Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey

Located at 5200 Pine Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey is a medium-sized K-5 school that works with 586 students (grades K through 8), operated by Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Operationally, Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey answers to Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%). The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 102% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 33.8%; this one comes in at 13.4%, -20.4 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) reports that median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey is one.

Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 17.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey has stayed largely flat, going from 592 students in 2018 to 586 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 in 2025.

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