First Philadelphia Preparatory CS

First Philadelphia Preparatory CS is a mid-tier K-12 campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of First Philadelphia Preparatory CS. The school educates 1,831 students in grades K through 12.

First Philadelphia Preparatory CS sits inside First Philadelphia Preparatory CS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, First Philadelphia Preparatory CS reports that the most-represented group is Black (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 6% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, First Philadelphia Preparatory CS records 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting First Philadelphia Preparatory CS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), First Philadelphia Preparatory CS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.0%; this one comes in at 14.6%, -20.4 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), First Philadelphia Preparatory CS is one campus in the mix.

Stearne Allen M Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), First Philadelphia Preparatory CS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 31.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site. First Philadelphia Preparatory CS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,807 students in 2018 compared to 1,831 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 13% to 6% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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