Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter, formerly Simon Gratz High School is a secondary school in Philadelphia. Its name honors 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
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 playerVackner, "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. 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 Earl Watford, NFL player Young Chris, rapper Jerry Yulsman, novelist and photographer
References
External links
The school's website - Mastery Charter Schools - 2008-2011 - 1997-2007