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Enrollment
1,875
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAST COMMUNITY CS II·NCES 420089107602
MaST Community CS II
6238 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111 · (267) 348-1215 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,875 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
138 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
1,299 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 140 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 189 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 193 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 194 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 198 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 195 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 188 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 80 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is 36% larger than its 8th grade class (103).
Student demographics
76%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
37.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 29.4% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,875
+565 (+43%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,875 | 138 | 13.6:1 | 69% (1,299) |
| 2023-24 | 1,895 | 134 | 14.1:1 | 69% (1,299) |
| 2022-23 | 1,777 | 117 | 15.2:1 | 100% (1,777) |
| 2020-21 | 1,310 | 84 | 15.6:1 | 54% (704) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 60% (301) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MaST Community CS II.
Since 2017-18: students up 272% (504 to 1,875); teachers up 294% (35 to 138).
About MaST Community CS II
Families in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are served by MaST Community CS II, a medium-sized combined-grade school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 12, with 1,875 students enrolled.
Federal records list MaST Community CS II as its own district.
At MaST Community CS II, the largest share of students is Black, at 30%. The school is also 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 39% Black share among all Philadelphia County residents. MaST Community CS II's diversity index is 76%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 138 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.6:1. On average, combined schools in Pennsylvania have 15.5:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. Around 69% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 95% average for public schools in Philadelphia County is 26 points higher.
MaST Community CS II is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at MaST Community CS II are 6.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.2% actual, 47.9% predicted).
Among Philadelphia County residents, the median household income is $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Besides MaST Community CS II, Philadelphia County has 308 other public schools.
Franklin Benjamin School is the public school closest to MaST Community CS II, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. MaST Community CS II's average proficiency of 41.2% compares with 28.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
MaST Community CS II falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, MaST Community CS II is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
In 2020-21 the school reported 1,310 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 1,875. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.6:1 to 13.6:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About MaST Community CS IIHow large is MaST Community CS II?
MaST Community CS II enrolls approximately 1,875 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does MaST Community CS II serve?
MaST Community CS II serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at MaST Community CS II?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at MaST Community CS II.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MaST Community CS II?
At MaST Community CS II, the student body is approximately 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 30% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is MaST Community CS II public or private?
MaST Community CS II is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MaST Community CS II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.