Germantown High School (Philadelphia)

Germantown High School graduated its final class on June 19, 2013 and closed its doors that week.

The school district used this arrangement since it intended to keep students in Northwest Philadelphia economically integrated.

Some neighborhoods in proximity to King, such as East Mount Airy and West Oak Lane, wanted King to become a 9-12 school because Germantown High was located in proximity to poorer areas.

[5] In April 2019, the Germantown United CDC and the Keeping Society of Philadelphia filed a nomination authored by Oscar Beisert, Architectural Historian and Historic Preservationist, to list the building in the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.

[6] At its 691st Stated Meeting on March 13, 2020, the Philadelphia Historical Commission voted unanimously to designate the building and its grounds, a status which comes with protection from alteration and demolition, and regulatory authority over any future redevelopment of the property.

[5] American football players had to ride a bus to sports practice because Germantown High did not have an on-campus athletic field.