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MaST Community CS II
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MaST Community CS II
Set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, MaST Community CS II is an average-sized unified-grade school, operated by MaST Community CS II. It serves 1,875 students across grades K through 12.
Operationally, MaST Community CS II answers to MaST Community CS II, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On demographics, MaST Community CS II reports that the largest single group is Black at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 138 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting MaST Community CS II tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Philadelphia County's rate of about 95%.
After controlling for student poverty, MaST Community CS II performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.9%, the actual is 41.2%, a residual of -6.7 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate 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 MaST Community CS II is one.
Franklin Benjamin Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MaST Community CS II at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 28.2%.
The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, MaST Community CS II runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MaST Community CS II has rose 272%, going from 504 students in 2018 to 1,875 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 26%.
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