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What's something KIPP North Philadelphia CS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
683
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP NORTH PHILADELPHIA CS·NCES 420090107660
KIPP North Philadelphia CS
2539 N. 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132 · (215) 294-8596 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
50 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
671 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 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 18% larger than its 7th grade class (73).
Student demographics
18%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
12.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
4.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.1% | 4.4% |
| 2023-24 | 18.1% | 4.2% |
% 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
11.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like KIPP North Philadelphia CS
KIPP North Philadelphia CS's state test result (11.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP North Philadelphia CS this school | 683 | 98.2% | 11.2% |
| Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary Philadelphia | 647 | 99.5% | 20.9% |
| Russell Byers CS Philadelphia | 686 | 97.4% | 18.6% |
| Mastery CS-Harrity Campus Philadelphia | 750 | 99.6% | 30.9% |
| Lindley Academy CS at Birney Philadelphia | 739 | 98.2% | 13.7% |
| Global Leadership Academy CS Philadelphia | 692 | 96.5% | 16.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where KIPP North Philadelphia CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #1,365 of 1,396 | #140 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.4% | #1,489 of 1,511 ▼ 12 | #180 of 193 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #1,466 of 1,511 ▼ 42 | #173 of 193 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #157 of 1,638 | #40 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #969 of 1,528 | #96 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #1,225 of 1,531 | #148 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #444 of 1,600 | #107 of 193 |
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
683
+287 (+72%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 683 | 50 | 13.7:1 | 98% (671) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 100% (667) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 41 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 99% (393) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP North Philadelphia CS.
About KIPP North Philadelphia CS
KIPP North Philadelphia CS is a high-enrollment elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, administered by KIPP North Philadelphia CS. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 683 students. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
KIPP North Philadelphia CS is its own local education agency in federal data.
A large majority of enrollment at KIPP North Philadelphia CS is Black, at 90%. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 39%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, KIPP North Philadelphia CS scores 18%.
Its ratio of 13.7:1 is based on 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, KIPP North Philadelphia CS outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for KIPP North Philadelphia CS is 35.5%. It actually posts 11.2%, which is 24.3 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In the surrounding county, Philadelphia County, median household income comes to about $61,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county has 309 public schools and about 182,005 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates KIPP North Philadelphia CS from the closest public school, KIPP Philadelphia CS. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. KIPP North Philadelphia CS is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list KIPP North Philadelphia CS as a charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 396 to 683. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.7:1 to 13.7:1.
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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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- KIPP Philadelphia CS0.0 mi · 861
- YouthBuild Phila CS0.3 mi · 271
- TECH Freire CS0.4 mi · 541
- Duckrey Tanner School0.5 mi · 418
- Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary0.5 mi · 419
- Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson0.5 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP North Philadelphia CSWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP North Philadelphia CS?
KIPP North Philadelphia CS enrolls approximately 683 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does KIPP North Philadelphia CS serve?
KIPP North Philadelphia CS serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does KIPP North Philadelphia CS have?
KIPP North Philadelphia CS employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP North Philadelphia CS?
Student demographics at KIPP North Philadelphia CS are roughly 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is KIPP North Philadelphia CS in?
KIPP North Philadelphia CS is part of KIPP North Philadelphia CS.
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