Enrollment
398
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP PHILADELPHIA OCTAVIUS CATTO CS·NCES 428939510030
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS
4601 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19139 · (267) 417-3070 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
14.7:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
302 students
STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 103 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 30% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
Student demographics
26%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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.9%
PA avg 51.1%
Math
29.9%
PA avg 43.0%
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43.
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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% 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 Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS this school | 398 | 75.9% | 26.9% |
| Catalyst Academy CS Pittsburgh | 315 | 75.9% | 17.7% |
| Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School Philadelphia | 303 | 71.6% | 11.1% |
| Longstreth William C School Philadelphia | 314 | 83.4% | 9.4% |
| Inquiry CS Philadelphia | 272 | 74.6% | 31.8% |
| Pittsburgh King K-8 Pittsburgh | 368 | 88.9% | 10.1% |
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 Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #1,220 of 1,396 | #65 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #1,156 of 1,511 | #47 of 193 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #1,299 of 1,511 | #95 of 193 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #895 of 1,638 | #109 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,215 of 1,528 | #122 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #1,067 of 1,531 | #119 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #712 of 1,600 | #184 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 398 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 76% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 99% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 13 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS.
About KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has an enrollment of 398 students in kindergarten through 3.
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS operates as its own local education agency.
At KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS, 86% of students are Black. The remaining students are 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% White. Census figures show Philadelphia County is about 39% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
There are 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS, giving a ratio of 14.7:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. By family income, 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Philadelphia County average 95%.
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 18.2 points (26.9% versus 45.1%), a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Philadelphia County, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Philadelphia County has 309 public schools with about 182,005 students, including KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS.
Measured in a straight line, Locke Alain School is about 0.2 miles from KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS. The five-mile area around KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 15.2%, lower than KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS's 26.9%.
In the federal locale system, KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CSHow large is KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS?
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-03.
Is KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS have?
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS?
Student demographics at KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS are roughly 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS in?
KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS is part of KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto CS.
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