Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary works with 647 students from grades K through 8, part of Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 46% larger than the state mean of about 443.

Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary sits inside Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary lists that 87% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 20.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Imhotep Institute CHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 14.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary's enrollment has increased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 589 (now 647). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 94% to 87%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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