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School of the Future is a public high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States that serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Philadelphia School District. The school opened on September 7, 2006.

History
After two and half years of planning, the School District of Philadelphia, Microsoft and The Prisco Group architectural firm designed "School of the Future." The school resides on 8 acre in West Philadelphia's Fairmount Park and was designed as a template that can be replicated throughout the country and worldwide on a traditional budget. The design had to incorporate the principle of adaptation at any site, making it able to adjust to smaller or bigger student capacity and incorporate different curricula and programs. The design supports continuous, relevant and adaptive learning principles.

=Extracurricular Activities=

Athletics
The school has a varsity football team. The team missed making it to the playoffs for the last few years and in their last season by one loss.

The track and field team have been successful with the boys team coming second in the public leagues for relays and the girls team also coming second for shot put.

Theatre
The schools theatre group has been successful, performing one play every year for four consecutive years.

Durmline
The schools drumline performs at school sporting events. They also perform at the high school graduates concert yearly.

Beta Tech
The schools beta tech club is responsible for the schools technology and run by students of the school. The program is run by Thomas Gaffey and Frank Machos.

Enrollment Trends

 * 2010-2011= 406
 * 2011-2012= 406
 * 2012-2013= 408

Demographics
For the 2012-2013 school year:


 * African American: 84.8%
 * Hispanic: 8.3%
 * White: 3.4%
 * Asian: 2.5%
 * Pacific Islander: 0.0%
 * American Indian: 0.0%
 * Other: 1%