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What's something MaST Community CS III does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,290
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAST COMMUNITY CS III·NCES 420090307674
MaST Community CS III
1 Crown Way (12345 Roosevelt Blvd), Philadelphia, PA 19154 · (267) 574-9855 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–10COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,290 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.7:1
94 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
979 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 | 74 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 137 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 121 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 136 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 47% smaller than its 8th grade class (140).
Student demographics
73%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
32.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
23.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 19.4% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 MaST Community CS III ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,290 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,290
+273 (+27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,290 | 94 | 13.7:1 | 76% (979) |
| 2023-24 | 1,307 | 84 | 15.6:1 | 75% (979) |
| 2022-23 | 1,220 | 78 | 15.6:1 | 100% (1,220) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | 60 | 16.9:1 | 100% (1,014) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MaST Community CS III.
About MaST Community CS III
MaST Community CS III is a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 19154). The school covers kindergarten through 10 and reported 1,290 students in 2024-25. The school is 29% below the average for combined schools in Pennsylvania.
MaST Community CS III is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
At MaST Community CS III, Black students make up the biggest share, 36%. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Philadelphia County residents are about 39% Black, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
MaST Community CS III has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1, with 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for combined schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Philadelphia County, the average eligibility rate is 95%.
MaST Community CS III earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, MaST Community CS III is 15.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.9% actual, 45.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
For the population of Philadelphia County, median household income comes to about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Philadelphia County's 309 public schools enroll about 182,005 students and include MaST Community CS III.
Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.2%; MaST Community CS III's is 29.9%, ranking 7th of 8.
MaST Community CS III has an NCES locale of City: Large. MaST Community CS III operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 27%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.9:1 in 2020-21, and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
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- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS0.8 mi · 1,492
- Philadelphia Academy CS1.0 mi · 1,173
- Comly Watson School1.2 mi · 618
- Decatur Stephen School1.5 mi · 1,028
- Samuel K Faust Elementary School1.6 mi · 546
- Swenson Arts and Technology High School1.7 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About MaST Community CS IIIHow large is MaST Community CS III?
MaST Community CS III enrolls approximately 1,290 students in grades KG-10.
What age range does MaST Community CS III serve?
MaST Community CS III serves students from grade KG through grade 10.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MaST Community CS III?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MaST Community CS III is approximately 13.7:1 (94 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MaST Community CS III?
MaST Community CS III reports a student body of 22% White, 29% Hispanic, 36% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MaST Community CS III public or private?
MaST Community CS III is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MaST Community CS III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.