Keystone Academy CS

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Keystone Academy CS instructs 642 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within Keystone Academy CS. Enrollment runs roughly 45% larger than the state mean of about 443.

Keystone Academy CS is a school of Keystone Academy CS, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Keystone Academy CS records that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 34% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. Compared to Philadelphia County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Keystone Academy CS has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Keystone Academy CS higher than the state norm the norm. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Keystone Academy CS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.8%.

In the surrounding community, Philadelphia County reports that median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Keystone Academy CS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Disston Hamilton Sch, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Keystone Academy CS ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 27.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. Keystone Academy CS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 687 students in 2018 compared to 642 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 27% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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