Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899000105
Cayuga School
4344-4358 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19140 · (215) 400-3850 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
337 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
12.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.0% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.8% | 7.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cayuga School
Cayuga School's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga School this school | 360 | 93.6% | 15.2% |
| Hunter William H School Philadelphia | 414 | 98.3% | 14.0% |
| King Elementary School Lancaster | 413 | 97.6% | 23.6% |
| Taylor Bayard School Philadelphia | 394 | 98.2% | 12.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Allentown | 362 | 99.2% | 16.8% |
| Donegan Elementary School Bethlehem | 467 | 92.5% | 20.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cayuga School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,336 of 1,396 | #123 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,397 of 1,511 ▲ 22 | #120 of 193 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,468 of 1,511 ▼ 29 | #175 of 193 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #1,022 of 1,638 | #127 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #255 of 1,528 | #49 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #868 of 1,531 | #102 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #606 of 1,600 | #149 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #190 of 1,045 | #80 of 135 |
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
360
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 360 | 31.9 | 11.3:1 | 94% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 28.3 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 29.3 | 11.4:1 | 100% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 35 | 10.6:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 30.6 | 15.5:1 | 100% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 91% (517) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cayuga School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (474 to 360); teachers up 4% (30.6 to 31.9).
About Cayuga School
Cayuga School is a small elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Philadelphia City SD. The latest federal count shows 360 students in kindergarten through 5.
In Philadelphia City SD, 220 schools enroll a combined 116,230 students.
Roughly 77% of students at Cayuga School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 22% Black. Among people living in Philadelphia County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Cayuga School's 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 11.3:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. That tracks the 95% average for public schools in Philadelphia County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Cayuga School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Cayuga School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.2%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania are predicted to post 37.5%, so the school is 22.2 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In Philadelphia County (population about 1,579,706), the median household income is $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Cayuga School is one of 309 public schools in the county.
Esperanza Cyber CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Cayuga School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 15.2% is below the 15.8% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 12 students since 2020-21, to 360.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Cayuga School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Other Cayuga schools
One other US public school is named Cayuga. Cayuga School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CAYUGA SCHOOLLAKE GROVE, NY · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Esperanza Cyber CS0.1 mi · 979
- Esperanza Academy CS0.2 mi · 1,637
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- Antonia Pantoja Community CS0.4 mi · 752
- Philadelphia Learning Academy - North0.5 mi · 73
- Edison HS/Fareira Skills0.5 mi · 983
Frequently asked questions
About Cayuga SchoolHow large is Cayuga School?
Cayuga School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cayuga School serve?
Cayuga School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cayuga School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cayuga School is approximately 11.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cayuga School?
At Cayuga School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 77% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Cayuga School public or private?
Cayuga School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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