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Enrollment
565
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARAMBEE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CS·NCES 420001400319
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS
640 N 66th St, Philadelphia, PA 19151 · (215) 472-8770 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
569 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 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
1%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
40.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
35.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.1% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 32.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,079 of 1,396 | #35 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,071 of 1,511 ▲ 18 | #34 of 193 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #1,013 of 1,511 ▲ 99 | #40 of 193 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #340 of 1,638 | #67 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #1,526 of 1,528 | #187 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.1% | #1,530 of 1,531 | #189 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #271 of 1,600 | #69 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #297 of 450 | #32 of 48 |
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
565
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+135% since 2000-01, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 565 | 25 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 100% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 25 | 23.7:1 | 99% (590) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 23 | 24.5:1 | 100% (564) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 24 | 22.4:1 | 100% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 13 | 38.7:1 | 88% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 28% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 11 | 21.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (537 to 565); teachers up 4% (24 to 25).
About Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS
Among the schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 565 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Federal enrollment data show Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS is 99% Black. The school's Black share is 60 points above the 39% share among Philadelphia County residents. The school's diversity index is 1%, meaning two students picked at random have a 1% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 25 full-time equivalents, or about 22.6 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 22.6:1 here.
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS is 4.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.7% versus 34.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia County has about 1,579,706 residents, and the median household income is $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Besides Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS, Philadelphia County has 308 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 38.7% is above the 15.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS is a public charter school.
In 2020-21, Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS enrolled 564; in 2024-25, 565. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS. 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 Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CSHow large is Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS?
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-08.
Is Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS is approximately 22.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS?
At Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS, the student body is approximately 0% White, 0% Hispanic, 99% Black.
Is Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS public or private?
Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.