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Which teacher or staff member at Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
419
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASTERY CS-CLYMER ELEMENTARY·NCES 420084007400
Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary
1201 W Rush Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133 · (215) 227-8610 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest 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
13.5:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
416 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
33%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
24.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
19.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.9pp since 2023
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 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.4% | 19.7% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 8.8% |
% 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary
Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary this school | 419 | 99.3% | 18.6% |
| Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia | 400 | 99.3% | 10.1% |
| Guidon S Bluford Elementary School Philadelphia | 476 | 99.4% | 9.1% |
| Morton Thomas G School Philadelphia | 356 | 99.2% | 16.7% |
| John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences Philadelphia | 394 | 97.7% | 49.3% |
| Kelly John B School Philadelphia | 365 | 96.4% | 22.1% |
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 Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,306 of 1,396 | #104 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #1,286 of 1,511 ▲ 125 | #71 of 193 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,288 of 1,511 ▲ 97 | #93 of 193 ▲ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #800 of 1,638 | #104 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #924 of 1,528 | #93 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #935 of 1,531 | #108 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #355 of 1,600 | #87 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #137 of 1,045 | #66 of 135 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
419
-57 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 99% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 99% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 31 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 99% (579) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 99% (537) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (582 to 419); teachers down 18% (38 to 31).
About Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary
Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary is an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary. It educates 419 students in kindergarten through 6.
In federal data, the district for Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary is the school itself.
At Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary, Black students make up 81% of the student body. Other students are 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Philadelphia County residents are about 39% Black. Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary counts 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.5 students for each one. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 13.1:1. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary is D. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 35.0% for a school in Pennsylvania with Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary posts 18.6%.
Philadelphia County has these Census figures: median household income is about $61,953, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary is among the 309 public schools in Philadelphia County.
The school nearest to Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary is KIPP North Philadelphia CS, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary is a public charter school.
The number of students declined from 476 to 419 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Mastery CS-Clymer ElementaryHow many students attend Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary?
Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary serve?
Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary have?
Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary?
Student demographics at Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary are roughly 1% White, 14% Hispanic, 81% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary in?
Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary is part of Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.