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How has Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest a changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
586
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CS SOUTHWEST AT HUEY·NCES 420089207595
Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey
5200 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143 · (215) 471-2978 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
599 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (70).
Student demographics
5%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
16.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
6.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 16 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.1% | 6.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.4% | 5.2% |
% 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
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #1,352 of 1,396 | #134 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.6% | #1,464 of 1,511 ▼ 6 | #162 of 193 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #1,412 of 1,511 ▲ 21 | #142 of 193 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #287 of 1,638 | #60 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #1,524 of 1,528 | #185 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #1,515 of 1,531 | #187 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #203 of 1,600 | #52 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #1,006 of 1,045 | #133 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
586
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 586 | 26 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 27 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 18 | 29.6:1 | 92% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | 99% (572) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 100% (590) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (592 to 586); teachers down 19% (32 to 26).
About Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey
Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey is an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey. The school counted 586 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 8. The school is 32% above the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey, about 97 are Black. That is higher than the 39% Black share among all Philadelphia County residents. A diversity index of 5% means there is a 5% chance two randomly chosen students at Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey are from different groups.
Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey reports a ratio of 22.5 students per teacher, from 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1.
After accounting for student poverty, Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 13.4% is 20.4 points below the 33.8% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
For Philadelphia County, Census Bureau data show 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%. Public schools in Philadelphia County number 309, with about 182,005 students.
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). As a charter school, Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (575) and 2024-25 (586). The school's ratio increased from 19.8:1 to 22.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at HueyHow large is Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey?
Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey enrolls approximately 586 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey serve?
Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey is approximately 22.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey?
At Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey, the student body is approximately 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey public or private?
Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.