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Enrollment
861
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP PHILADELPHIA CS·NCES 420012200758
KIPP Philadelphia CS
2539 N. 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132 · (267) 687-7283 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL861 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
57 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
866 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 | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (90).
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
18.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.5% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 9.0% |
% 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 KIPP Philadelphia CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,314 of 1,396 | #110 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,389 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #115 of 193 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,373 of 1,511 ▼ 9 | #127 of 193 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 861 | #54 of 1,638 | #19 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,277 of 1,528 | #134 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #1,230 of 1,531 | #150 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #278 of 1,600 | #70 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #450 of 450 | #48 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
861
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+65% since 2010-11, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 861 | 57 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 864 | 55 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 838 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 99% (831) |
| 2020-21 | 860 | 61 | 14.1:1 | 100% (857) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 55 | 15.6:1 | 99% (852) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 92% (690) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 83% (432) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Philadelphia CS.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (860 to 861); teachers up 4% (55 to 57).
About KIPP Philadelphia CS
KIPP Philadelphia CS is a large elementary school that serves part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 861 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
Federal records list KIPP Philadelphia CS as its own district.
Most students at KIPP Philadelphia CS are Black: 90% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Philadelphia County is about 39% Black. By the diversity index, KIPP Philadelphia CS comes in at 18%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.1:1, with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1.
KIPP Philadelphia CS is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
KIPP Philadelphia CS is 16.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (17.9% versus 34.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia County has these Census figures: median household income is about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The public schools of Philadelphia County number 309 and enroll about 182,005.
The closest other public school is KIPP North Philadelphia CS, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, KIPP Philadelphia CS ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put KIPP Philadelphia CS inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). NCES lists KIPP Philadelphia CS as a charter school.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (860) to 2024-25 (861). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.1:1 to 15.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 KIPP Philadelphia CSHow many students attend KIPP Philadelphia CS?
KIPP Philadelphia CS enrolls approximately 861 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does KIPP Philadelphia CS serve?
KIPP Philadelphia CS serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Philadelphia CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Philadelphia CS is approximately 15.1:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is KIPP Philadelphia CS?
KIPP Philadelphia CS reports a student body of 0% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Philadelphia CS?
KIPP Philadelphia CS is overseen by KIPP Philadelphia CS in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.