Ad Prima CS

Set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ad Prima CS is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school, one of the schools within Ad Prima CS. It caters to 602 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 36% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Ad Prima CS sits inside Ad Prima CS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Ad Prima CS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%); the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ad Prima CS has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average.

In the area at large, Philadelphia County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Ad Prima CS is one campus in the mix.

Overbrook Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, Ad Prima CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Ad Prima CS's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 589 (now 602). Black enrollment moved from 79% to 94% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.