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What advice would you give to incoming students at Ad Prima CS?
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Enrollment
602
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AD PRIMA CS·NCES 420012900846
Ad Prima CS
1922 N. 63rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19151 · (215) 883-0638 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 55% larger than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
20.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 20.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ad Prima CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #1,280 of 1,511 ▼ 28 | #70 of 193 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,069 of 1,511 ▲ 94 | #44 of 193 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #263 of 1,638 | #57 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,415 of 1,528 | #161 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #1,392 of 1,531 | #175 of 189 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #379 of 450 | #37 of 48 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
602
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
+83% since 2010-11, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 602 | 37 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 35 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 100% (580) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 99% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 35 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 43 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 47% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ad Prima CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (589 to 602); teachers up 6% (35 to 37).
About Ad Prima CS
Ad Prima CS is a medium-sized elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that operates as a charter school. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 602 students. The school's enrollment is 36% bigger than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
In federal data, the district for Ad Prima CS is the school itself.
Ad Prima CS enrolls a student body that is 94% Black. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 39% Black share among all Philadelphia County residents. By the diversity index, Ad Prima CS comes in at 12%.
Ad Prima CS employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.3:1. That ratio is over the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Ad Prima CS is C-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Across Philadelphia County, median household income is about $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Ad Prima CS is among the 309 public schools in Philadelphia County.
The closest public school, Overbrook Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Ad Prima CS. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Ad Prima CS inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Ad Prima CS is run as a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 651 to 602.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Ad Prima CSHow large is Ad Prima CS?
Ad Prima CS enrolls approximately 602 students in grades KG-08.
Is Ad Prima CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ad Prima CS is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ad Prima CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ad Prima CS is approximately 16.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ad Prima CS?
At Ad Prima CS, the student body is approximately 3% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ad Prima CS?
Ad Prima CS is overseen by Ad Prima CS in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.