negro College Fund
• Grayson Hall, television, film and stage actress
• Bernie Kaplan (1913–1992), boxer and NFL player
• Leroy Kelly, NFL player
• Pat Kelly (outfielder), MLB player
• Willie Mae James Leake, Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania
• Joan Little, activist
• Aaron McKie, NBA player and coach
• Nathan Milstein, virtuoso violinist
• Alvin Mitchell, American football player
• Lobo Nocho, émigré jazz singer and painter in Europe
• Marvin O'Connor, professional basketball player
• Aaron Owens, streetball player
• Harvey Pollack, NBA statistician
• Ivan Robinson, professional boxer
• Artie Singer, songwriter, music producer and bandleader
• Irving Stern, philosopher and thinker
• Lynard Stewart, professional basketball player
• Meldrick Taylor, 1984 Olympic gold medalist amateur boxer, Professional boxer
• Rasheed Wallace, NBA player
• Young Chris, rapper
• Earl Watford, NFL player
• Jerry Yulsman, novelist and photographer

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Simon Gratz papers 1571". www2.hsp.org. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
3. http://www.masterycharter.org/uploads/PSSA%20Data/Mastery%20CS_0001.pdf
4. "School Uniform Requirements". www.phila.k12.pa.us. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
5. Vackner, "Joe Jacobs Likely to Enjoy Last Laugh in Heavyweight Ring Comedy: Manager Has Ace-In-Hole Boxer Ready," Brooklyn Times-Union, July 24, 1935, p. 13.
6. "Philly Man Serving in Canadian Army". The Afro American. June 9, 1942. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
7. "Musician and Songwriter Arthur Singer Dies at 89". Jewish Exponent. Retrieved August 5, 2009.

External links

• The school's website - Mastery Charter Schools
• Simon Gratz High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index) - 2008-2011
• Simon Gratz High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index) - 1997-2007

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