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Enrollment
747
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYS' LATIN OF PHILADELPHIA CS·NCES 420076006107
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS
5501 Cedar Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143 · (215) 387-5149 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
773 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 163 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 10% |
Student demographics
14%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
23.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
7.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.8% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 5.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #539 of 576 | #35 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #574 of 626 ▲ 5 | #44 of 67 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #585 of 626 ▲ 11 | #51 of 67 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #251 of 713 | #19 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #467 of 601 | #23 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #453 of 604 | #62 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #57 of 619 | #12 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #188 of 373 | #17 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high 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
747
-96 (-11%) vs 2020
+61% since 2010-11, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 747 | 47 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 48.4 | 16.0:1 | 100% (773) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 52 | 14.9:1 | 99% (770) |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 65 | 13.0:1 | 100% (840) |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 58 | 14.2:1 | 100% (822) |
| 2015-16 | 843 | 63 | 13.4:1 | 100% (843) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 49% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (826 to 747); teachers down 19% (58 to 47).
About Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS is a high school with a street address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 747 students across grades 6 through 12.
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS is its own local education agency in federal data.
The share of students at Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS who are Black is 93%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial. Among people living in Philadelphia County, the Black share is about 39%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 47 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1.
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Test results at Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS are 16.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (17.0% actual, 33.2% predicted).
Philadelphia County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS shares Philadelphia County with 308 other public schools.
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS's nearest public school is Mastery CS-Harrity Campus (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Federal records list Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS as a charter school.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 843 (2020-21) to 747 (2024-25). The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 15.9:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CSHow many students attend Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS?
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 06-12.
Is Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS is approximately 15.9:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS?
At Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS public or private?
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.