Deep Roots CS

Deep Roots CS is a close-knit primary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Deep Roots CS. The school caters to 354 students in grades K through 7. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Deep Roots CS sits 20% below that benchmark.

Deep Roots CS is the operating authority for Deep Roots CS, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Deep Roots CS reports that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% White. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Deep Roots CS has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 35.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Deep Roots CS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Philadelphia County's rate of about 95%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Deep Roots CS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 41.9%; this one comes in at 18.1%, -23.8 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Deep Roots CS is one.

The closest other public school is Webster Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Deep Roots CS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deep Roots CS at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 24.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. Deep Roots CS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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