Enrollment
354
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEEP ROOTS CS·NCES 420089907663
Deep Roots CS
3556 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134 · (267) 399-3727 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% 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
35.4:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
295 students
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 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
62%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
17.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
7.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 18 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 down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.7% | 7.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 13.3% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 Deep Roots CS
Deep Roots CS's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Roots CS this school | 354 | 83.3% | 18.1% |
| Ray S. Musselman Learning Center Norristown | 274 | 89.8% | N/A |
| Marshall John School Philadelphia | 250 | 94.4% | 15.4% |
| Carter and MacRae Elementary School Lancaster | 444 | 92.6% | 26.8% |
| Jackson School York | 501 | 97.4% | 10.9% |
| Brown Henry A School Philadelphia | 333 | 91.9% | 26.3% |
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 Deep Roots CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,311 of 1,396 | #108 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #1,455 of 1,511 ▼ 110 | #155 of 193 ▼ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #1,386 of 1,511 ▼ 28 | #131 of 193 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #1,039 of 1,638 | #131 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 35.4:1 | #1,528 of 1,528 | #189 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #288 of 1,531 | #54 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #692 of 1,600 | #183 of 193 |
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
354
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
35.4:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 354 | 10 | 35.4:1 | 83% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 15 | 19.7:1 | 99% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 33 | 11.1:1 | 99% (362) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deep Roots CS.
About Deep Roots CS
Deep Roots CS is a small elementary school with its address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 354 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 7. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 20% smaller than that.
In federal data, the district for Deep Roots CS is the school itself.
At Deep Roots CS, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 47%. The school is also 40% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% White. That is higher than the 16% Hispanic share among all Philadelphia County residents. Deep Roots CS's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 10 full-time-equivalent teachers at Deep Roots CS and a ratio of 35.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 83% of enrollment. That rate is below the 95% average among public schools in Philadelphia County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Deep Roots CS receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Deep Roots CS is -23.8 points, in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.1%, and the predicted rate is 41.9%.
Among Philadelphia County residents, the median household income is $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Besides Deep Roots CS, Philadelphia County has 308 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Webster School, about 0.2 miles away. Deep Roots CS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Deep Roots CS ranks 5th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 18.1% against a local average of 24.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Deep Roots CS as City: Large. Deep Roots CS is one of the charter schools in Pennsylvania.
The school enrolled 354 students in 2024-25, 11 fewer than the 365 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 35.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Deep Roots CSWhat is the total enrollment at Deep Roots CS?
Deep Roots CS enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does Deep Roots CS serve?
Deep Roots CS serves grades KG-07.
How many students per teacher at Deep Roots CS?
Approximately 35.4:1 students per teacher at Deep Roots CS.
What is the student diversity at Deep Roots CS?
Student demographics at Deep Roots CS are roughly 6% White, 47% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Deep Roots CS?
Deep Roots CS is overseen by Deep Roots CS in Philadelphia County.
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