Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary

Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary, a substantial elementary campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary, serves 739 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 67% above the state mean of about 443.

Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary is the operating authority for Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 102% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Mastery Prep Elementary CS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 19.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 748 students in 2018 compared to 739 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 92% to 86%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.