Central High School, Philadelphia

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public magnet high school public school secondary school

Central High School in Philadelphia is a historic and prestigious public magnet high school known for its rigorous academics and notable alumni.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Central High School (Philadelphia)	10
Central High School of Philadelphia	2
Central High School, Philadelphia canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T780165 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central High School, Philadelphia
Context triple: [Elihu Thomson, educatedAt, Central High School, Philadelphia]

A. Joel Barlow High School
Joel Barlow High School is a public secondary school serving students from the towns of Redding and Easton in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
B. Orville H. Platt High School
Orville H. Platt High School is a public high school serving students in the Meriden, Connecticut area.
C. Regis High School
Regis High School is a prestigious, tuition-free Jesuit college preparatory school for boys in New York City.
D. Charles W. Woodward High School
Charles W. Woodward High School is a public secondary school in Montgomery County, Maryland, known for serving the suburban Washington, D.C. area and for notable alumni including businessman and former NFL team owner Dan Snyder.
E. Elwood-John H. Glenn High School
Elwood-John H. Glenn High School is a public secondary school in Elwood, New York, serving students in grades 9–12 with a range of academic and extracurricular programs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central High School, Philadelphia
Target entity description: Central High School in Philadelphia is a historic and prestigious public magnet high school known for its rigorous academics and notable alumni.

A. Joel Barlow High School
Joel Barlow High School is a public secondary school serving students from the towns of Redding and Easton in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
B. Orville H. Platt High School
Orville H. Platt High School is a public high school serving students in the Meriden, Connecticut area.
C. Regis High School
Regis High School is a prestigious, tuition-free Jesuit college preparatory school for boys in New York City.
D. Charles W. Woodward High School
Charles W. Woodward High School is a public secondary school in Montgomery County, Maryland, known for serving the suburban Washington, D.C. area and for notable alumni including businessman and former NFL team owner Dan Snyder.
E. Elwood-John H. Glenn High School
Elwood-John H. Glenn High School is a public secondary school in Elwood, New York, serving students in grades 9–12 with a range of academic and extracurricular programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public magnet high school ⓘ public school ⓘ secondary school ⓘ
admissionsPolicy	selective ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
cityServed	Philadelphia ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
educationLevel	grades 9–12 ⓘ
founded	1836 ⓘ
fundingType	public ⓘ
genderAdmission	coeducational ⓘ
governedAs	part of the School District of Philadelphia magnet system ⓘ
governedBy	School District of Philadelphia ⓘ
hasAccreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools ⓘ linked to: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
hasAlumnus	Benjamin Lerner ⓘ Bill Cosby ⓘ Chaka Fattah ⓘ Eddie G. Griffin ⓘ Larry Fine ⓘ linked to: Joe Besser Michael Nutter ⓘ Noam Chomsky ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	historic institution ⓘ prestigious reputation ⓘ
hasExtracurricular	academic teams ⓘ athletic teams ⓘ music programs ⓘ student clubs ⓘ
hasMotto	“Sic Itur Ad Astra” ⓘ
hasReputation	one of the top public high schools in Philadelphia ⓘ strong college placement record ⓘ
isOneOf	oldest public high schools in the United States ⓘ
isPublicMagnetFor	academically talented students ⓘ
knownFor	notable alumni ⓘ rigorous academics ⓘ selective admissions ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Philadelphia School District ⓘ linked to: School District of Philadelphia
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	“Thus one goes to the stars” ⓘ
offersProgram	Advanced Placement courses ⓘ honors courses ⓘ
regionServed	Delaware Valley ⓘ
schoolType	college preparatory school ⓘ magnet school ⓘ
stateServed	Pennsylvania ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elihu Thomson → educatedAt → Central High School, Philadelphia ⓘ

Elihu Thomson → taughtAt → Central High School, Philadelphia ⓘ

Edwin J. Houston → employer → Central High School of Philadelphia ⓘ