Mastbaum High School has made significant strides in recent years. But being at ground zero of a public health crisis has taken a toll.
Principal David Lon and building engineer Joe Gallagher cleaned the sidewalks of trash and needles outside the school before students arrived on Dec. 14, 2022.Jordy Navas-Garcia leaves home in Fishtown every morning to walk to school, a 20-minute trip to a towering brick building at the epicenter of Philadelphia’s“When I’m walking here, I’m walking by people offering me drugs, needles on the street — a very toxic environment,” said Navas-Garcia. “But then I get here, and it’s different.
have risen, with notable growth for Black males. Mastbaum’s Act 13 score — a state measure of teachers’ effectiveness — was third-highest of the city’s non-magnet high schools. And its serious incidents, like assaults, have plummeted. “My grades weren’t good,” said Scott. Eventually, she had to find a new school. Mastbaum accepted her, but she was worried.
Lon, a Philadelphia native and Frankford High graduate who comes from a family of tradespeople, came to Mastbaum after a career as an English teacher at Furness High, then as an assistant principal at Lincoln High and Mastery Simon Gratz. On his third day as Mastbaum’s principal, “there was a riot at the school. Police had to come in and restore order,” Lon said.
“Being in electrical is just my safe zone,” said Rivera. “I like to do hands-on. I like to keep my mind moving.”
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