Derrick Cartwright

Derrick has served as the principal of Shoemaker High School since Spring 2022. Under his leadership, Shoemaker’s 7-8 Math MAP growth is in the top 75th percentile of the network, while Shoemaker’s Algebra 1 achievement has seen over 35% increase in proficiency on quarterly assessments year over year. In ELA, Shoemaker saw a 5% proficiency increase on the PSSA from 2021-2022 to 2022-2023. All of these gains can be partially attributed to his team’s focus on student retention and attendance, the latter of which has seen over a 10% increase from 2022-2023 to 2023-2024. Derrick has spent his entire career in education starting in 2013. Before becoming a principal, Derrick served as a middle and high school math teacher (8th-10th grade, Algebra 1), corps member advisory, summer program director, and an assistant principal of instruction. Derrick was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Lansdale, PA.